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|    Tony Langdon to JIMMY ANDERSON    |
|    Re: Silence    |
|    17 Apr 17 08:05:00    |
      -=> JIMMY ANDERSON wrote to TONY LANGDON <=-               TL> Yeah, would be overall more costly for me within a few months than        TL> shelling out for a Pi. :(               JA> I understand. :-) So much is being done with Pi nowadays - I almost        JA> bought one to build a retro gaming machine for my son for Christmas - a        JA> friend of his wife's got them one. :-)              Yeah, 20 years ago, recycled PCs were the way to go, when older PCs used less       and were still adequate for many tasks, but today, technology has got smaller       and more efficient, and cheaper too.               JA> One of these days I may delve into one. I saw lots of stuff for them at        JA> the Huntsville Hamfest, but I didn't have anything more than an HT at        JA> the time, so I didn't know what I was looking at or have any ideas for        JA> future projects. :-)              The Pi lends itself to all sorts of things, running BBSs included. :)               JA> ... To get back on your feet, just miss two car payments.              Haha true! :D                     ... Bar code - electronic device to help locate bars.       --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.49        * Origin: Freeway BBS - freeway.apana.org.au (3:633/410)    |
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