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   Thursday, March 27, 2003

ESCAPE FROM THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

The computer on my bedroom desk was built in 1994. In technology circles, that date is followed by a 'B.C.' "Buy a new computer already," the experts insist but, out of loyalty mixed with poverty, I stubbornly cling to my pokey Pentium.

Last month however, I decided to move one step closer to the twenty-first century by installing Windows 98. My silence on this site shows just what a success that idea was. Not only was I unsuccessful in loading the new operating system, I somehow erased the old operating system.

In a panic, I called up my computer-literate friend Josh in L.A. and explained how I'd turned my computer into "the world's most expensive paperweight." "I'm sure there are diamond paperweights," he suggested. Good thing he's in California.

After weeks of similarly-whiny pleas and phone calls, I was able to cobble together enough info, boot discs and courage to get my computer back in fighting shape. The rickety old thing is bringing my e-mail, saving my files and even syncing to a PalmPilot, which the computer salespeople I talked to said would be impossible. For the first time in a life of dealing with these thuggish beige boxes, I feel victorious.

Best of all, with the money I'm saving from not buying a new computer, I'm heading down to Josh's wedding in Los Angeles. Obviously, more on that in just a bit...

Labels: friends, technology