Worked with government equipment for 20 - same scenario and from working data automation equipment and working with the biomed techs I know exactly what you mean. > -----Original Message----- > From: computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Michael > Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 7:45 PM > To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [CTS] Re: XBox 360 > > > 20 years ago, I worked with biomedical electronics/electromechanics for > hospitals... mostly volumetric IV pumps... and the pumps were > sold to larger > institutions at contract prices that were at or below the cost of > production > and shipping. > > Of course, over the 3-4 year pre-obsolescence lifetime of such a > device, it > would (if treated properly and well maintained) consume 10 to 30 > times its > value in pre-packaged, system-specific, single use, disposable IV > delivery > stuff. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Russ Blakeman" <rhb57@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday November 23, 2005 3:45 PM > Subject: [CTS] Re: XBox 360 > > > > HP and others do the same thing on printers just to get your > attention and > > get the consumer to think they made out - then they nail you hard on > > consumables. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Cuffy > > Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 5:29 PM > > To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [CTS] Re: XBox 360 > > > > > > How about these apples ??? > > > > > > > http://www.betanews.com/article/Microsoft_Seeing_Red_With_Xbox_360 > /113277263 > > 4 > > > > =================== > > > > Russ Blakeman wrote: > > CPFO? Don't even know what it is but I know what a check for > onsite work > > is > > and I get those regularly. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Eric C. Vogel > > Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 1:01 PM > > To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [CTS] Re: XBox 360 > > > > > > What they do is take calls and e-mails and awnser them. The first 2 they > > actually discussed actual PSS Support Incidents. Which could prevent you > > from paying $250 Per Incident by listening to it. No sales in it what so > > ever. > > > > Me pass Propaganda? I like the products, I test their products. > Your just > > jelous cause I got a CPFO, and you did not. :P > > > > Eric > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Russ Blakeman" <rhb57@xxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 12:19 PM > > Subject: [CTS] Re: XBox 360 > > > > > > Who learn something? Me? From the Microsoft Propaganda System? Or do > > you > > mean those that care to on the list as "you"? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of > > Eric C. Vogel > > Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 11:18 AM > > To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [CTS] Re: XBox 360 > > > > > > I forgot about it but I wanna get back listening to the > > Microsoft PSS SBS > > PodCast. And you may learn something.. > > > > Eric > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Russ Blakeman" <rhb57@xxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 9:37 AM > > Subject: [CTS] Re: XBox 360 > > > > > > TV isn't all bad, and wasn't back "yonder" in years past - I > > watched maybe > > 3 > > programs a morning on Sat and then one after school, occasionally 2 - > > usually 3 Stooges. You have to have some variation or not having some > > outside entertainment like TV or radio gets as boring as too > > much - you > > might as well cut the power and drive a horse drawn black buggy. > > > > Watch maybe one movie a week, at home - haven't been to a theater in > > probably 25 yrs except to do repairs at a few. Same with churches and > > hospitals - always in them doing repair work, not a customer/client. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Elaine > > Gairy > > Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 4:51 AM > > To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [CTS] Re: XBox 360 > > > > > > Murray, I remember those days before TV too. Thanks God not having > > one > > taught me what family time was all about!!!! > > > > Murray said: > > > > When I was a teenager we didn't have a Television (They > > weren't on the > > market yet!!) LOL. Joe can probably say > > the same thing.!! > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Russ Blakeman" <rhb57@xxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 7:12 PM > > Subject: [CTS] Re: XBox 360 > > > > > > I was in my late teens before I even saw a pong game and > > then it was a > > coin > > op one at an arcade. I've done my share of dropping money > > into a pinball > > machine but it got boring real quick. Video games and PC > > games don't > > thrill > > me much either - would rather put on hiking gear and go > > for a walk in > > the > > woods. > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On > > Behalf Of Eric > > C. > > Vogel > > Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 6:08 PM > > To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [CTS] Re: XBox 360 > > > > > > Hey, Mommy and Daddy give them the money. Or with the $200-$600 > > week/bi-week/month allowance, hey, you can get what you want. I > > went most my > > life as a kid without one. Was 5 cents up to 25 cents then > > back down to > > nothing. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > > Behalf Of Cuffy > > Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 6:39 PM > > To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [CTS] Re: XBox 360 > > > > Where in hell are these kids getting $400 to buy these things ? > > > > ================= > > > > Russ Blakeman wrote: > > > > And to think I've had my hands on dozens of them doing > > upgrades of the > > kiosk machines at area Walmart stores - they don't seem > > like much more > > than a PC with high end sound and graphics to me though. > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of > > Cuffy > > Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 3:35 PM > > To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [CTS] XBox 360 > > > > > > > > http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,123634,tk,dn112205X,00.asp > > People waited 13 1/2 hours to buy one of these at > > midnight last > > night. > > Long lines with lots of kids and then the store only > > had 48 of > > them > > when the doors opened. 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