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  Re: Shopping for a new PC...
 
(...) But I do some programming and stuff too, so I don't want a Mac. (...) I was more inclined to get a Windows machine and put on a copy of Linux, but as I'm going into engineering, maybe I'll get more into Linux... (...) I use Corel Photopaint 8, (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Shopping for a new PC...
 
(...) You can probably get student deals on Apple stuff (which would fit in well with what you want to use your system for). But even with the discounts, that may not be the most economical choice. I've personally been looking at Penguin Computing (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Shopping for a new PC...
 
All, I'm shopping for a new PC. My budget is <$4000, and I'm a student, so maybe I can get student discounts? I know I want a DVD-ROM and a CD-RW drive, but other than that I don't really know much other than I want it to be fast :) Stuff I use my (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Almost... Sweet talk...
 
Caffeine! (URL) (24 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: support & disclaimer on homepage
 
(...) Not neccessarily :) The slightly redundant '$' in '$x USD' led me to thinking that maybe it was there intentionally. At least in tcl, 'x' has a different meaning from '$x', ie -=-=- #!/usr/bin/tclsh set x 21 set $x "\$500" puts [set x] ;# (...) (24 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)


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