Note:<888> 1/23/98 Friday 5:45 P.M. EST: Updated Scott's Index www.mikescott.net/scopor01.htm . The figures as usual are different for the amount changed listed in Microsoft's program and by differentiating them manually. I am not sure why the program does it, but they are major differences. I am off for a drive in this cold damp weather, possibly stopping by the library. CIO

Note:<888> 1/23/98 Friday 2:00 P.M. EST: I updated Scott's Internet Hotlist. It is now over 58,000 links. I updated the IBM, Microsoft, JAVA, Volcano, NASA, and Key West Categories. I also added a new category of Finance, New Links which contains the most recent finance links. It was a little tricky using two different computers to edit. I used the OS/2 editor and boxer editor on the 386 backup machine and Text Pad on my Win95 machine. Hope you all enjoy the update. CIO

Note:<888> 1/22/98 Thursday 9:30 P.M. EST: I went out at 9 A.M. this morning after surfing the net and having lunch. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift Shop. I stopped by CVS and bought a 12 pack of diet Sprite for $2, shaving cream for $2, 2 packs throat drops for $1 apiece, and a four pack of Yardley soap for $2. I drove down by the water. I stopped by Exxon for $12 gasoline. I went to the Grand Union and bought 2 packs Orville Redenbacker popcorn for $1 apiece, rasin bran for $2.20, Center cut pork chops for $2.99 a pound, 2 Tony's frozen pizzas for $2.50, 2 percent milk for $1.84, Idaho potatoes for $2.50. I came home and had a cup of coffee. I stopped by the library and read this week's computer press. I returned home and tried to install a shareware bootmanger from Germany to no avail. I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I returned home and deleted the configured version of OS/2 from my 386 backup system and installed a plain vanilla version of OS/2 Warp on the system which runs on 4 megs of memory. I basically need the OS/2 Warp Enhanced editor for editing my directory, so now I should be able to do some minor updates of the IBM, Microsoft, NASA, and volcano categories and the bookmarks. I will have to walk between computers with the files. The Enhanced editor does not open the Netscape bookmarks with spaces between the lines. I will possibly update Scott's Index www.mikescott.net/scopor01.htm before going to bed if the site works sometime soon. I am bushed . CIO

Note:<888> 1/22/98 Thursday 5:15 A.M. EST: Up at 3 A.M. this morning. I updated my recent bookmarks www.mikescott.net/bmnow.htm . I might rest a bit more this morning. I had to change my CMOS battery around the other way, I hope it works with the polarity changed on the backup 386. CIO

Note:<888> 1/21/98 Wednesday 8:15 P.M. EST: I went out at 9 A.M. this morning. I stopped the hospital thrift shop, and they had some new items. I drove up to CompUSA in Norwalk and bought a 386 Clock CMOS battery for $13 made by Duracell for the backup 386 computer. I had to created a fourth hole in it for the 4 pin connector. I stopped by Tod's Point on the way down. I went by Egghead and Staples in Old Greenwich. Staples and CompUSA had clearence computers. Staples had two black two drawer wide heavy duty file cabinets clearence for $50 apiece. I went by the water on Steamboat Road and checked out the weather. I went by the library and checked out the new "Joy of Cooking". I returned home and installed the new CMOS battery in the backup 386. I also installed the OS/2 hard drive as a second D drive. I backed up the C drive with the tape backup and partitioned the first C drive with OS/2 boot manager to boot Windows 3.1 from the C drive and OS/2 from the D drive. I restored the C drive. I made a tape backup of both drives. The backup 386 system is all configured, but I need to buy 4 to 16 megs of memory in a pair of 30 pin simms, either two 2, two 4, or two 8. Then the backup 386 system should function normally. I have installed my old sound card and 28,800 modem in it. I updated Scott's Index www.mikescott.net/scopor01.htm . My index did very good today considering the market was down quite a bit. I am tired and off to bed. I will upgrade the backup 386 memory when I have the funds and find it. CIO

Note:<888> 1/21/98 Wednesday 5:05 A.M. EST: Updated recent bookmarks www.mikescott.net/bmnow.htm . CIO

Note:<888> 1/21/98 Wednesday 3:55 A.M. EST: Posted NASA 89 Shuttle page at www.mikescott.net/nasa.htm and www.mikescott.net/nasa-89.htm for your space viewing pleasure. CIO

Note:<888> 1/21/98 Wednesday 3:15 A.M. EST:Microsoft Second Quarter 1998 Earnings Release. CIO

Note:<888> 1/21/98 Wednesday 2:10 A.M. EST:IBM announces fourth quarter, full-year 1997 results; revenues, earnings per share were records in 1 were released. I found a new link that I find interesting for future reference in case I decide to take up Oceanography Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Inc. which is near my family. Yesterday I got up and toured the five local thrift shops www.mikescott.net/thrift.htm . I did not purchase anything. I stopped by the Mobil quick lube and they determined the fact that putting 10 - 30 oil in the car instead of 10 - 40 causes the oil pressure light to come on occassionally. I drove around Tod's Point and enjoyed the view. I noticed one of the middle schools on the way back had 50 crows on the yard in front of it. I drove down by the water on Steamboat Road and noticed one of the harbor houses had 50 geese parked on their front lawn. I suppose that IBM family has a major goose problem. I stopped by the library and the parking lot was busy. I checked out "Scuba" by Lloyd Bridges and "Free Willy II". I recieved a call from a friend and he is back from Crested Butte, Colorado. He said it was very festive out there in the Rockies with lots of snow. Back to surfing the net. Scott's Index www.mikescott.net/scopor01.htm was up yesterday. CIO

Note:<888> 1/20/98 Tuesday 5:10 A.M. EST: I was up at 1 A.M.. I am having a quiet morning surfing the internet. I noticed at the Grand Union yesterday that Purdue boneless chicken breasts are $2.99 a pound, and Tony's frozen pizza is $2.50. Not much else to report. CIO

Note:<888> 1/19/98 Monday 5:30 A.M. EST: I updated www.mikescott.net/bmnow.htm bookmarks. Enjoy surfing the net. CIO

Note:<888> 1/19/98 Monday 4:00 A.M. EST: I was up at midnight. I went out for a short drive. Greenwich is quiet. I cleaned my apartment and watered the plants and did laundry. I made www.mikescott.net/icetea.htm last night. I am pretty much maintaining a midnight to noon routine. I am sleeping a bit more recently, but all is pretty much quiet around here. I will surf the net this morning. CIO