You know, that machine from Tigerdirect actually sounds like a really good machine....
M > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 11:38 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Mikey D's machine > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Haggerty, Mike [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 12:12 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Mikey D's machine > > > > There is no reason why we cannot still get the parts > together, so long > > as we can get solid confirmations on who is doing what. > > > > Currently, we have 2 video cards submitted by Matthew Small > and Larry > > Lyons. I am prepared to supply a NIC, a modem, a power > supply, a high > > speed USB port, and a full version of Windows XP Professional. Jim > > Davis, Jerry Johnson, Ben Doom, the Walkers, and a few other people > have > > offered to send additional parts for the cause. > > Last I remember I was waiting for an answer about that > motherboard - then I got totally sidetracked and forgot about > the whole thing. > > However I've since learned that motherboard won't support > higher than a 500 Mhz chip. Probably not useful considering > what's out there. > > I've still got the hard drive (it's a 75 gig IBM Deskstar) > however - send out the address again and I'll get my wife to > send it out. If you wait for me... well, you'll be waiting. ;^) > > > Our other alternative is to just give cash. There are a > number of > 2 > > Ghz machines available on Dell that fit these > specifications for under > > $800. A number of people have offered to send cash, but I am not set > up > > with a way to receive it other than check or money order (both of > which > > take time to clear). Mike D is, and we could make donations directly > to > > him. > > I'd throw a chunk that way. But it couldn't be until next week. > > TigerDirect.com generally has some fine, fine deals on > refurbs for example an HP P4 2.5GHz, 512MB, 120GB HD, > DVD,CDRW, with XP Home for $599. > > Sweet, sweet accelerated obsolescence. > > Jim Davis > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
