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Posted by: ind06 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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ind062 months, 3 weeks ago

And while you're buying your Bates 4000 be sure to get Windows 2008 and Office 2008 and Windows Media Player 11 and Norton 360 Version 2.0 and Grand Theft Auto IV and a Playstation 3 and an XBox 360 and Wii Fit and a Zune 2.5 and an iPod touch!
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  uncle-dave2 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  I'm having trouble getting my Bates 4000 into my Edsel. Can I borrow your mini-van?
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    Charlson2 months, 3 weeks ago
    
    How about a Humvee? lol.
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      BronxBomber2 months, 3 weeks ago
      
      Bates..the "cutting edge"...of technology ...yeah... the customer at the end of that video went "psycho" like 'Norman Bates'.
      http://www.feoamante.com/Movies/Psycho/images/H...
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rightfromwrong2 months, 3 weeks ago

I got to have the Bates 4000..love the add ons too
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CrawfordBizDev2 months, 3 weeks ago

Looking to trade mine in for a Mac. I hear they are really much more advanced these days....
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  uncle-dave2 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  I'll trade you for my Commodore.
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    y_soitenly2 months, 3 weeks ago
    
    Uncle Dave,
    You got one of those too?
    I just put my Commodore 2400 with that blazing fast 1200 baud modem, up for sale on Ebay.
    Any takers?
    Better hurry. I'm sure it'll be gone fast.
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    ind062 months, 3 weeks ago
    
    I'll trade you two Admirals for your Commodore.
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      y_soitenly2 months, 3 weeks ago
      
      Hah! Buy mine and I'll throw in a copy of Windows 3.1.
      You can't beat a deal like that ind06.
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      Dicax_Maximus2 months, 3 weeks ago
      
      Ind - I'll offer a ZX 81 with a FULL 64k of RAM, external cassettte tape drive backup !!!!
      
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        Dicax_Maximus2 months, 3 weeks ago
        
        Thanks for the duplicate Prop !!!
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        uncle-dave2 months, 3 weeks ago
        
        It got you and extra pos, DM! LOL!
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        ind062 months, 3 weeks ago
        
        All props to ya!
        Is there any way to just get the RAM chips, my 350 MB hard drive that I just bought from y_soitenly for $5,000 (say, is there such a thing as a "genuine antique hard drive"?)needs all the RAM it can get!
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chevydog2 months, 3 weeks ago

Lots of jargon. Weren't these used for the reservation system at the Bates Motel?
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Bkumm2 months, 3 weeks ago

Thankfully it's not really that way anymore, but it sure used to be. I can remember buying my "cutting edge" Pentium 75 TWO DAYS before the Pentium 100's came out. Of course, my next computer the "super" Pentium II with Microsoft Windows 98 and the "awesome" 56k modem was obsolete the day it came out of the box.
It was depressing.
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  ind062 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  Wow, I had an awesome Pentium II with Windows 98 and a 56k modem, I built it myself and literally two days after I bought my CPU and motherboard the Pentium III came out. My friends had a good laugh over that. Oh yeah, it was just hysterical.
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    Bkumm2 months, 3 weeks ago
    
    Funny like a stroke.
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y_soitenly2 months, 3 weeks ago

Back in the day... It was depressing for me when I paid $400 bucks for a 350MB hard drive. 4 months later, they were obsolete and being sold for $130 bucks!
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cowboygrandpa2 months, 3 weeks ago

LMAO, hahahaaahaahahaaaa.
I guess there won't be a Bates 10,000. I'm happy with what I have, although I could use a new keyboard. Spewed to much coffe and water on this one from the humor and instant laughing response.
Good one ind06
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  y_soitenly2 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  You know, I heard that keyboards are dishwasher safe. lol
  Note to self: Don't drink anything while reading the humor stories that ind06 has to offer.
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    chevydog2 months, 3 weeks ago
    
    Think that's true. I've never seen an MSM report of a keyboard being attacked by a dishwasher.
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      Charlson2 months, 3 weeks ago
      
      You checked with Homeland Security?
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        chevydog2 months, 3 weeks ago
        
        Yup. And the National Enquirer.
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    ind062 months, 3 weeks ago
    
    I washed mine and all the letters, which are just decals these days, came off.
    Would anyone like a slightly used hand-lettered keyboard?
    It's clean!
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      uncle-dave2 months, 3 weeks ago
      
      As long as these keys are marked correctly.
      Ctrl Alt Delete
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itsme22 months, 3 weeks ago

Get to your stores people!
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PresidentBuckheadd2 months, 3 weeks ago

Ind I'll buy your stats for 50 dollars.
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  ind062 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  It seems like a waste of cash PresidentBuckheadd. Well, it's your money...
  My shirts are large with a 14 1/2 inch neck. My pants are currently 36 waist 32 inseam. My shoes are 10 1/2 AA.
  OK, send me $50.
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rightfromwrong2 months, 3 weeks ago

damn it...just give me the latest off the presses
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