Feb 16
So, I’ve decided to drag Ida into the 21st century … with 20th century technology. Yes, I’m giving her my old laptop that is about 10 years old (I bought it sometime in 1998). It’s a Hewlett Packerd Pavilion N3110.
- 433 MHz Intel Celeron Processor
- 32MB SDRAM (which I had upgraded to 160MB)
- 4.8GB hard disk drive
- 24x IDE CD-ROM drive
- 1.44MB floppy disk drive
- 12.1″ HPA display
To it, I added a D-Link AirPlus (DWL-G630) Cardbus Adapter so she can connect to the wireless network at mom’s and at her house. It just chugs along at a snails pace with Windows XP Home Edition (it originally came installed with Windows 98). It’s good for playing Solitaire and for checking her e-mail. By the way, we are still trying to come up with a good e-mail address for her. We thought putagordo@hotmail.com would be funny, but she didn’t seem to think so.
Stay tuned for what’s sure to be hilarious developments …
