The Joe is not dead.

[BrainWalker]

But apparently his laptop is in peril. It's fan is on the fritz, so until that gets fixed, he's gonna be awol. He asked me to tell y'all. So... that's what I did.

So...

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[pd Rydia]

Wow, and Amanda's lappie is looking bad, too. :( Much sadness. <p>

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[NebulaQueen]

You know, I seriously need to check the Discussion forum more often. :( I was wondering where he was today. <p>

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[Shinigori V2]

He mentioned this earlier today to me, kinda, but made it sound as if it would hold out on him a bit longer. :O <p>

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[PriamNevhausten]

Hi! I'm not quite Priam~

Anyways, Yeah. What happened is that my laptop's fan has been getting weaker and weaker over time. I think RO last Febuary started the decay. Fallout Tactics put a big dent in it, too. It's been getting less robust sounding for awhile. Finaly, today I got the message: "Cooling system not reponding, shut off computer and take it back to the Vendor."

So I did.

I got a service plan on it when I bouht it, blessed be, so the repairs will be free. I imagine they are going have to outright replace the fan, it all comes down to how much it costs them. If it's more than the laptop is worth, they say fuck it and give me a new one. That will be determined within a week. If they decide to repair it, it'll be two weeks minium. Likely closer to three or a month, depending on how hard the new part is to obtain.

In the meantime, I am planing on a combination of abusing library computers, the lagresse of friends, and slowly going mad. Very mad. I might be able to rig up my Dreamcast for Board use, but so far as chats go, I'm gona be out of the running for a bit. <p><span style="font-size:xx-small;">"It's in the air, in the headlines in the newspapers, in the blurry images on television. It is a secret you have yet to grasp, although the first syllable has been spoken in a dream you cannot quite recall." --Unknown Armies</span></p>

[Zemyla]

Keep the Dreamcast. That has to be the coolest thing for surfing the net *ever*. <p>-----
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[Archmage144]

My laptop still works, if it makes anyone feel better! <p>

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[Jak Snide]

And thus my true goal in distributing Fallout Tactics comes to fruition. Combined with KotOR 2, Vikings in York and BW's awesome randomness thread I think I can say this is a most wondrous day. :D

PS: I don't think getting fans replaced costs much, unless I'm gravely mistaken about laptop components.

[Reako Somner]

Jak's words intrigue an interest me, who happens not to be Reako.

What I'm worried about is sarcity more than cost. My laptop is a 2002 model, at best. I'm pondering if Toshiba still makes/contracts people to make the parts for it.

[PriamNevhausten]

That's on them, though. They wrote the guarantee, and as such it is their responsibility to get your shit either fixed or replaced. <p><span style="font-size:xx-small;">"It's in the air, in the headlines in the newspapers, in the blurry images on television. It is a secret you have yet to grasp, although the first syllable has been spoken in a dream you cannot quite recall." --Unknown Armies</span></p>

[FlamingDeth]

2002 *is not that long ago*. My mother had laptop that was made in 98 and she got new parts for it in October.

Oh, and I have two working laptops. Almost three! Beat that! <p>
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[Jak Snide]

Have you linked them together into some sort of semi-portable cluster yet?

[Reako Somner]

I am totally not Reako.

Thanks for the update, FD. And indeed, Priam. But i'm looking at it in terms of waiting time.