Ann, I feel for you, however, I think it's time for you to move into the 21st Century. It may be time to finally upgrade your system to WIN XP, upgrade the computer or maybe buy a new one. I know it's tough for you financially - it was tough for me when I did it a couple of years ago, but it sure made my life more pleasant and allowed me to work on the things I needed for business and for enjoyment. Prices of machines have come down a lot, and maybe you can find a good used machine for just a few hundred dollars, maybe even less.
Maybe some of the technically inclined on the list can help cobble together something for you, but IAC, and however you do it, it may very well be time to leave 98SE behind. And just a suggestion based on your DSLR debacle - don't make a move or buy anything from a local shop in NYC until you've talked with your friends here, and have thrashed out all the possibilities. Just my 2-cents, and worth almost every penny I suppose. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Ann Sanfedele > Gotta vent on verge of tears > > No high speed internet connection for moi > > In the process of finding out this DIDN't work with my > computer, the Time-warner techie managed to kill my > USB port connections that I was toggling between printer, >scanner and camera and backup hard drive on one > USB port. but it all worked fine until the cable guy tried > to use that port to hook up the cable modem. > > fortunately my keyboard and mouse still work. > > I'm frustrated, scared and angry. > > May or may not be able to get a friend over tomorrow to > assess the situation - meanwhile I cant do any real work > > IF any of you guys taht are either night owls or on the west > coast and are really savvy about windoze 98se and port > management have any idea where i should start > to restore the conenctions, I'd be mroe than grateful If I > could talk to you over the phone my non dime of course. (non-dime because my cell phone is really cheap and good) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net