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Offline ReardenSteel

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My new monitor!
« on: November 04, 2008, 07:11:05 PM »
My old (15 inch) flat screen spontaneously combusted and I found myself in need of a shopping trip. Complicated, of course, by the fact that I hate shopping and also had no internet access (visable anyway) to aide the trip.

Long story short after many stores and many hours of looking a wise old friend called with a temporary solution and some good advise. She said "Dude, why not use my dusty old monitor and take advantage of the comming Christmas season sales or even, day after Christmas sales". Good point. I've been burning up the credit cards as it is, lol.

So for as long as I can stand it... this is my NEW monitor...




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My next new monitor will be 19-22 inches and a flatscreen.  :-)

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Re: My new monitor!
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2008, 07:12:48 PM »
Good lord what the hell is that thing??
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Re: My new monitor!
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2008, 07:13:41 PM »
Is that pot in that planter?

And I assume you have an IMSI 80/80 behind that monitor?  I am impressed you can post to CC using a Hex Pad!
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Re: My new monitor!
« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2008, 07:14:44 PM »
Quote from: RightCoast on November 04, 2008, 07:12:48 PM
Good lord what the hell is that thing??

Free is always the best price -- but all my stuff like that is on exhibit with the Tut's Tomb traveling museum.
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Re: My new monitor!
« Reply #4 on: November 04, 2008, 07:18:06 PM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on November 04, 2008, 07:13:41 PM
Is that pot in that planter?

And I assume you have an IMSI 80/80 behind that monitor?  I am impressed you can post to CC using a Hex Pad!

Yes, but fearing I would kill it, my dealer agreed to sell me plastic pot.  :p
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Re: My new monitor!
« Reply #5 on: November 04, 2008, 07:19:43 PM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on November 04, 2008, 07:14:44 PM
Free is always the best price -- but all my stuff like that is on exhibit with the Tut's Tomb traveling museum.



I remember when the first black* monitors came out they were teh cool.



*this is not a racial statement this is a reference to an inanimate object and is in no way meant to draw the attention of the "O Squad"
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Re: My new monitor!
« Reply #6 on: November 04, 2008, 07:20:56 PM »
My current monitor is some 15-inch $45 special I picked up about five or six years ago.
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Re: My new monitor!
« Reply #7 on: November 04, 2008, 07:23:33 PM »
Quote from: RightCoast on November 04, 2008, 07:19:43 PM

I remember when the first black* monitors came out they were teh cool.



*this is not a racial statement this is a reference to an inanimate object and is in no way meant to draw the attention of the "O Squad"

Seen what is next? "Dude, your getting a colored Dell."  :p :p

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Re: My new monitor!
« Reply #8 on: November 04, 2008, 07:26:03 PM »
Quote from: Chris on November 04, 2008, 07:20:56 PM
My current monitor is some 15-inch $45 special I picked up about five or six years ago.

You can have my old 15 inch for free (+ shipping) if you don't mind that it does not work.
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Re: My new monitor!
« Reply #9 on: November 04, 2008, 07:40:08 PM »
Quote from: RightCoast on November 04, 2008, 07:19:43 PM

I remember when the first black* monitors came out they were teh cool.



*this is not a racial statement this is a reference to an inanimate object and is in no way meant to draw the attention of the "O Squad"

I remember the first time I saw a monitor that didn't have green characters on a black background.  Blueish characters on a black background -- COOOL!
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Re: My new monitor!
« Reply #10 on: November 04, 2008, 07:42:41 PM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on November 04, 2008, 07:40:08 PM
I remember the first time I saw a monitor that didn't have green characters on a black background.  Blueish characters on a black background -- COOOL!

My families first was the Apple IIe. sigh. good times. :-)
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Re: My new monitor!
« Reply #11 on: November 04, 2008, 08:37:19 PM »
Here's MY monitor and it's 4+ years old



I only paid $120 for it...... (new)
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Re: My new monitor!
« Reply #12 on: November 04, 2008, 08:39:51 PM »
Quote from: RightCoast on November 04, 2008, 07:12:48 PM
Good lord what the hell is that thing??

Stop dissing the man's tube.

Good Lord this site is behaving terribly for me.

What the hell just happened?
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« Reply #13 on: November 04, 2008, 08:41:50 PM »
Quote from: Schadenfreude on November 04, 2008, 08:39:51 PM
Stop dissing the man's tube.

Good Lord this site is behaving terribly for me.

What the hell just happened?

Must be your lame internet connection.......... 

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« Reply #14 on: November 04, 2008, 08:47:32 PM »
Quote from: Schadenfreude on November 04, 2008, 08:39:51 PM
Stop dissing the man's tube.

Good Lord this site is behaving terribly for me.

What the hell just happened?


SkyBamaNet is starting to take control.
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Re: My new monitor!
« Reply #15 on: November 04, 2008, 08:51:08 PM »
Quote from: Thor on November 04, 2008, 08:41:50 PM
Must be your lame internet connection.......... 

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No it's fine, the goofy shoutbox forcing the page  to refresh or something, it screws up my display.
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Re: My new monitor!
« Reply #16 on: November 04, 2008, 09:00:41 PM »
Quote from: Schadenfreude on November 04, 2008, 08:39:51 PM
Stop dissing the man's tube.

Good Lord this site is behaving terribly for me.

What the hell just happened?

RC has never seen one so big.  :uhsure:
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« Reply #17 on: November 04, 2008, 10:03:30 PM »
Quote from: Schadenfreude on November 04, 2008, 08:51:08 PM
No it's fine, the goofy shoutbox forcing the page  to refresh or something, it screws up my display.

One CAN disable the refresh on the shout box.........  :thatsright:
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Re: My new monitor!
« Reply #18 on: November 05, 2008, 01:37:17 AM »
Quote from: Thor on November 04, 2008, 10:03:30 PM
One CAN disable the refresh on the shout box.........  :thatsright:
I have never used the shout box -- I think it is for pansies.  Like smilies.
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Re: My new monitor!
« Reply #19 on: November 05, 2008, 02:46:20 AM »
I keep the shoutbox hidden, and the refresh disabled.

Doesn't anyone else have a dual monitor set-up?  (22" widescreen LCD as primary and 19" widescreen as my secondary.)
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« Reply #20 on: November 05, 2008, 01:23:31 PM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on November 05, 2008, 01:37:17 AM
I have never used the shout box -- I think it is for pansies.  Like smilies.



Oh, absolutely. I could not agree more.

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« Reply #21 on: November 05, 2008, 01:35:26 PM »
Quote from: MarshallLaw on November 05, 2008, 01:23:31 PM

Oh, absolutely. I could not agree more.

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Thirded except for the smilies.
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« Reply #22 on: November 05, 2008, 01:52:25 PM »
Quote from: MarshallLaw on November 05, 2008, 01:23:31 PM

Oh, absolutely. I could not agree more.

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