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Dirk Villarreal Wittich Send message Joined: 25 Apr 00 Posts: 2098 Credit: 434,834 RAC: 0	Message 808178 - Posted: 14 Sep 2008, 19:10:44 UTC - in response to Message 808169. Last modified: 14 Sep 2008, 19:15:21 UTC SSSSSSSSSSSSSS....$#^%%$#%@%$....just ordered some new keyboards from PCkeyboards/unicomp/lexamrk/IBM.......WHATEVER.... I am so hard on them........dropping, kicking, throwing.....cursing....... Wish I could find a true vintage 42h1292, but there are none on ebay right now......so I shall have to try the aftermarket type....... Us hammer-handed types like the clickys............ What type of Keyboard is A 42h1292? A vintage buckling spring gods gift to clumsy typers keyboard made by IBM and since sold off to other companies........ Soft touch keyboards just suck........I need tactile feedback...... Sold now by PC Keyboards........alias Unicomp...... Here is the story of the One True Keyboard.............. [I start cite]Why bother? The big deal about these old keyboards is their lovely, positive key-click. When you use a keyboard that doesn't have a good positive click, it's hard to tell when you've depressed a key properly. You have to watch the screen to make sure you don't leave letters out, or you have to really hammer the keyboard, which is not good for your hands.[I finish cite] Try mine: a Microsoft Wireless Natural Multimedia Keyboard...it solves this problem. Cheers! But does it click...............not. Not the traditional, but you hear it.....thatÃ‚Â´s the point, isnÃ‚Â´t it?* ID: 808178 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51469 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 808179 - Posted: 14 Sep 2008, 19:12:31 UTC - in response to Message 808178. SSSSSSSSSSSSSS....$#^%%$#%@%$....just ordered some new keyboards from PCkeyboards/unicomp/lexamrk/IBM.......WHATEVER.... I am so hard on them........dropping, kicking, throwing.....cursing....... Wish I could find a true vintage 42h1292, but there are none on ebay right now......so I shall have to try the aftermarket type....... Us hammer-handed types like the clickys............ What type of Keyboard is A 42h1292? A vintage buckling spring gods gift to clumsy typers keyboard made by IBM and since sold off to other companies........ Soft touch keyboards just suck........I need tactile feedback...... Sold now by PC Keyboards........alias Unicomp...... Here is the story of the One True Keyboard.............. [I start cite]Why bother? The big deal about these old keyboards is their lovely, positive key-click. When you use a keyboard that doesn't have a good positive click, it's hard to tell when you've depressed a key properly. You have to watch the screen to make sure you don't leave letters out, or you have to really hammer the keyboard, which is not good for your hands.[I finish cite] Try mine: a Microsoft Wireless Natural Multimedia Keyboard...it solves this problem. Cheers! But does it click...............not. Not the traditional, but you hear it.....thatÃ‚Â´s the point, isnÃ‚Â´t it?* NO...it isn't.......it is the tactile feedback....... "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 808179 ·

rebest Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Apr 00 Posts: 1296 Credit: 45,357,093 RAC: 0	Message 808193 - Posted: 14 Sep 2008, 19:52:32 UTC - in response to Message 808177. Take your Mopars......... The Buicks were really some bad-#### cars.......Another GSX....... Perhaps. I'll take Mopar. One word: HEMI Join the PACK! ID: 808193 ·

Stealth Eagle* Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 7 Sep 00 Posts: 5971 Credit: 367,640 RAC: 0	Message 808196 - Posted: 14 Sep 2008, 20:12:50 UTC Last modified: 14 Sep 2008, 20:14:20 UTC rebest, I also like Mopars, They were/are great cars. For instance '71 Roadrunner and '70 Challenger/Cuda. I had one of each. drooooool...... What you do today you will have to live with tonight ID: 808196 ·

rebest Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Apr 00 Posts: 1296 Credit: 45,357,093 RAC: 0	Message 808267 - Posted: 14 Sep 2008, 23:53:06 UTC - in response to Message 808196. rebest, I also like Mopars, They were/are great cars. For instance '71 Roadrunner and '70 Challenger/Cuda. I had one of each. drooooool...... Drool is right!!!! Awesome, Stealth!! I'd love to have one of the classics. Instead, I joined the "Next Generation": It's fun to play with. The only problem is the NC Highway Patrol thinks so, too. They're getting a fleet of them. Join the PACK! ID: 808267 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51469 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 808292 - Posted: 15 Sep 2008, 1:05:41 UTC Last modified: 15 Sep 2008, 1:06:09 UTC Can you say Buick GSX .......boys? "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 808292 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51469 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 808299 - Posted: 15 Sep 2008, 1:19:25 UTC More Buick shots........hmmmm.....they all seem a little light on the fornt end..........LOL. Can you say TORQUE....Babys? "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 808299 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51469 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 808303 - Posted: 15 Sep 2008, 1:37:27 UTC Last modified: 15 Sep 2008, 1:37:43 UTC Now HERE is a Buick.....BQuick... "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 808303 ·

Stealth Eagle* Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 7 Sep 00 Posts: 5971 Credit: 367,640 RAC: 0	Message 808315 - Posted: 15 Sep 2008, 2:19:16 UTC - in response to Message 808267. rebest, I also like Mopars, They were/are great cars. For instance '71 Roadrunner and '70 Challenger/Cuda. I had one of each. drooooool...... Drool is right!!!! Awesome, Stealth!! I'd love to have one of the classics. Instead, I joined the "Next Generation": It's fun to play with. The only problem is the NC Highway Patrol thinks so, too. They're getting a fleet of them. The various law enforcement agencies here are also going to Dodges. Even some in Northern California have them. Harking back to the '60s and '70s when the CHP used the Dodge Polaras for their interceptor vehicles. What you do today you will have to live with tonight ID: 808315 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51469 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 808319 - Posted: 15 Sep 2008, 2:28:03 UTC Last modified: 15 Sep 2008, 2:28:24 UTC See the Buick kitty growl......Hmmm....I luved them 455's...LOL "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 808319 ·

Uli Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Feb 00 Posts: 10923 Credit: 5,996,015 RAC: 1	Message 808324 - Posted: 15 Sep 2008, 2:40:42 UTC I used to see Porsches on the Autobahn, that was really cool. here I come Pluto will always be a planet to me. Seti Ambassador Not to late to order an Anni Shirt ID: 808324 ·

Dr. C.E.T.I. Send message Joined: 29 Feb 00 Posts: 16019 Credit: 794,685 RAC: 0	Message 808336 - Posted: 15 Sep 2008, 3:03:34 UTC . . . Hello Kitty USB-powered keyboard cleaner sweeps and creeps another alternative to freeing your keyboard of all those germs. The Hello Kitty USB-powered keyboard cleaner gets all the juice it needs from one of your lonely USB ports, and features two separate cleaning heads to get all the nitty gritty out from between your QWERTY keys BOINC Wiki . . . Science Status Page . . . ID: 808336 ·

rebest Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Apr 00 Posts: 1296 Credit: 45,357,093 RAC: 0	Message 808338 - Posted: 15 Sep 2008, 3:07:44 UTC - in response to Message 808315. rebest, I also like Mopars, They were/are great cars. For instance '71 Roadrunner and '70 Challenger/Cuda. I had one of each. drooooool...... Drool is right!!!! Awesome, Stealth!! I'd love to have one of the classics. Instead, I joined the "Next Generation": It's fun to play with. The only problem is the NC Highway Patrol thinks so, too. They're getting a fleet of them. The various law enforcement agencies here are also going to Dodges. Even some in Northern California have them. Harking back to the '60s and '70s when the CHP used the Dodge Polaras for their interceptor vehicles. My first car was a '69 Dodge Polara. Unfortunately, instead of the 440, it had the 318. It was a good first car. All metal, very heavy, and underpowered. I couldn't get into too much trouble. Join the PACK! ID: 808338 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51469 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 808339 - Posted: 15 Sep 2008, 3:08:21 UTC - in response to Message 808336. . . . Hello Kitty USB-powered keyboard cleaner sweeps and creeps another alternative to freeing your keyboard of all those germs. The Hello Kitty USB-powered keyboard cleaner gets all the juice it needs from one of your lonely USB ports, and features two separate cleaning heads to get all the nitty gritty out from between your QWERTY keys LOL.......that accessory would fit right in with my Kitty Screen Cleaner...... "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 808339 ·

Stealth Eagle* Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 7 Sep 00 Posts: 5971 Credit: 367,640 RAC: 0	Message 808387 - Posted: 15 Sep 2008, 5:11:18 UTC - in response to Message 808338. rebest, I also like Mopars, They were/are great cars. For instance '71 Roadrunner and '70 Challenger/Cuda. I had one of each. drooooool...... Drool is right!!!! Awesome, Stealth!! I'd love to have one of the classics. Instead, I joined the "Next Generation": It's fun to play with. The only problem is the NC Highway Patrol thinks so, too. They're getting a fleet of them. The various law enforcement agencies here are also going to Dodges. Even some in Northern California have them. Harking back to the '60s and '70s when the CHP used the Dodge Polaras for their interceptor vehicles. My first car was a '69 Dodge Polara. Unfortunately, instead of the 440, it had the 318. It was a good first car. All metal, very heavy, and underpowered. I couldn't get into too much trouble. My fourth or fifth was the '71 Roadrunner 383 Magnum 4spd and 3.23 limited slip differential it would do 100 in the 1/4. top end over 135mph I know because I tried both. the 1/4 when I pissed off a LACSD and Top end when my dad died. (in case you don't know the acronym, it stands for Los Angeles County Sheriff Deputy.) What you do today you will have to live with tonight ID: 808387 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51469 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 808394 - Posted: 15 Sep 2008, 5:32:04 UTC - in response to Message 808387. rebest, I also like Mopars, They were/are great cars. For instance '71 Roadrunner and '70 Challenger/Cuda. I had one of each. drooooool...... Drool is right!!!! Awesome, Stealth!! I'd love to have one of the classics. Instead, I joined the "Next Generation": It's fun to play with. The only problem is the NC Highway Patrol thinks so, too. They're getting a fleet of them. The various law enforcement agencies here are also going to Dodges. Even some in Northern California have them. Harking back to the '60s and '70s when the CHP used the Dodge Polaras for their interceptor vehicles. My first car was a '69 Dodge Polara. Unfortunately, instead of the 440, it had the 318. It was a good first car. All metal, very heavy, and underpowered. I couldn't get into too much trouble. My fourth or fifth was the '71 Roadrunner 383 Magnum 4spd and 3.23 limited slip differential it would do 100 in the 1/4. top end over 135mph I know because I tried both. the 1/4 when I pissed off a LACSD and Top end when my dad died. (in case you don't know the acronym, it stands for Los Angeles County Sheriff Deputy.) I will never forget the ride I had in my '69 Buick GS 400 one afternoon in high school............. The dudes had been bitching at me all day long 'bout this guy and his 'Stang....... Got to get sore......you know how teenys are.......and peer pressure... I caved...and granted him the race...... Lunch time.......and little used road......and too many hormones and horsepower.... We launched.......I had him from the get-go........ But then the right front wheel bearing on the 'Stang froze up........ Not a pretty sight....but nobody died that after noon.....the 'Stang ended up on the roof.......with the tyres aloft.......they all crawled out.....thank God. I got called into the front office that afternoon, but did not confess.... Used to have a hoot launching me GS400 over the railroad tracks in town... Dude did not believe that I could get the car airborne......dumb ###t...... Won a c-note for that one........ he waited be the side of the road....... I cam by at about 85mph......the road was high, the tracks were low.......and away on the fly away I did go....... How did I ever survive my youth?????? "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 808394 ·

Dr. C.E.T.I. Send message Joined: 29 Feb 00 Posts: 16019 Credit: 794,685 RAC: 0	Message 808401 - Posted: 15 Sep 2008, 5:42:40 UTC . . . Charcoal's meOOWWWrin' - i am hittin' the sack about right now! l8Tr Mark . . . (Lady Joanne sez nite-nite too) ;) ps - as an added note: iT was great talkin' w/ you - Thanks Sir! BOINC Wiki . . . Science Status Page . . . ID: 808401 ·

Stealth Eagle* Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 7 Sep 00 Posts: 5971 Credit: 367,640 RAC: 0	Message 808402 - Posted: 15 Sep 2008, 5:45:09 UTC - in response to Message 808394. rebest, I also like Mopars, They were/are great cars. For instance '71 Roadrunner and '70 Challenger/Cuda. I had one of each. drooooool...... Drool is right!!!! Awesome, Stealth!! I'd love to have one of the classics. Instead, I joined the "Next Generation": It's fun to play with. The only problem is the NC Highway Patrol thinks so, too. They're getting a fleet of them. The various law enforcement agencies here are also going to Dodges. Even some in Northern California have them. Harking back to the '60s and '70s when the CHP used the Dodge Polaras for their interceptor vehicles. My first car was a '69 Dodge Polara. Unfortunately, instead of the 440, it had the 318. It was a good first car. All metal, very heavy, and underpowered. I couldn't get into too much trouble. My fourth or fifth was the '71 Roadrunner 383 Magnum 4spd and 3.23 limited slip differential it would do 100 in the 1/4. top end over 135mph I know because I tried both. the 1/4 when I pissed off a LACSD and Top end when my dad died. (in case you don't know the acronym, it stands for Los Angeles County Sheriff Deputy.) I will never forget the ride I had in my '69 Buick GS 400 one afternoon in high school............. The dudes had been bitching at me all day long 'bout this guy and his 'Stang....... Got to get sore......you know how teenys are.......and peer pressure... I caved...and granted him the race...... Lunch time.......and little used road......and too many hormones and horsepower.... We launched.......I had him from the get-go........ But then the right front wheel bearing on the 'Stang froze up........ Not a pretty sight....but nobody died that after noon.....the 'Stang ended up on the roof.......with the tyres aloft.......they all crawled out.....thank God. I got called into the front office that afternoon, but did not confess.... Used to have a hoot launching me GS400 over the railroad tracks in town... Dude did not believe that I could get the car airborne......dumb ###t...... Won a c-note for that one........ he waited be the side of the road....... I cam by at about 85mph......the road was high, the tracks were low.......and away on the fly away I did go....... How did I ever survive my youth?????? Yeah, shortly after I got my license My dad let me drive the family car, a '56 Chrysler Windsor A boat to say the least. I took it down to the high school parking lot and did brodies there. Not to mention other stupid stuff. What you do today you will have to live with tonight ID: 808402 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51469 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 808413 - Posted: 15 Sep 2008, 6:05:08 UTC - in response to Message 808402. Last modified: 15 Sep 2008, 6:08:18 UTC I will never forget the ride I had in my '69 Buick GS 400 one afternoon in high school............. The dudes had been bitching at me all day long 'bout this guy and his 'Stang....... Got a little sore 'bout it.........you know how teenys are.......and peer pressure... I caved...and granted him the race...... Lunch time.......and little used road......and too many hormones and horsepower.... We launched.......I had him from the get-go........ But then the right front wheel bearing on the 'Stang froze up........ Not a pretty sight....but nobody died that after noon.....the 'Stang ended up on the roof.......with the tyres aloft.......they all crawled out.....thank God. I got called into the front office that afternoon, but did not confess.... Used to have a hoot launching me GS400 over the railroad tracks in town... Dude did not believe that I could get the car airborne......dumb ###t...... Won a c-note for that one........ he waited be the side of the road....... I cam by at about 85mph......the road was high, the tracks were low.......and away on the fly away I did go....... How did I ever survive my youth??????[/quote] Yeah, shortly after I got my license My dad let me drive the family car, a '56 Chrysler Windsor A boat to say the least. I took it down to the high school parking lot and did brodies there. Not to mention other stupid stuff.[/quote] Hmmmmmmmmmm...two things........ 1St.....you are older than I thought....... Your reference to 'broddies' gave you away...... 2nd..My favorite memory was driving my Daddy's '69 Buick Electra........ It had only about 500 miles on it.........cherry......we went to my Aunt's house and they had left the greeting card on the table back home......oh boy.... I had just got my driver's license a few days before, but he tossed me the keys and asked me to go back to the house to get the card...... Any of you know what a Quadrajet sounds like when you crack it open?????? Your pissant fuel injected cars just do not have that sound............ 455 cubes of hungry V8??? Some of you I am sure cannot understand..... The Qjet had about 1.2 inch primary bores and 'coke bottle' secondaries...... When the vaccum operated back bores kicked in, you were gone............ I had modified the Quadrajet in the Buick to act more like a Holley......the secondaries opened up when I wanted them to, not when they felt like it...... You had to control the throttle, else it would bog down, but it worked like a mechanical secondary.......and you better be hangin' on tight when it cracked open...... The best speed I ever got was about 145 mph.....outrunning a cop....on a Sunday morning comin' down........ "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 808413 ·

Stealth Eagle* Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 7 Sep 00 Posts: 5971 Credit: 367,640 RAC: 0	Message 808744 - Posted: 16 Sep 2008, 3:30:59 UTC - in response to Message 808413. Last modified: 16 Sep 2008, 4:24:55 UTC I will never forget the ride I had in my '69 Buick GS 400 one afternoon in high school............. The dudes had been bitching at me all day long 'bout this guy and his 'Stang....... Got a little sore 'bout it.........you know how teenys are.......and peer pressure... I caved...and granted him the race...... Lunch time.......and little used road......and too many hormones and horsepower.... We launched.......I had him from the get-go........ But then the right front wheel bearing on the 'Stang froze up........ Not a pretty sight....but nobody died that after noon.....the 'Stang ended up on the roof.......with the tyres aloft.......they all crawled out.....thank God. I got called into the front office that afternoon, but did not confess.... Used to have a hoot launching me GS400 over the railroad tracks in town... Dude did not believe that I could get the car airborne......dumb ###t...... Won a c-note for that one........ he waited be the side of the road....... I cam by at about 85mph......the road was high, the tracks were low.......and away on the fly away I did go....... How did I ever survive my youth?????? Yeah, shortly after I got my license My dad let me drive the family car, a '56 Chrysler Windsor A boat to say the least. I took it down to the high school parking lot and did brodies there. Not to mention other stupid stuff. Hmmmmmmmmmm...two things........ 1St.....you are older than I thought....... Your reference to 'broddies' gave you away...... 2nd..My favorite memory was driving my Daddy's '69 Buick Electra........ It had only about 500 miles on it.........cherry......we went to my Aunt's house and they had left the greeting card on the table back home......oh boy.... I had just got my driver's license a few days before, but he tossed me the keys and asked me to go back to the house to get the card...... Any of you know what a Quadrajet sounds like when you crack it open?????? Your pissant fuel injected cars just do not have that sound............ 455 cubes of hungry V8??? Some of you I am sure cannot understand..... The Qjet had about 1.2 inch primary bores and 'coke bottle' secondaries...... When the vaccum operated back bores kicked in, you were gone............ I had modified the Quadrajet in the Buick to act more like a Holley......the secondaries opened up when I wanted them to, not when they felt like it...... You had to control the throttle, else it would bog down, but it worked like a mechanical secondary.......and you better be hangin' on tight when it cracked open...... The best speed I ever got was about 145 mph.....outrunning a cop....on a Sunday morning comin' down........ I could have tried to out run the LCSD as I still had another gear to go but the next time I took it out on the road they would have nailed me. (I had the only '71 white Roadrunner with a green/gold vinyl roof that I have ever seen and this was over 30 years ago. I still haven't seen another one.) What you do today you will have to live with tonight ID: 808744 ·

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