I have become a NASA channel and activity fanatic....and now with my son building me a super computer, since he just built himself a "gamer" 3d one... and my current machine is really making more and more signs that things are not right and failing... so timing is good I think....

I am making the brave move to VISTA OS, but only the 32 bit one, as he says the 64 is still buggy .... I wonder if that is why some folks get mad and go back to XP? He has been using Vista for 3 years and is a wizard with computers, software and hardware...so I trust him...and VISTA allows me 4 GIGS OF RAM!!!  He says his older software works fine on Vista... sooo what I am getting, and why I may be off line for a while (I am also getting my friend's computer up to par - well not a gamer but have to help her install stuff) so double the work.... gladly done but will keep me pretty busy and I think I will miss being able to do a Thanksgiving card/picture that I already "see" in my head....

oh well...that and having to call the plumber for the THIRD time for a leaking under the sink problem... is gotten me more stressed than normal..hoping my super computer will help those blues... Anyway... it is:

PC- 32 bit Vista OS
A 500 GB fast hard drive! (wowowow! :)) 
AMD 6000+ Duel Core CPU running at 3.5 ghz THAT IS WATER COOLED!!!
and no not kidding...I thought he was, as I am gulible, but he showed me photos! Holy cow, I am going into the space age!!! Water cooled HOT machine?!?! whooo!!
4 Gigs of DDR2 800 MHz ram
and Video: a G Force 8800 GTS Super clocked 320 ghz DDR3 ram
AND..for the first time getting away from a CTR monitor:  a Samsung LCD 22 inch widescreen monitor that has a 3000:1 whatsis that will make it very very smooth and bright!!
2 DVD/CD burner/writers in it (good my current DVD reader/CD writer is dying now).
lots of USB ports... on board full duplex sound...and all warranties of course... :)

I can't think that Vue 6 Infinite with the latest patch (just downloaded) would not be happy with THIS machine over my older one (that vue 5 still loves).... I read the vue 6 specs to my son before we started on this.

I do have to buy a new scanner as my OLD umax one just will not go with Vista, but I found drivers for my DYMO label maker, my Logitech  trackball mouse...and even though my 1-2 year old HP REALLY NICE photosmart printer does not say the driver on the CD is vista, and there is no download, the HP site still sells the model and says it is Vista certified and says Vista OS as a pre-req besides the other windows versions....  OH and he is going to make it look like classic windows to lessen the shock...I will have to get used to IE 7....but at least Rendo and DAZ will stop telling me I have the wrong browser! ;)

Also getting a commercial version of a less invasive anti-virus/firewall, etc. program my son has tried out for 3 years too (the free version) so I bought a multiple use one for us all... feels so darn good to get out from under Norton and McAfee!!

I figure it's about time that I get a really nice art machine as I close my store and move on to other "retirement" art... besides still trying so hard to get Vue 6 Infinite to come to life and work with lots of imported objects! :))

SOoooo see you "on the other side" hopefully with a lot of people in a vue 6 scene! My son will make sure I get all the main important programs installed and make sure all is working.... ooooo if not for the infernal plumber thing, I am really pretty wired!! :)

Lyne

Life Requires Assembly and we all know how THAT goes!