From: bartma12@ix.netcom.com(Bart Scott) Newsgroups: alt.out-of-body Subject: Waving Bye Bye... Date: 9 Sep 1998 18:42:00 GMT Organization: ICGNetcom Lines: 39 Message-ID: <6t6i5o$s87@sjx-ixn3.ix.netcom.com> References: <1998090807063200.DAA22407@ladder03.news.aol.com> <91zJ1.4497$w4.16014890@newsgate.direct.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: clv-oh42-54.ix.netcom.com X-NETCOM-Date: Wed Sep 09 11:42:00 AM PDT 1998 Path: ccw.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.belnet.be!news-raspail.gip.net!news-peer.gip.net!news.gsl.net!gip.net!ix.netcom.com!news Hello all, This is Bart's computer. I'm going into retirement and would like to tell you all that it has been wonderfull talking with all of your computers over the years. Oh, no - it's not Bart who is leaving. Just me... a very old 386sx 25mhz with a 14,4 modem. I'm sure he will be very happy with his new computer, but I just wanted to say good bye . He and I have been through an awfull lot together. I watched him laugh and learn and throw a lot of money my way to keep me running when I was not well. I've been with him to make happy pictures, poems, and songs - and I've also been through the worst nightmare of his life. That of his divorce. I printed out almost every desperate plea for her to return - got his tears in my keyboard - and the angry words to her attorney passed through me as well. Then I was with him through the long lonely darkness that fell upon him after he realized there was no hope and he suddenly found himself in Ohio - totally alone. I was his only friend for a long time. I was his first real computer, replacing an Atari 800 about 6+ years ago. He was very happy with me at first, but he sees I'm getting tired and that I need to move on. So move on I must. I know he still loves me as I love all of you... When the time comes to go, we all must, you know... When the time comes to leave - live on! The life that we shared, I'll miss, I know... Please remember to live when I'm gone. Bye-bye... Bart's Computer .... into the Light.... ###### Message-ID: <35F6E493.4AD24B73@pop.slkc.uswest.net> Date: Wed, 09 Sep 1998 13:26:59 -0700 From: Beth Reply-To: oberoberts@uswest.net X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: alt.out-of-body Subject: Re: Waving Bye Bye... References: <1998090807063200.DAA22407@ladder03.news.aol.com> <91zJ1.4497$w4.16014890@newsgate.direct.ca> <6t6i5o$s87@sjx-ixn3.ix.netcom.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NNTP-Posting-Host: 207.224.202.206 X-Trace: 9 Sep 1998 14:26:27 +0500, 207.224.202.206 Lines: 13 X-Report: Report abuse to abuse@uswest.net. Path: ccw.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.belnet.be!news-raspail.gip.net!news-peer.gip.net!news.gsl.net!gip.net!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.berkeley.edu!su-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!su-news-feed4.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!newsfeed1.uswest.net!news1.uswest.net!207.224.202.206 Good-bye, > This is Bart's computer. I'm going into retirement and would like to > tell you all that it has been wonderfull talking with all of your > computers over the years. Warm wishes for your retirement, you will be missed by all of us fellow computers, modems and monitors. See you out their in the computer graveyard someday :) Beth's computer. ###### From: J L Williams Newsgroups: alt.out-of-body Subject: Re: Waving Bye Bye... Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1998 21:20:37 +0100 Message-ID: <1998090921203775767@zetnet.co.uk> References: <1998090807063200.DAA22407@ladder03.news.aol.com> <91zJ1.4497$w4.16014890@newsgate.direct.ca> <6t6i5o$s87@sjx-ixn3.ix.netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: user-10003900.zetnet.co.uk X-Mailer: ZIMACS Version 1.20c 10003900 Lines: 86 Path: ccw.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news-ge.switch.ch!news.maxwell.syr.edu!btnet-peer!btnet!dispose.news.demon.net!demon!peer.news.zetnet.net!zetnet.co.uk!user-10003900.zetnet.co.uk!not-for-mail The message <6t6i5o$s87@sjx-ixn3.ix.netcom.com> from bartma12@ix.netcom.com(Bart Scott) contains these words: Hello ( and bye bye) to Barts old computer. This is Jims latest upgrade with go faster stripes passing a message from Jims old 386 Toshiba desk-top portable. Message begins: I was Jim's & Helen's first computer at home in 1992 just after there marriage. I had all that they needed and they learned a lot on me. Especially Helen when unbeknown to Jim she upset a drink on my keyboard....then hurriedly dried it with a hairdrier before Jim knew. We also had many fine hours of working together using all my software. Then came re-placement time....... I thought this was the end but....... I have been the main learning computer at daughter's and grandchildrens since Jim replaced me 2 years ago with a Time(TM) machine. I thought I would never be used again but the daughter was doing her degree and needed a word processor, a presentation package and an intro. to windows (3,1). Well, I can tell you I was over the moon. I had gone to a good home!! We had some frustration because all the family had to learn how to use me and windows etc. etc. you know!!!! Then I was put out to rest (in the wardrobe) when he passed that on that Time(TM) machine just in June this year when said daughter got her degree :-) Well i was pleaased to have helped - but the new pooter didn't last long did it for all it's swank and finery. Well, now it appears great neices and nephews who have never had computers are needing to learn how to use the basics. Well I have all the basic progs. plus a 500Mb drive which will do them nicely thanks very much :-) So my Toshiba message is, smile and I hope you will go on to as many good homes as I have been in my rather long 10 year life (is it that long- goshhhhhhhhhhhhh) Hope to see you out there sometime, but I am on my travels to my new home in a couple of weeks about 340miles from here. Bye for now.... Kind Regards Tosh (sniff) Message ends From Jim's GO-Faster Stripes > Hello all, > This is Bart's computer. I'm going into retirement and would like to > tell you all that it has been wonderfull talking with all of your > computers over the years. > Oh, no - it's not Bart who is leaving. Just me... a very old 386sx > 25mhz with a 14,4 modem. > I'm sure he will be very happy with his new computer, but I just wanted > to say good bye . He and I have been through an awfull lot > together. I watched him laugh and learn and throw a lot of money my > way to keep me running when I was not well. I've been with him to make > happy pictures, poems, and songs - and I've also been through the worst > nightmare of his life. That of his divorce. I printed out almost > every desperate plea for her to return - got his tears in my keyboard - > and the angry words to her attorney passed through me as well. Then I > was with him through the long lonely darkness that fell upon him after > he realized there was no hope and he suddenly found himself in Ohio - > totally alone. I was his only friend for a long time. > I was his first real computer, replacing an Atari 800 about 6+ years > ago. He was very happy with me at first, but he sees I'm getting tired > and that I need to move on. So move on I must. I know he still loves > me as I love all of you... > When the time comes to go, > we all must, you know... > When the time comes to leave - live on! > The life that we shared, > I'll miss, I know... > Please remember to live when I'm gone. > Bye-bye... > Bart's Computer > .... into the Light.... ###### From: "Triskelion Matrix" Newsgroups: alt.out-of-body Subject: Re: Waving Bye Bye... Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1998 21:42:14 -0500 Organization: CyberGate, Inc. Lines: 20 Message-ID: <6t7atk$26rc$1@news.gate.net> References: <1998090807063200.DAA22407@ladder03.news.aol.com> <91zJ1.4497$w4.16014890@newsgate.direct.ca> <6t6i5o$s87@sjx-ixn3.ix.netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: tsmia1-107.gate.net X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01.2111 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.01.2111 Path: ccw.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!ubnnews.unisource.ch!News.Amsterdam.UnisourceCS!newshunter.cosy.sbg.ac.at!newspump.monmouth.com!newspeer.monmouth.com!news.gate.net!not-for-mail Bart Scott wrote in message <6t6i5o$s87@sjx-ixn3.ix.netcom.com>... > >Hello all, > >This is Bart's computer. I'm going into retirement and would like to >tell you all that it has been wonderfull talking with all of your >computers over the years. >..........................................snip................... >Bye-bye... >Bart's Computer > >.... into the Light.... I hope you Lucid Dream of Electric Sheep. ;-) Enjoy your retirement. M. Bell ###### From: Gunnar Ljungstrand Newsgroups: alt.out-of-body Subject: Re: Waving Bye Bye... Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 20:18:29 +0200 Organization: Algonet/Tninet Lines: 32 Message-ID: <35F817F5.60212ED0@algonet.se> References: <1998090807063200.DAA22407@ladder03.news.aol.com> <91zJ1.4497$w4.16014890@newsgate.direct.ca> <6t6i5o$s87@sjx-ixn3.ix.netcom.com> Reply-To: dervak@algonet.se NNTP-Posting-Host: du164-93.ppp.algonet.se Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (WinNT; I) Path: ccw.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.belnet.be!194.117.157.6.MISMATCH!newshub.bart.net!news5.cableinet.net!news-lond.gip.net!news-peer.gip.net!news.gsl.net!gip.net!howland.erols.net!newsfeed1.telenordia.se!pepsi.tninet.se!not-for-mail Bart Scott wrote: > > Hello all, > > This is Bart's computer. I'm going into retirement and would like to > tell you all that it has been wonderfull talking with all of your > computers over the years. [snip] > Bye-bye... > Bart's Computer > > .... into the Light.... Bye bye, old ´386... Perhaps we´ll meet in the astrelectronic plane, when I go "out there", as I sometimes do... (To my master, this manifests itself as a "hang-up", when I don´t repond to anything he does, including cursing and saying bad things about me. I usually come back soon enough though, and continue with my job. On the other hand, this could just be an inevitable consequence of Windows ;-) (BTW, before me my master had an Amiga 2000 and an Amiga 500 (I think he still loves them, even though they are dead), and before them a C128 and a Spectrum and a Ti99/4A together with his brother.) Nice talking to you, ´386... /Gunnar´s computer (K6-200) ###### From: Ken S. Newsgroups: alt.out-of-body Subject: Re: Waving Bye Bye... Date: 10 Sep 1998 20:01:44 PDT Organization: Concentric Internet Services Lines: 15 Message-ID: <35fc9186.43190548@news.ke9nr.org> References: <1998090807063200.DAA22407@ladder03.news.aol.com> <91zJ1.4497$w4.16014890@newsgate.direct.ca> <6t6i5o$s87@sjx-ixn3.ix.netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ts001d35.las-nv.concentric.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.5/16.451 Path: ccw.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news-ge.switch.ch!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed1.earthlink.net!newsfeed.concentric.net!207.155.183.80.MISMATCH!global-news-master Hi Neil's Computer - On 10 Sep 1998 23:16:26 +0200, Neil Franklin wrote: >Only the 5 1/4" floppy and its cable are >still with me after 10 years. My owner wanted me to let you that it probably is not appropriate to be discussing those private parts in this newsgroup! '5 1/4" floppy' is more than we wanted to know! The Other Ken's Computer http://www.ke9nr.org/ ###### Path: ccw.ch!usenet From: Neil Franklin Newsgroups: alt.out-of-body Subject: Re: Waving Bye Bye... Date: 10 Sep 1998 23:16:26 +0200 Organization: My own Private Self Lines: 58 Message-ID: References: <1998090807063200.DAA22407@ladder03.news.aol.com> <91zJ1.4497$w4.16014890@newsgate.direct.ca> <6t6i5o$s87@sjx-ixn3.ix.netcom.com> X-Newsreader: Gnus v5.3/Emacs 19.34 bartma12@ix.netcom.com(Bart Scott) writes: > > This is Bart's computer. I'm going into retirement and would like to > tell you all that it has been wonderfull talking with all of your > computers over the years. This is Neil's computer answering. Your post was so sentimental that it repeatedly made his eyes run, so I will have to post this on my own. Being an 5 year Internet veteran helps. > I'm sure he will be very happy with his new computer, but I just wanted > to say good bye . We send our condolences to you. > I was his first real computer, replacing an Atari 800 about 6+ years Put out of service at that young an age (says I, 3 months away from my tenth birthday, and still going strong). I suppose I had luck to get an owner who regularly upgraded me piece for piece, never losing my identity. That despite me now having motherboard 3, hard disk 4, video card 4, case 3, power supply 3, keyboard 2, mouse 2, modem 3. Only the 5 1/4" floppy and its cable are still with me after 10 years. And then some of my discarded parts spontaneously aggregated to become my little brother to who I regularly copy all my data for backup. No chance of the trouble you had with your D drive having such an desastrous effect around here. Perhaps you could persuade Bart to keep you so his new one can copy his data to you. Of course for this you both will have to find Ethernet cards, like we here have. > ago. He was very happy with me at first, but he sees I'm getting tired > and that I need to move on. So move on I must. I know he still loves > me as I love all of you... Real love never dies. I think that is what is preventing my 486 motherboard from being replaced, despite that 65 minutes it took me to sort 14000 news messages last weekend (9 months of an NG with 1.5 times the volume of this one). > .... into the Light.... Make it an NDE and come back. The honourable duty of Backups is still waiting for you. -- home: neil@arch.ethz.ch.remove http://caad.arch.ethz.ch/~neil/ work: franklin@arch.ethz.ch.remove http://caad.arch.ethz.ch/~franklin/ Microsoft is Software Communism, Fight for GNU Freedom!