Wiredgeek Wrote:what's your starting budget?Low enough the salesman at the Brick and mortar components store hands me a stack of punch cards.
"What's this?" I ask.
"Your OS," he replies.
Seriously, I'm thinking of about 500 to 700 dollars once my tax return gets in. As long as I don't have to SOLDER or have the manual dexterity of a neurosurgeon I should be fine.
It also helps if a magnetized screwdriver won't mess things up.
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll