[LRflex] Re: Latest PC catastrophe update
- From: Aram Langhans <leica_r8@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:30:04 -0800
Probably went through one of those keyboards typing to Leica about your
problems. Maybe they should cover part of the upgrade?????
Aram> Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:35:54 +0100> From: douglas.sharp@xxxxxx> To:
leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [LRflex] Re: Latest PC catastrophe update>
> Hi Philippe and David> nothing has been scrapped yet, all the defective bits,
e.g. the graphic > card ,will be thrown out and replaced - I don't need gaming
performance > - the drives will be replaced as mentioned and all the rest is
more or > less as specified here: >
http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/pc-desktops/wortmann-terra-workstation-m-7500/details/>
though I'm going to do without the 64-bit option and have XP > Professional
reinstalled (with a downgradable Vista option, for if I > ever feel brave
enough to install Vista at a later date.)> Seems like quite a few parts
overheated in the old PC, which worked > heavily 12 hours a day and more for
almost 4 years. Possibly overworked > (like me). I already got through 2
keyboards last year, around 16 > million characters typed only on the business
side, and the letters are > already wearing off on the keys of the third.> But
at least my old Fujitsu Siemens laptop has managed to pay for itself > this
week, though it's really slow in comparison.> Cheers> Douglas> > Philippe AMARD
wrote:> > Hi Douglas,> > I hope this will all have soon become just another
episode in the > > upgrade for the better series.> > Which useless parts have
you dropped BTW?> > phx> >> >> > Douglas Sharp wrote:> >> >> Hi, David> >> More
drastic than at first glance - my PC therapist just rang - now > >> the
processor fails after 15 minutes running (overheating?) too - > >> I've now
decided to have a brand new Wortmann Terra Workstation > >> (modified slightly
to suit my needs) so it's going to be a moderately > >> expensive job - but at
least it has 3 years guarantee and doesn't > >> contain all the bits and pieces
usually only used by gamers. So > >> what's on the way is 2 x 500GB drives (one
is a mirror of the other, > >> so effective space of 500GB), 2GB RAM, dual core
processor, lots of > >> USB sockets and a whole load of highly technical stuff
that's made up > >> of letters and numbers where I've no idea what it means.>
>> Will hopefully arrive at the beginning of next week.> >> Cheers> >> Douglas>
>>> >> David Young wrote:> >>> >>>> >>> Hi Douglas!> >>>> >>> Hmmmm... sounds
drastic (read: expensive) but I hope it all comes > >>> out, OK, in the end.>
>>>> >>> I was going to come on, this AM, and wish all a Happy Valentine's >
>>> Day ... but it sounds more as if you've been to the St. Valentine's > >>>
Day Massacre!> >>>> >>> At least you're "on the air". Pictures can wait. (We're
a patient > >>> bunch!)> >>>> >>> Here, it's been so cold that I've taken few
photos for a couple of > >>> months ... certainly nothing worth sharing! But,
March is coming, > >>> and I can hardly wait! I'm getting "cabin fever"!> >>>>
>>> Good luck with your PC!> >>>> >>> ---> >>>> >>> David Young,> >>> Logan
Lake, CANADA> >>>> >>> Limited Edition Prints at: www.furnfeather.net> >>>
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