[DeTomaso] Mike Drew's Craputer

[mikeldrew at aol.com]

AJ wrote:

I'm gonna have to side with Mike on this one.  He is very familiar with
the products on Mac that he needs to use in order to get Profiles out.  
I
would suggest he go with Mac again.  It's can be a pretty steep learning
curve to move to PC and XP (not to mention the frustration.

>>>Indeed--I work with PCs in the office, and while they are fine for 
some things, I would never consider owning one.

>If Mike can hear me, he needs to get in touch with me.  Not that I 
have a
Mac, but I'd like to talk with him about what he's going through.  Isn't
he still in Spain?

>>>"Nonsense!  It's just a flesh wound!" (from Monty Python) :>)

The reports of my computer's demise have been GROSSLY exaggerated.  
Yes, it has developed a few quirks over the years, and most recently it 
has become decidedly fussy, but it *is* still fully functional.  So no 
need to panic.  The issue at hand right now is that the chingus that 
the power cord plugs into, in the back of the machine, has come adrift 
and makes only intermittant contact.  So, you plug it in, maybe it 
works, maybe it doesn't.  I've got it established back in my room and 
by creatively wedging piles of paper under the cord end, it's working 
just fine.

There is a good possibility that I may *finally* consider upgrading the 
9-year-old machine, although doing so will take considerable thought, 
as all my applications, and indeed all my periphial hardware, would 
have to go in the bin and I'd basically have to start over from 
scratch, not a trivial undertaking $$$$$.  It's something I will 
consider carefully once I get home (mid-December).

In the meantime I'm still humming along just fine out here.  But thanks 
for the collective concern. :>)

Mike
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