Re: New Computer

Hope you have lots of fun with it. "No operating system found" is
usually a computer's way of telling you that the hard drive has gone on
permanent vacation... The bad news is that it took all your files along
with it and tossed them in a dumpster somewhere in cyberspace as it was
leaving.

Eliyahu

"Barbara Carlson" <bbcarlson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:yb-dnf3BjovbrhvenZ2dnUVZ_sGdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Well I have a new toy. I ordered a custom-configured new Toshiba Lap
> Top from Toshiba. I'm having fun getting it set up. Have been
> looking for a while, but when 2 of my docs wanted me to come in and
> work in their office when we had no electricity after Wilma, I went to
> fire up my laptop--which is at least 6 or 7 years old--and got the "No
> operating system is found." message. I had been looking for a good
> excuse! My computer guru son said it wasn't worth spending money on.
>
> It was a pricey "toy" but it's just the way I wanted it, and I should
> be able to get it set so I can vacation occasionally and take my work
> with me. And, I got a big hard drive, to do my photography, and also
> it is supposed to support VR, which my old laptop would not do! It
> has a very elementary VR built in, but I haven't fooled with that,
> when I have a good one (Dragon).
>
> I considered a lot of different computers, but no one had anything but
> good to say about Toshiba. I ordered it direct from them--which was
> cheaper than some of the others configured the way I wanted it! And
> it was shipped (free shipping) from Shanghai, China OVERNIGHT!!!! I
> find that absolutely amazing. --It did cross a dateline which I think
> gave it an extra day--because it got to Anchorage Alaska BEFORE it
> left Shanghai, but I still think that is amazing.
>
> Here's hoping it lasts a looooong time!
>
> Barb C.
>


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