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Tom L
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Posts: 29817
Loc: Sunny Oregon
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While I was gone on a trip last month, my faithful old Lenovo system was wounded by a power surge and knocked out the USB controllers. I tried resurrecting it but the USB ports just were toasted. I final gave up, knowing it had served me well.
Opportunity knocks and it is time for a new system...I broke with tradition and bought an HP tower with a 2.2GHz Core 2 Duo, 3GB RAM (800 Mhz FSB), a 500GB SATA, etc...I also am now running Vista Home Premium. So far I like it. I did run into trouble trying to install my Quicken 2005 and decided to upgrade anyway since I do that every 3-4 years. I love the sidebar apps.
I also got an Acer 22" widescreen LCD and gave the old one to my boy (we finally moved his computer out of the common space and into his room...he's psyched!). This is the same Acer WS monitor that I have at work and love it...so had to get one for myself.
All in all, I'm really happy with the system, the OS and all the goodies that came with it.
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Tom 
Tele Vue 102mm f/8.6 on an EzTouch
Vixen 80mm f/5 A80SSWT on a grab-n-go mount
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Lamb0
professor emeritus
Reged: 07/25/07
Posts: 668
Loc: Fairbury, Nebraska
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While I was gone on a trip last month, my faithful old Lenovo system was wounded by a power surge and knocked out the USB controllers. I tried resurrecting it but the USB ports just were toasted. I final gave up, knowing it had served me well.
Too bad so many of the good one die young, but, it fought the good fight! 
 Your new computer system sounds like a good workhorse, especially the monitor! 
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John "Have eyepiece - will travel!"
8" f/5 Dob w/2.14" sec in a 12" alum tube 'The Mortar' - w/PCorr 2° TFoV @ 36.5X ~70% illum *NICE*
Typical eyepieces: 32 Burg, 24 Pan, 20T5, 5-8 SW, Others ALL 2": Pcorr, 2X PwrMt, Ast H-b, Lum UHC + OIII
60mm $50 Walmart Special in training - aka "Backpack Observatory"
Minolta Activa 12x50 , Steiner 15X80
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jfosc
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 05/29/07
Posts: 918
Loc: Quakertown, PA
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Congratulations, Tom. Sounds like a heckuva machine.
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-Jim
"The Universe is expanding. That should help ease the traffic" - Stephen Wright
"Listen, kid...when I was your age Pluto was a planet!"
Zhumell f/4.9 10" Dob w/ Upgrades
Telrad
Howie Glatter 2"/1.25" Single Beam Laser
Catseye Triple Pack Pro XL
Scope Gripps
Olympus 10x50 DPS R binocs
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Alex^DJ^
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Reged: 12/02/05
Posts: 1200
Loc: Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
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Tom..it sounds you will need to change components next year LOL..just kidding..great compt!!
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My Telescopes and Equipment:
- WO 66SD scope
- ETX-125 (Soon to be sold) "My Big Fat Mak"
- C6-ASGT " The Mexican "
- Starshoot CCD Cam
- Nextimagen Planetary Cam
- Canon EOS Rebel XTi (400D Unmoded)
Eyepices and Accesories:
- Celestron E-Lux 25mm
- GSO Superview 20mm
- GSO Superview 15mm
- ADM dual saddle plate
- 100mm Guide rings
- Orion 2X Shorty barlow
- Garmin E-Trex GPS handheld
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Tom L
Reged: 01/07/04
Posts: 29817
Loc: Sunny Oregon
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Probably true! 
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Tom
Tele Vue 102mm f/8.6 on an EzTouch
Vixen 80mm f/5 A80SSWT on a grab-n-go mount
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basel10
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 07/15/05
Posts: 805
Loc: TN
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Glad you like your computer looks like a good one and I am very glad that your post did not have any windows bashing.
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www.knoxvilleobservers.org
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csa/montana
Astro Ambassador
Reged: 05/14/05
Posts: 28629
Loc: montana
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Tom, Congratulations! Sounds like a great machine! Don't forget a good surge protector
Carol
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Carol
AstroTech 16" Dob (Thanks ASTRONOMICS!)
AstroTech 66ED / Vixen 80MF/AstroTech Voyager
Masuyama's 7.5, 15, 25W, 35mm,
Tak LE 5mm B/TMB 3.2
7mm Pentax XL, 10mm Pentax XW
14mm Meade 4000 UWA
22mm Pan, 35mm Pan
DreamCatcher Dobservatory, #2
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Joe Lalumia
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 01/24/07
Posts: 2572
Loc: Rockwall, Texas, USA
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Congrates--- now if you have a broadband connection and use Firefox-- follow these steps and watch the pages load A LOT FASTER! --- Firefox's default settings are setup for dialup connections--- by the way.
http://forevergeek.com/open_source/make_firefox_faster.php
The only change is that I set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests to 18 instead of 30--- don't want to irritate those webmasters!
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LX90 8" LNT, SV Nighthawk & TelePOD, SV 80/9D & M4 mount, ETX 90, Orion XT10i, 20x80 binoculars, SV-BV3s.
"The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax." - Albert Einstein
Edited by Joe Lalumia (04/15/08 11:13 AM)
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Joe Ogiba
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Reged: 02/14/02
Posts: 3361
Loc: NJ USA
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Quote:
Congrates--- now if you have a broadband connection and use Firefox-- follow these steps and watch the pages load A LOT FASTER! --- Firefox's default settings are setup for dialup connections--- by the way.
http://forevergeek.com/open_source/make_firefox_faster.php
The only change is that I set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests to 18 instead of 30--- don't want to irritate those webmasters!
That link looks like a trojan horse to me.
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Pentax PF-80ED
Meade 102ED APO
Orion EON 72
120ST
Apex 127
C6 XLT
CR150
C9.25
XT10
Zeiss 7x42 FL
Canon 10x42L IS WP
15x50 IS
12x36 IS II
Garrett Optical 28x110 HD-WP Signature Series
Oberwerk BT-80 45
Apogee RA-88-SA
Denk II Power x Switch binoviewer w/13mm Ethos, 20mm Pentax XW's, 20mm Widescan III's.
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