[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Question for the computer experts

[Wolfie!]

> I'm actually typing this from the computer I pieced together, and
> while the blue LED light from the CPU fan is nifty, the silver and red
> of the case (http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/product/Chassis/fulltower/xaser3/xaser3_index.asp
> - v2000A +420 power supply - aluminum series only came in silver) are
> rather blah... And don't match the Dell monitor's (I like Dell's
> monitors but not interested in their computers) black... Hehe, or the
> beige of the Compaq keyboard and mouse (recycled from the older
> towers).  It's not that I don't have a sense of aesthetic; it's that I
> take into account budget and I really dislike tossing something I can
> use just fine because it doesn't look nice... Says the gal with worn
> out sleepwear on now. ;-)

Yeah my computer had a few extra lights inside it, I bought a "cool 
cathode" [a neon tube] for it's innards and that was nice. the case
was a bit ordinary... only has one side which you can see into.

But it's all steel, this is a good thing because it helps to keep
all the innards cool.

Frankly I'd never just go with a beige box, it's about time people
grew up and realised there are more colours than beige and black.

I mean, there's this joke that us guys don't care... oh yeah?
then why do men love shiny red cars? we've got to put these ugly
things in our home, why shouldn't we expect them to look nice?

BTW: I'm using a toshiba laptop [satellite] it's a very good looking
computer. [my big machine is a bit miserable right now, broke down
last year while I was having chemo and was too ill to fix it...
fine now, but it's still laying there.]

Wolfie!