Posts by bcingubuck

Hi, 1.25", CAS 2.5, PC2100 DDR 266MHz looks like the right numbers. When are we going to see 1GB SODIMMs drop to a price that mere mortals are willing to pay and will they work in my 8887? B

Hi, About DVD drives and the new Sagers, can we boot from an external DVD drive? I'd like to have the 8890 with a mirrored system disk (RAID 1) and striped data drive (RAID 0). While I am asking about boot devices, how about being...

Hi, A part of what you are paying for is the miniaturization. It is 1/3 the weight of my Minota Dimage Xi and is approaching the size of the Minox spy cameras. But it is missing a flash and a zoom lens. I am curious about the...

Hi, QXGA displays have been sold in Japan for a while. It is about time they are making it to the Americas. However, a 15" QXGA is not in my future. A 17" or larger would get my interest. My 16" UXGA is going to...

Quote: Originally posted by myrkat So what is the average air speed velocity of a Nepalese vs. Australian wombat? And can they carry coconuts? -myrkat Hi, 42. They can grip it in their teeth! For those...

Hi, I learned UNIX on the job 18 years ago and spent the next 15 as a full time software developer and system administrator. Two very key programs to learn how to use are man and info. Man is the old style of documentation and was...

Hi, I bought a bare 80 GB Maxtor drive and ADS case for about $80 less than buying an assembled unit. It turns out that some of the problems I have had with it are due to bad blocks. Three different computers complained about...

Hi, Yes. These holes are not just for laptops anymore. I also have them on my Firewire drive and firewall. B

Hi, Speak for yourself In a wish list posting, I asked for two matching LCD panels that would easily travel with the laptop. B

Hi, I'm singing the NTFS filesystem corruption blues To make a long story short, I have a VIA chipset Firewire card in my system at work. The documentation for my Firewire drive says it does not work well with VIA. It stops...