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    Y2k Compliant

    This was posted on some of the latest towers I bought...(Got a good laugh)





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    I remember the years before year 2000. A lot of computer magazines were full with tragic predictions for what will happen in the New Years Eve, some seriosly pointing on the risk of nuclear power plants disruption due to Y2K problem
    Of course, nothing seriously happened, but I also figured some companies turned the Y2K confusion into a market advantage with this stickers.

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    Memories! Very cool find. Those were the good ol' days for sure.

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    A lot of people made a lot of money in preparing for computer shut downs,
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    There were a number of machines which would not roll over into 2k, and it took a new BIOS chip to upgrade them. I changed mine out, to the tune of about $80, then reflashed it using the floppy disk they had sent, a scary operation for a relative newby. Not sure what happened to that floppy disk, but I was afraid to even leave it close to the pc ; )
    lol! the good ol days!
    When I first got online, sometimes software programs would conflict with each other, and a pop-up box would say "this computer has performed an illegal operation, and will be shut down". The first time I saw that it flipped me out, I shut down the PC, unplugged the phone, shut off the lights, and set there waiting for the FBI to come knocking on the door.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bear View Post
    there were a number of machines which would not roll over into 2k, and it took a new bios chip to upgrade them. I changed mine out, to the tune of about $80, then reflashed it using the floppy disk they had sent, a scary operation for a relative newby. Not sure what happened to that floppy disk, but i was afraid to even leave it close to the pc ; )
    lol! The good ol days!
    When i first got online, sometimes software programs would conflict with each other, and a pop-up box would say "this computer has performed an illegal operation, and will be shut down". The first time i saw that it flipped me out, i shut down the pc, unplugged the phone, shut off the lights, and set there waiting for the fbi to come knocking on the door.
    lmfao

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bear View Post
    The first time I saw that it flipped me out, I shut down the PC, unplugged the phone, shut off the lights, and set there waiting for the FBI to come knocking on the door.
    LOL! Now that's funny!

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    wow way back in the olden days hahahaha
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    wow Ryan, did you take that photo?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bear View Post
    wow Ryan, did you take that photo?
    Bear, though I do engage in storm photography during the spring/early summer, and have collected some cool shots, this one as my avatar belongs to someone else. I admire the hell out of it, and it's a source of inspiration for me

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    cool! I got my best ever lightning shot just last week

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    Kinda reminds me of this one, you learn to respect Mother Nature.
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    Nice shot Mech! You shoulda seen it from where I was standin ; )

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bear View Post
    cool! I got my best ever lightning shot just last week
    LOVE lightning, and I got my best one last year right close to my town. It was on the local news and in the paper! Lightning is such a ***** though, you know what I mean? She's quite addictive, too!

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    Lightning's really easy when you get the right conditions, the best of which is to be 10-15 miles away, and not right in the thunderstorm, with the wind swirling all around ya, standing out in the dark. I've seen times when I stood there so long I had to run for cover, nope! Best to stay well away from it. I would've posted it here but I'm not getting the link/photo icons on my page

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