Mother & Me

[Wilsons]

Rob:

I've been using ZIP drives.  The first time I really *needed* the darn
thing to retrieve archived data, the cartridge was no good.  Be warned.
CD re-writables are highly preferable.  More dependable, larger storage.

--Wally Wilson, RPT

robert goodale wrote:

> Hi all, I'm back from what was supposed to be Christmas
> vacation.  With all traveling, last minute shopping, family,
> ect., it was hardly a relaxation time, however.  Humbug!  Hope
> everyone else had a good holiday.  Actually New Years Eve in Las
> Vegas was pretty wild.
>
> I have been off the list a bit longer than I expected.  When I
> came home I turned on my computer to check my mail.  Suddenly the
> system froze up.  Figuring it was just Netscape or one of those
> "things" that happens sometimes I shut down and restarted the
> computer.  At the desktop it locked up again.  Again I
> rebooted...  except it wouldn't.  Again and again the system
> refused to start.  Fortunately it is a new Gateway 2000 PIII and
> fully under warranty.  I took it in to the local shop and was
> informed the next day that the mother board was completely
> cooked!!  The hard drive they said was okay.  Unfortunately when
> they got it all together again the operating system was not
> accepting the new board so they had to reformat the whole drive.
> Yup... I lost EVERYTHING, much of which was very important.  And
> the moral is... Buy a zip drive ASAP!!!  AAAUGGGHHH!!!!!
> Anyway, I have a new mother now.  Let's pray she is a good one!
>
> Rob Goodale, RPT
> Las Vegas, NV