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Hello John - At 04:41 PM 9/27/2003 -0700, you wrote: >We can hardly wait for your profound wisdom to flow forth ... Let's just pretend for a moment that we all have a "vote" here. Let's also pretend that a dozen or so "Yup, me too"s aren't helping anyone learn anything. If we also pretend that no one person has the "last word" (including you) then it's not difficult to understand why I don't intend to just sit back and let you try to intimidate me or any of the other participants in this elist. ;-) I will post what my experiences have been and what my opinions are and if you don't like that maybe we need to arrange a face-to-face meeting someplace and work that out? >>Hello Lance - >> >>At 10:30 PM 9/27/2003 +1000, you wrote: >> >>We could detail the life history of every monitor we have ever owned >>one at >>a time and draw no conclusion whatsoever. >> >>In my universe I see LCD as less dependable. I won't be posting the >>genealogy >>of every monitor "I have know" here though. >> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Charles Angelich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>> > Interesting, my experiences with CGA monitors has been the reverse >>>- they >>>die >>> > shortly after I reconfigure to use them. ;-) >>> > >>> > In the tech echo on FIDO the people there have repeated several >>>times that >>> > capacitors will dry up if the monitor is stored and not in use. I >>>suspect >>>this >>> > has been the case for my CGA monitors. >>> >>>True for most older equipment - I have a couple of dead PETs >>>suffering from >>>this problem - one day "soon" I'll fix 'em. >>> >>>Several old Commodore 108x monitors here - one of 'em has been in >>>daily use >>>since around '87 as a monitor attached to a VCR in my bedroom - apart >>>from >>>the odd dry solder every now & again (par for the course with these), >>>never >>>had a problem. Others are used for a variety of other tasks, including a >>>1084S (stereo) that's attached to the TV tuner card on this 'puter. >>> >>>They also turn up quite frequently as monitors attached to security >>>cameras >>>in many shops & banks :-) They seem to go forever :-) Most of 'em are >>>Philips jobs re-branded. >>> >>>cheers, >>> >>>Lance >>> >>>// http://commodore.thebbs.org >>> telnet://commodore.thebbs.org >>> >>> Since 1987 - Australia's oldest Amiga BBS // >>> >>> >>>--- >>>Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >>>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >>>Version: 6.0.520 / Virus Database: 318 - Release Date: 19/09/2003 >>> >>>To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with >>>unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. >>>Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. >>>More info can be found at; >>>http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>--- >>>Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >>>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >>>Version: 6.0.520 / Virus Database: 318 - Release Date: 9/18/2003 >> >> >>Charles.Angelich >>http:/www.undercoverdesign.com/dosghost/ >> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >>--- >>Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >>Version: 6.0.520 / Virus Database: 318 - Release Date: 9/18/2003 >> > >To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with >unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. >Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. >More info can be found at; >http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html > > > > > > > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.520 / Virus Database: 318 - Release Date: 9/18/2003 Charles.Angelich http:/www.undercoverdesign.com/dosghost/ --=======6DF36071======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-7DFF5A4C Content-Disposition: inline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.521 / Virus Database: 319 - Release Date: 9/23/2003 --=======6DF36071=======-- To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
