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On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 20:11:07 GMT, Bob Levine
<robjlevin.nospan@netscape.net> wrote:

>
>I'm a little late to this party, but I'm surprised that nobody has
>suggested a router. As long as you have that you won't need to install
>any PPPOE software. Just call Verizon and request a user ID and
>password, set up the router with that info and you're good to go.

Sure second that. Any broadband user should have a router, even if
they do not network, in my opinion.
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Guys,
Shortly after my last post, my hard drive died. While my local shop is
figuring out if there is any hope. I bought a new system. Being a 1st grade
teacher, I am still infinitely patient but I am now running an Athlon 2000+
processor with 512 of RAM and an 80 g hard drive. I am downtown!
Thanks for all your help.
Rob R.

 

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Rob,

Probably not much hope for the old Dell. By the time you've paid for
installation of a new hard drive plus the drive itself, you will have exceeded
the value of a used Socket Pentium or Pentium MMX system. Around here, I can't
sell them for much of anything, so the nicer old Dells go into a spare parts
pile. The ugly HP Vectras and even uglier Compaq Presarios and old DeskPros get
stripped for electronic scrap. I can't sell anything slower than some sort of
Pentium 3, usually. I last sold a Pentium system a couple of years ago to a guy
who wanted to make it a firewall/router running Linux.

If you brought the old Dell system in to me for repair, I'd tell you it's not
worth repairing. I hope that the local shop you deal with has the integrity to
tell you the same... Ben Myers

On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 00:25:30 GMT, "Robert Reading" <rreading@verizon.net> wrote:

>Guys,
>Shortly after my last post, my hard drive died. While my local shop is
>figuring out if there is any hope. I bought a new system. Being a 1st grade
>teacher, I am still infinitely patient but I am now running an Athlon 2000+
>processor with 512 of RAM and an 80 g hard drive. I am downtown!
>Thanks for all your help.
>Rob R.
>
>

 

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rob, since your new machine is anthlon based (and excellent processor), that
means it isn't a dell... you new machine may be a good deal but consider
this good dell deal tha ends today.... dell 4600 with 2.8/533fsb, 512mb
ram, 80gb hard disk, floppy, modem, 10/100 nic, windows xp home, dvd drive,
cdrw drive (yes, two drives), and 17" flat panel monitor, sound bar
(speakers) that connects to monitor, 2 year warranty, for $1,008 plus $0
shipping, plus local sales tax, less a $100 rebate.... reduce the price by
$200 if you don't want the monitor, or buy it with the monitor and sell the
monitor on ebay and make at least $100...

"Robert Reading" <rreading@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:_3%Ic.62250$qw1.14812@nwrddc01.gnilink.net...
> Guys,
> Shortly after my last post, my hard drive died. While my local shop is
> figuring out if there is any hope. I bought a new system. Being a 1st
grade
> teacher, I am still infinitely patient but I am now running an Athlon
2000+
> processor with 512 of RAM and an 80 g hard drive. I am downtown!
> Thanks for all your help.
> Rob R.
>
>