OT: This and that (was Re: Augury and reading chicken bones for profit... (was...))

[Kenneth Brody]

Bob Stockler wrote:
[...]
> Not a great user of Word Processing software, but Scripsit
> was the best one I ever used.
> 
>   Note to John Esak:  Update it and publish it again!

The issue comes up every now and then in comp.sys.tandy.

> When I got Windows Me several years ago (on an eMachines box
> bundled with a monitor and a Lexmark printer for less than
> $390) it had the Star Office suite of programs on it.

My first experience with eMachines was when an acquaintance had
upgraded it to replace the CD-ROM with a CD-R, and had all sorts
of problem with making CDs.  Upon opening the machine, I had my
first clue as to the problem -- the 120 watt power supply.  Yup, a
whopping 120 watts in a micro-AT power supply, which apparently had
just enough power to run the system as-loaded from the factory.  It
didn't have enough power left, apparently, to run the laser on high.
After finding a better power supply (while still fitting into the
micro-AT format) and installing it, the CD-R worked like a charm.

[...]

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