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"bt" wrote

> >I have the problem of paying off a Ring, a Car, and finding cash for a
> >wedding as well... computer upgrades have been to be put aside for a
> >while(from what I figure, ~4 years)

> Ok, what you do is buy a computer in the shape of a ring like car!
> Solved!

riiiiiight.

"bt" wrote
> >Don't know how this comment will go down in this group... but, as hard as
it
> >may be to believe, the wife to be brings more joy than the computer

> Still... I hear there are some interesting plug-ins and cool games
> that comes with Wife 1.0

yes, so I have heard
I have been using the shareware version, 'Live in Partner', for a couple of
years now, and thought that I should do the right thing, and complete the
upgrade... sofar so good, although I still have to go through the day long
activation process, that I have heard can be very expensive, and drags on
and on, but then you get to try all the new features that night, so thats
all good

On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 22:58:51 +1300, "T.N.O." <> wrote:

>"bt" wrote
>> >Don't know how this comment will go down in this group... but, as hard as
>it
>> >may be to believe, the wife to be brings more joy than the computer
>
>> Still... I hear there are some interesting plug-ins and cool games
>> that comes with Wife 1.0
>
>yes, so I have heard
>I have been using the shareware version, 'Live in Partner', for a couple of
>years now, and thought that I should do the right thing, and complete the
>upgrade... sofar so good, although I still have to go through the day long
>activation process, that I have heard can be very expensive, and drags on
>and on, but then you get to try all the new features that night, so thats
>all good
>
Can you get an extended warranty, as the CGA doesn't cover this item?

"Bret" wrote
> Can you get an extended warranty, as the CGA doesn't cover this item?

Well until now, I havent been paying for it, and hopefully I wont have to in
the future

"T.N.O." <> wrote in message
news:...
> "Bret" wrote
> > Can you get an extended warranty, as the CGA doesn't cover this item?
>
> Well until now, I havent been paying for it, and hopefully I wont have to
in
> the future

But you pay big time if you want to upgrade to a different model.

On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 12:15:03 +1300, T.N.O. wrote:

> "Uncle StoatWarbler" wrote

>> Making ducting inaisde the machine can help a lot too. Most cases have
>> no concept of airflow design...
>> And most case modders don't either - a case can be quite efficiently
>> cooled with one fan if the flow is right
>
> this is my next project I think... cant afford water cooling at the
> moment.

$HINT: You can make ducting using ordinary laser paper. It's stiff enough
to do the job. Light cardboard is better (the kind you print with,
warehouse stationary sell it in packs of ~100 sheets for about $

It's also a really good idea for all fans except the PSU one to be
pointing _into_ the case. If there's a vaccuum effect, you'll end up
pulling dust into the floppy(*) and CD drives. This contributes to early
demise.

Likewise, for dust issues, DO NOT put a computer on the floor, ESPECIALLY
NOT under a desk - every time you put your feet under there you're
stirring up dust for the thing to eventuqally choke on.


(*) I once pulled open a floppy drive off a macintosh owned by a regular
poster to this group(**) who smoked in front of his machine. It was
completely and utterly clogged with microfine ash from the smoke which had
been vaccuumed in the open drive door (Older macs didn't have flaps on the
drives).

(**) he hasn't posted here since 1996 or so.


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On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 14:02:56 +1300, bt wrote:

> Hardest part is the copper block for the cpu, but they sell them
> seperately.
>
> The rest comes from the wreckers and your local pet shop (fish tank
> pump).

The best hosing to use comes from the pet shop too, and quick release
connectors can be bought at your local plumbing world or at a BOC gas
supply outfit.

The hosing is the same in both cases, it's just sized by inside
diameter(4mm) or outside diameter(6mm) depending whether it's for gas or
water - heavier (less flexible) tubing also sold for Nylex and similar
microirrigation systems at your local garden supply outfit and the Nylex
screw-together things work relatively well as jointers, at cost of less
flexibility.

Header/drain tanks can be made out of 600ml coke bottles.

On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 15:37:50 +0200, "Uncle StoatWarbler"
<alanb+> wrote:

>On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 14:02:56 +1300, bt wrote:
>
>> Hardest part is the copper block for the cpu, but they sell them
>> seperately.
>>
>> The rest comes from the wreckers and your local pet shop (fish tank
>> pump).
>
>The best hosing to use comes from the pet shop too, and quick release
>connectors can be bought at your local plumbing world or at a BOC gas
>supply outfit.
>
>The hosing is the same in both cases, it's just sized by inside
>diameter(4mm) or outside diameter(6mm) depending whether it's for gas or
>water - heavier (less flexible) tubing also sold for Nylex and similar
>microirrigation systems at your local garden supply outfit and the Nylex
>screw-together things work relatively well as jointers, at cost of less
>flexibility.
>
>Header/drain tanks can be made out of 600ml coke bottles.
>
I'm thinking about an oil cooled block at the moment instead of water.

On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 12:15:03 +1300, "T.N.O." <> wrote:

>this is my next project I think... cant afford water cooling at the moment.

It's actually pretty simple to make yourself.

Hardest part is the copper block for the cpu, but they sell them
seperately.

The rest comes from the wreckers and your local pet shop (fish tank
pump).


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"bt" <> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 22:58:51 +1300, "T.N.O." <> wrote:
>
> >> Still... I hear there are some interesting plug-ins and cool games
> >> that comes with Wife 1.0
> >
> >yes, so I have heard
> >I have been using the shareware version, 'Live in Partner', for a couple
of
> >years now, and thought that I should do the right thing, and complete the
> >upgrade... sofar so good, although I still have to go through the day
long
> >activation process, that I have heard can be very expensive, and drags on
> >and on, but then you get to try all the new features that night, so thats
> >all good
>
> Watch out for the DRM crap they come with.
>
> Damn, you should have just got a couple of copies of 'Live In Partner'
> and run them in parallel like I did. Better than a gym
>
> (Yeah right)
>
>
> Brendan (Avatar)

All variants are pretty good, until they start spawning child processes. A
lot can change after that.