Note 888: 02/07/00 Monday 4:35 A.M.: I kept busy on the net this evening studying possible CPU upgrades that would go with my M571 LMR motherboard. I went ahead and ordered a AMD K6 450 MHZ processor for $45 with fan plus $15 ground shipping that should hopefully come by the end of the week. This should double the speed of my onboard CPU and make the computer twice as fast. Well I am tired, so time to go to bed. Have a good morning. CIO

Note 888: 02/06/00 Sunday 10:55 P.M.: Happy 89th Birthday Ronald Reagan. I straightened up my desk drawers in both the living room and the bedroom along with one night stand. I put all the lose computer parts and disks in the left set of drawers in the living room. I threw out an old case and some old parts. I put the laser paper on the top left closet shelf in the living room. I had dinner of Stauffer's hearty meal meat loaf with ice tea. I went out and I stopped by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York. It now only gives out $50 bills. I drove down Greenwich Avenue, and I drove by the waterfront. I noticed the train station lower level office dumpster has old 386 and 486 CPUs tossed away which might have been stripped. I stopped by the Exxon Station, and I bought $11.15 of premium gasoline at $1.79 a gallon plus a buy one get one free of Parliaments for $3.69 plus .22 tax for $15.06 total. I then went to the Grand Union, and I bought a 200 oz. container of Ultra detergent which is heavy to carry for $3.99, two Tropicana orange juices for $2 each, Post Raisin brans for $2.50 and Nabisco HoneyNut wheat squares $2.50, GU frozen peas 10 oz. .67, GU frozen brussel sprouts 10 oz. $1.09, two Stauffers Hearty meal Pot Roast dinners $2.50 each, a pound of "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter quarters $1.29, a pound of GU moserella $2.69, a Shady Brook fresh whole turkey breast at .99 a pound for $5.44, a five pound bag of GU sugar $1.49, a dozen GU large eggs $1.49 for $32.15 plus .24 tax for $32.39 total. I returned home, and put away the groceries. I had a cup of Samba instant coffee. I watched a short bit of television. I also installed the NEC MutiSync XP17 driver to be availabe on the 486 and Network and Print sharing. I will have to possibly swap the CDROM drive between computer to install any other necessary files when I network them together. I also noticed this afternoon at HM Computer online-Store CPUs and Memory that the AMD K6-2 #d 450 100 MHZ Product Detail might work in my new motherboard S-571 LMR since it supports a 450 mhz processor at 83 mhz, but I am not sure about 100 mhz. At $78 this would double my system speed. I might consider it sometime in the near future. Well I have a bit of Email to sift through and other internet work, so have a good night and stay warm. Overall the apartment is looking very good the way I have it set up now, so I guess I intend to keep it setup this way for now. I suppose UPS will deliver the CMOS chip tomorrow, so hopefully in a matter of minutes, I will have the main server going and have the backup networked with it. Well have a good night. CIO

Note 888: 02/06/00 Sunday 4:10 P.M.: I was up at noon. I had breakfast of two soft boiled eggs, toast, orange juice and ice tea, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with a family member. I relaxed a bit. I checked out www.pcchips.com the manifacturer of my motherboard for www.pcware.com , and I found out on their page for the S-571 LMR motherboard, they recommend against updating the CMOS and state that one has to rewrite the CMOS with a EPROM writer to reprogram it with a newer bios update. When I get the new CMOS chip probably tomorrow from UPS, I won't ever again update it, since more than likely it would become corrupted again. It seems rather peculiar the original motherboard S-571 did not have that problem. Also it says the S-571 LMR can take a Pentium 450 mhz, I guess Socket 7. Well I guess it is time to clean up and go outside. I also have to stop by the Grand Union and get some groceries. Have a good afternoon. CIO

Note 888: 02/06/00 Sunday 4:05 A.M.: I finished cleaning the apartment and watering the plants. I sorted out my middle hallway bookcase lower section, and I put all the software in the bookcase top shelves coming into the bedroom. I sorted out the computer cords in the lower section of the closet, and put them in the lower section of the bookcase along with extra mice and keyboards and a few other odd computer items like mice pads. I put some of the hallway kitchen items back in the kitchen. I emptied my Air Canada flight bag for hurricane evecuation and resorted its items and put them back away. I put out all my flight bags on the coat rack behind the entrance door with the umbrellas. I found my pin flash light in the Air Canada flight bag along with a number of other items. I put drain cleaner in the bathroom sink along with the bag tub. I fixed a old black and red Ever Ready flash light and put fresh batteries in it along with a new bulb. It has a spare bulb in the bottom. I also set it up, so it can be used as a signal light quietly. I had a Stauffer's chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes and green beans and ice tea. I turned the heat up a bit. I am a bit tired, so I will take a rest for a while. Have a good morning. CIO

Note 888: 02/05/00 Saturday 8:50 P.M.: I was up about 6:15 P.M. this evening. I watched the ABC evening news. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, coffee, orange juice, and vitamins. I put the Panda porcellin on top of the speakers to the right of the computer. On a www.wwf.org observation, a neighbor reported several days ago that her son was up in "Northern Canada, Shooting Polar Bears From Ski Doos". This is an ambiguous report since as a professional photographer to me when someone says shooting, it means "photographing". However, I have a friend whom is a hunter which would mean another context. I display the World Wildlife Fund local on my normal internet site, and I have never hunted; however I have spent most of my life observing nature. I have read up on certain natural events. I had a friend that lived next to the Explorer's Club in Manhattan two blocks east of the Frick Museum in Manhattan. I read National Geographic for many years until I got too busy to read it. I lived around the Audubon House in Key West, and I consider myself more of a conservationist or naturalist. I also used to walk around at night for many years in Manhattan, and I would frequently walk through Central Park at night in Manhattan on cold winters night, and in the old days when "Scandia" the Central Park Children's Zoo Polar Bear was there, I would stop by to chat with observe Scandia. From my second hand knowlege, if one were ever to fire upon a Polar Bear causing harm, like a Black Panther or Python, it would theoretically hunt one down in any part of the world and would have the capability to do so. Theretically since the Falkland Islands is isolated out in the ocean surrounded by Killer Whales the natural preditor of the Polar Bear, one might be safe from a preditor polar bear on the Falkland Islands since the waters around it are surrounded by killer whales. However, if one wanted to drop a polar bear on the Falkland Island by one Air Force cargo plane or other means, I guess one could do so. I chatted with a visiting Canadian gentleman from Canada last evening, and he advised me that the "Polar Bear" is a protected species in Canada, and judging by his stature and demenour, he would have the capability of enforcing his view point. I am now about to start m usual house cleaning. Have a good evening. CIO

Note 888: 02/05/00 Saturday 6:50 A.M.: I went out and stopped by the library and returned the videotapes and a book. I chatted with a local patron. I then went down the Avenue. I drove up to Norwalk and stopped by the WIZ and paid my Cablevision Bill of $49.01. I now have all my Optimum Online Paid up, and I still owe for this month's cablevision. I next stopped by CompUSA and I bought a 6 foot Belkin VGA Male Male video cable for the NEC monitor for $19.99 plus $1.20 tax for $21.19 total. I then drove over to Staples in Stamford, but the did not have LAN cables. I then drove over to Staples in Old Greenwich and bought a Belin 25 foot Lan Cable for $13.47 plus $2 for a Belkin Clearence Item 6 foot Printer cable plus .93 tax for $16.40 total. I then went home. I had a Stauffer's hearty Salbury steak dinner and some ice tea. I then relaxed a bit. I just changed my television lead in cable to the box with my Optimum online cable, so the modem sits on top of the tape storage box and is more visable. Not a lot happening, so I am just relaxing. I guess I will go to bed shortly, so have a good evening. CIO

Note 888: 02/04/00 Friday 4:55 P.M.: Well on Wednesday evening, I did not work on the computer. I moved some furniture around. I put the leather desk chair in front of the day bed in the sitting area of the apartment. I diassembled the microwave cart and set up the bar on the Danish end table in the same location underneath the sitting area mirror by the hallway entrance to the bath and bedroom. I put the mahogany tea table to the left of the computer chair, and I put the wooden box to the left of the computer for the mouse pad with the telephone set up on a speaker to the left of it. One can now enter directly into the apartment and sit down at the computer, and the mouse is left sided. If one passes by the computer one can reach the dining table and two available chairs or pass behind the computer chair and the two Delonghi radiator in a narrow passage. Yes it is a tiny 450 square foot apartment with living room with three closets, bedroom with one large closet, hallway with book cases, bathroom, and small kitchen. I have three large windows in the living room with now view that are always closed with curtains and one in the bedroom the same way. I sat up until 5 A.M. on Thurday morning. I was up at 1 P.M., and I made it to my 3 P.M. appointment, but it is cancelled for the next two weeks. I stopped by the Hospital thrift shop, and the have two older Compaq desktops without monitors for $37.50. I stopped by the harbor and chatted with a local. I drove by the Hyatt hotel, and I withdrew funds from the Bank of New York ATM. I went by Staples and quickly toured the store. I then drove over to Westchester Airport, and I viewed the arrivals area. I chatted with the Northwest KLM ticket agent and a couple of other local people. I then drove over to CompUSA in White Plains. I told one customer trying to buy a used computer case about H.M. computing in North Haven, Connecticut www.hmcomp.com where it would be a third the price. He said I sounded like the Commedian Steven Wright whomever that is. I looked for the male to male VGA cable, but they did not have it. It was snowing lightly, so just before closing I drove over to Staples in Port Chester, and they don't have any Lan Cables, so I returned home. I relaxed a bit until about 5 A.M. in the morning. I had a dinner of the Stauffers Hearty meal chicken fetticini and ice tea about midnight. I then went to bed and was about 2 P.M. after a good sleep. A neighbor said there was only about an inch of snow, so I guess I go out. I checked with H.M. computing, and they said they had recieve the CMOS chip today and sent it by UPS to be back here in Greenwich, so it should be here tomorrow Saturday or Monday. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, coffee, orange juice, and vitamins. I guess I will clean up and see if Entree in Greenwich or P.C. Ware over on high ridge road in Stamford have the VGA male to male cable. It is like what came with my CompUSA 19 inch monitor, so I would imagine it would be available. I guess I will just get the 25 LAN cable unless the Stamford Staples might have the 50 foot cable for $22. My Bell Atlantic bill this past month was $20 higher with the computer calls, and I still have to pay it along with my rent. Well have a good evening, I guess it time to start cleaning up. CIO

Note 888: 02/02/00 Wednesday 4:45 P.M.: Good afternoon ground hog shadowlovers. It is 34 Degress F. outside and sunny, so I guess the old ground hog will see his shadow today, which means six more weeks of winter. Yesterday after going to bed at about 2:30 A.M., I was up at 8:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, orange juice, coffee, vitamins, and toast. I relaxed around the apartment most of the morning, and about noon I checked the mail. No word about my CMOS chip. I guess the United States Post Office is turtoise like slow, which is why they call it snail mail. I went out without cleaning up. I headed over to Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I noticed a five hundred pound African American sitting in the lobby whom looked like the Volvo maintenance fellow from Stamford Volvo but smaller. I asked him if he was the Volvo employee, and he said, "Take A Hike", which is an old Army expression. I got to thinking about it since it was a nice day, so I decided to do a little local exploration. I then withdrew funds. I headed over to the United States Post Office, and I paid my MCI bill, my Northeast Utilities bill portion for one month, and my Cablevision and Cable Modem Bills. I made one mistake, I paid my Cablevision @home bill for two months, but I think I forgot to pay my Cablevision one month's portion on the television part, since I get two bills from Cablevision, which means I should call them up in a couple of days and straighten it out. I obtained money orders to pay the bills. I also obtained $6.60 of 20 tropical flower stamps. I then walked over to the Mews thrift shop, and they had reserved a Stainless Steel chrome belt buckle for me that had the letters "MIKE". I was able to buy it for $5 and .30 tax. I bowsed the shop. They still have the custom made dinning table and chairs, but they sold the Chinese Indian carpet for $450. I thanked the staff for the belt buckle. I then headed down by the waterfront on Steamboat Road, and I viewed the harbor. I then headed to the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop, and I chatted with a couple of visitors from out of town. I then stopped by ELDC and I noticed a new arrival from India whom looked very cold was buying a Swedish Ski blue and yellow Gortex by Minot ski pants and jacket for $35 all which was a very reasonable price. I advised him that Gortex was for northern people with thick blood, so they don't sweat in zero degree Farenheit weather when they feel hot like rain gear becauce it breaths and lets out the heat. I advised him that a fellow from India should wear a jacket stuffed with duck down which would keep the heat in and keep him warmer, but he did not seem to understand me. I then headed over to the Old Greenwich thrift shop. I chatted with a fellow that looked like Sparky from Nantucket whom looked very cold in a ripped rain breaker drinking orange soda. I told him he should go to the Greenwich Hospital and get a cup of green tea and he might feel better. I then went into the Old Greenwich thrift shop, and I bought a ceramic panda for .50 plus .03 tax. It is much like the ones I use to paint and glaze as a child in Alabama. I then stopped by CVS in Old Greenwich and I bought a carton of Phillie Cigar cigarettes for $15.03 with tax. I then headed out to Tod's Point, and I parked in the southwest parking area, and I studied the ominous cloud formations, and I noticed about 50 ducks were flying north to get out of the wind at about 4:30 P.M.. I did a radio check on Channel 16 with the Coast Guard, and I reported the Duck movements and cloud formations, so the ship to shore radio with a two foot Bliss Marine in Darien emergency antenna works fine from Tod's Point, and I heard them doing navigation checks. I chatted with two young weather watchers studying the clouds. I noticed the crows had disappeared, but as usual the Sea Gulls were around. I then headed over to Staples in Old Greenwich, and I did a 2 1/2 hour exercise walk in the store. I noticed they have a $50 Pierre Cardin pin and mechanical pencil sets for $10. I noticed they have a $15 Shaffer pen and pencil set for $7. They had an Ink Pad which could be used for finger printing for .50. I studied the Belkin cables and they have a 10 foot VGA male female cable for about $11. I believe on my temporary computer setup, I will need a male to male connector from the CPU to the NEC monitor which they did not have. I also noticed they have the Belkin 14 foot Lan cable for $11 the 25 foot cable for $16 and they are out of stock for the 50 foot cable for $21. I noticed as always that Staples sells a lot of HP printers at rush hour. I finally decided not to buy anything, but I got plenty of exercise. I then headed up to CompUSA in Norwalk at about 7:30 P.M.. It was a quick trip in no traffic. I chatted with a few computer people that yesterday a millenium tech day 02/01/00, sort of like a binary notation. I noticed that one gal was looking for a headset for her CPU. I winked at a fellow from India with a Turban by the Laptops. I chatted with a local representative about diplomatic knowlege with the Spanish, since a Mexican company bought CompUSA. I suggested to a customer he could by AMD Anthalon computer 800 mhz cheaper directly from Compaq since it would be straight out of the factory and be configured with the items he wanted and not items he might not need like a DVD drive. I took a brief tour of the store studying the merchandise. I found in the back left corner of the store a stack of Clearence items. They had about a dozen new unopened Compaq IJ200 600X600 three color printers for $50 each. I bought one at closing for $52.99 plus $3 tax for $52.99, and I was .20 short, so they let me have it for .20 less. I then returned to Greenwich and I bought $15.20 at Exxon, and they let me have it for .20 off. I also noticed at CompUSA the Belin Lan cables are about 50% more. I suppose on could go to the Electrical Supply House next to the Sears Service center in Stamford, Connecticut where the big satellite dishes are and buy 100 foot to 250 rolls of Lan cable and buy Lan connectors at Radio Shack and one of those Lan connector cable tolls and network much more cheaply that way. I won't bother trying to do that until I get my CMOS chip for the 233, and if I have a longer Lan cable I could conect the backup computer into the bedroom if necessary, but run print sharing of the main living room cable. However why bother until the CMOS chip arrives. I then went downtown and took a short walk on lower Greenwich Avenue, I chatted with a few visitors, but not much time so the ink in my new Compaq printer would not freeze. I then stopped by the Grand Union at closing, and bought seven various Stauffer's 16 oz. Hearty meals for $2.50 plus a half gallon of whole milk $1.59 for $19.07. I then returned home, and I did not bother installing the printer until I have my 233 running with the new CMOS chip. I relaxed until 6 A.M. this morning, and then I went about noon when I got up. I checked the mail. I then had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, coffee, orange juice, and toast. I then relaxed a bit. I chatted with a Danish computer pal from Denmark whom called me up, and I told him he is welcome to visit with me when he comes to America. I chatted technology with him a bit for about a half hour. He said it costs .25 a minute to talk from Denmark. I then updated this report. I suppose I will clean up, and I will then go downtown and stop by the library briefly, and then head over to Staples in Port Chester and see if they have the Belkin 50 foot cable for 21 and the male male 10 vga cable for $10 and browse what they're clearing at the clearence center and also try to keep myself from taking a sneak peak at what is happening at CompUSA in White Plains, New York too. Well have a good evening and remember right now it is rush hour coming up. CIO

Note 888: 02/01/00 2:05 A.M.: I had some of the Tuna Alfredo Fetticini and ice tea. I then chatted with a friend about upgrading his computer system. I then watch the movie "Hackers" about New York City students trying to learn computers. I suppose not much else is happening. I guess today will be the normal first of the month routine providing I am on a day schedule. As far as I can tell there is not much happening locally as usual since most of the movers and power shakers are at their winter home where ever that might be. I did not make it out yesterday, but I suppose everything that was here yesterday will be here today. As a matter of personal philosphy "What Goes Around Comes Around" or "Man Whom Does Not Read History Is Bound To Repeat Themselves." I suppose the keyboard people will be back at their usual daytime work routines. It sort of makes me wonder what they do on their light night routines if not watch too much television. If you get bored of English, there are plenty of other language to learn that might have some relavance on other subject matters. Well have a good morning. CIO