Thanks to the Gentlemen who were gracious enough to give me equipment. This
list is great, if anyone has a need it will be fulfilled; all you need to do
is ask. The guy giving me a monitor has 4 others available to give away....
all you need to do is ask.

On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 3:33 PM, mike havens <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey all; as you may know I am trapped in the world of windows at the moment
> but would like to break free of the M$ shackles. Would anyone happen to have
> a computer on which Linux will work they would be willing to part with? It
> can be a Windows 98 box for all I care! I gave my b rother a ride home today
> and he gave me his non working computer. So I brought it home and plugged it
> in. Nothing! No post... no beep... not even the flicker of a light
> indicating life. I'm thinking that it could be the power supply (he was
> having power surges) but it might be the 'soft switch' (this computer is
> from '99). If it might be power supply and someone has one could I test out
> my theory?....
> specs:
> compaq power supply
> part number: 124892-001
> input= 115V~/9A, 230V~/5A
> output= +5V===/22A, +3.3V===/14A
>
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> :-)~MIKE~(-:
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