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Thread ID: 43079 2004-03-02 19:49:00 PC Upgrade options - priorities tbacon_nz (865) Press F1
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219690 2004-03-03 11:36:00 > > And possibly dig a ditch even. With a shovel even.
> >
> > How many villagers do you employ then?
> >
> > Wanganui was never a Village when I left living
> there
> > and it still isn't when I came back.
> >
> > Keep going with an excavator and I will possiby
> come
> > back with nothing.
> >
> > Where is your Gold in Wanganui? Where is your
> timber
> > in Wanganui?
> >
> > Some people, ( including me earlier ) can't even
> > afford a computer.
> >
> > I get to do upgrades and make other computers on
> left
> > over parts and hand these on for free to the likes
> of
> > Womens Refuge, Children whom are interested in
> trying
> > computer hardware learning, some Family members
> etc.
> >
> > It's just possible you may call me a pedophile
> with
> > this post but frankly I have got to the stage where
> I
> > don't care what you think!

What I was replying to was this and I quote. This was in this thread and as far as I could see had nothing to do with upgrading from WinMe to WinXP so therefore I had my comment..

"When im low on resources i simply instruct my villagers to mine some more gold and chop down more timber....."

Your comment and not mine.

>
> hmmm....lets see if i can make sence of this
> rubbish.
>
> The villagers and resources/gold/timber was a
> reference to real-time-stratergy games,such as age of
> empres and its multitude of copycat games.
What has this to do with upgrading from WinME to WinXP or not as the case may be?

> I neither employ villagers or anyone else,even if i
> did it would be none of your business nor do i see
> how you would take offence,nor do i care.

Yes. I can understand that but why has this got anything to do with this thread? Why even mention villagers in this thread if the original post only mentioned a possible upgrade from WinME to WinXP? Can you see why I just may be confused?

> as for demiloshing parts of wanganui?...its called
> redevolopment,something wangas has been deprived of
> for far too long.For whats its worth in the 15 years
> i done demolition 90 percent of it was done in other
> parts of the country.
OK.. Fair enough... Wanganui.. I went back but can't see my old Primary School any more. ( Wanganui East ) for your information. Yes. Things change. Quite a bit of Wanganui has changed for the better even.

> Some people cant even afford a computer?
>
> so?
>
> Its not a necisisty,it isnt food or shelter,i was not
> able to afford one myself for the many years i spent
> breaking my body thru hard work to the point i am at
> now where im no longer physlicly able to do my prior
> job.Not bad for 30.As well as that all reduntent
> parts and computers that come my way get passed
> along to others who can't afford them any other
> way.That however is none of your business.
Well I am 62 years old and as I was educated at Wanganui East, Rongotai College in Wellington and Wellington Tech and learned to spell then I just may be better off than you are. I am lucky enough to not have too many physical ailments even at my age. These days I generally work 5 - 6 days per week at anywhere between 8 - 14 hours per day. I left school at 15yrs old. I was in the NZArmy Cadet school at age 16-17. I realise that your business is not my business.

> As to your last paragraph,plain an simple,your soft
> in the head.

So I am soft in the head and a wired chicken as well?
OK. Your opinion then.

As I mentioned earlier I was confused about why Villagers etc were posted by you in this thread.

Now if I have upset you then I apologise. 		Elephant (599)
219691 2004-03-03 11:38:00 I don't care in the slightest old man. metla (154)
219692 2004-03-03 13:36:00 OK Chill. Maybe I should just lay off and go off.

Oh.... I'm still up...

Should I go to bed now? OK then Dad. I've been a naughty bad boy.

I saw no reason for Metla to post in this thread talking about villagers, gold and whatever.

I see no reason for you to have a go at me either.

Just go finish your game then. Was your comment necessary then?

Does this help with the original post? 		Elephant (599)
219693 2004-03-03 21:20:00 Ouch!! Sounds like a classic case of misinterpretation of another's humour here. :-(

I admit that I had to blink a couple of times before I understood what Metla was on about and then had to go wipe the coffee off my screen. Must try not to have a mouthful of drink whilst reading Metla's posts - it is the second time he has made me do that. :D

Elephant, your expertise is as our resident cow and wood chipper expert - it might pay to leave Metla in command of his villagers so that peace can befall us all once again. :-)


Tony: Got a verdict yet? :-) 		Susan B (19)
219694 2004-03-03 22:33:00 >Got a verdict yet?

My pick is still to go for an upgrade to XP then more RAM if money allows. I might be seeing the guy later today. I'll let y'all know what he decides.

Thanks again for all the advice. 		tbacon_nz (865)
219695 2004-03-04 00:15:00 > When im low on resources i simply instruct my
> villagers to mine some more gold and chop down more
> timber . . . . .

Dear oh dear . Elephant, I have developed an affection for you over the past few months . You are a chap with a fine sense of humour .

So is Metla .

He was merely making a quick quip which was actually very funny .
But I appreciate it makes no sense to anyone who has not come across the Age of Empires game .

Not your fault . It's a misunderstanding . Lets all forget it .

And toss away the woodchipper . Get a Hogger which is what they use in the freezing works to put the cows (remains) into . Serious industrial spiflication . :D 		Winston001 (3612)
219696 2004-03-04 00:45:00 > The upgrade urge has come from a wish for more
> stability rather than speed - although he does
> complain a bit about slowness when doing graphics
> stuff

In that case, yeah get xp, then if money left over, double the ram then get a better graphics card 		Greg S (201)
219697 2004-03-04 00:48:00 Lol what a mess.

Tbacon, why doesn't your friend try Win2000 Pro, thats still much more reliable and isn't quite a bigger learning curve as WinMe to XP. Either that or I'd go XP Pro and get some more ram. Home edition is a waste of money, 		PoWa (203)
219698 2004-03-04 03:46:00 >Lol what a mess.
Yeah - who would have thought an innocent enquiry would have generated so much off-topic heat?

Why do you say XP home is a waste of money? As far as I can tell, for a single user or small network environment XP Pro is more than you need. I have used XP Home now on 2 networked machines for about 8 months and find it does everything I need. I would be interested to know what XP Pro has that would justify the big difference in price.

I think my objection to Win2000 Pro (instant opinion without ever having seriously used it) would be that it still clings to its Win NT roots and is not as administratively-friendly for the user with no IT experience. 		tbacon_nz (865)
219699 2004-03-07 00:35:00 Someone mentioned buying "OEM XP" cheaply.

You can't do that, OEM licences are shipped with the computer, and are "legally locked" to the motherboard on which they are installed.

You can not legally shift an OEM licence to another machine, regardless of the number of them on sale on Trade-Me. All you buy is a worthless piece of paper and install an illegal copy of the OS.

Not that I'm particularly stringent in this area, but for those of you who take owning an M$ licence seriously it is rather important. 		whiskeytangofoxtrot (438)
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