Thursday, Feb 16, 2012 at 12:47
Thanks for your reply vk1dx, but my faithful Dell gave off a burning smell and stopped operating. I did say it was 6 years old but checking back I purchased it in Nov 2004. Considering it sat under the
seat, travelling the Talawana, Rudal river national Park, parts of the CSR,
Gibb River rd etc, it has performed remarkably well.
I have had it checked out and the parts maybe available but the guy I use for my computers who is very good by the way, said it will cost a bit to have it fixed and it is a bit of a dinosaur and for around $450 I can get a good laptop to suit the purpose. All my maps, files, photos and data can be retrieved so that is all good.
The unfortunate part about technology is that it changes daily and it will be the death of mankind. Look at the speed cameras, for a few seconds of indiscretion you get pinged for 5ks over the speed limit.
THANKS to all those who have responded to my query. Over the next couple of weeks I will get it all together and let you know how it went.
Cheers, The Nugget
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