On Sat, 13 Jan 2007 12:58:02 -0500, Derick Centeno wrote: > Hi Beartooth: > > If you are going to work with any electrical aspects of computer > hardware beyond the level of plugging/unplugging devices from a power > socket and you really intend to not damage what you have, in my view you > really have only one recourse. Enroll for a beginners level electronics > course and work your way up from there. Happily there exists something > called the Cleveland Institute of Electronics (http://www.cie-wc.edu/)
Well, I looked at it; and it does seem good of its kind. > The experience gained from using the proper tools and exercises is > priceless. A serious effort in this direction could open another career > path. However, if that is not your interest at the very least you'll > have a better understanding of what to do and avoid doing, which in > itself could save you a great deal of money. Well, no doubt; but even if I were going to live long enough for a third career, it'd be the last thing I want, I'm afraid. I'm a deteriorating double retiree, and just trying to spend whatever time is left doing things I already I know I like better than others. Nor did my arthritic eyeballs & trifocal fingers ever have any co-ordination (let alone talent) at tinkering. What I did do was search airport base station on apple's hardware page, and choose to be redirected to the apple store. There I find only one candidate for my interest : an 'adapter' at http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/6714001/wo/UB1pEHCPm1b12lqbus31IEocIUm/0.0.21.1.0.8.25.7.11.1.3 But I don't see how to tell whether my equipment is one of the variations of the station that this gadget is compatible with ... -- Beartooth Squirreler, Wordcrafty Staffwright Not Quite Clueless Fedora Power User I have little idea (precious little!) what I'm talking of. _______________________________________________ yellowdog-general mailing list [email protected] http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:terrasoftsolutions.com'
