Nicolas Alvarez <nic### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> nemesis wrote:
> > well worth it though.  I remember a time when I downloaded the emacs
> > editor with a 54Mbps dialup connection.
>
> You surely mean kbps?

good catch!  I'm still a long way off from that even today! :P

Actually, kinda of surprising to see Sam with this connection.  I thought all
Americans were by now enjoying 30Mbps wi-fi connections from one of their 5 home
PC's... :P

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nemesis wrote:
> Nicolas Alvarez <nic### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
>> nemesis wrote:
>>> well worth it though.  I remember a time when I downloaded the emacs
>>> editor with a 54Mbps dialup connection.
>> You surely mean kbps?
> 
> good catch!  I'm still a long way off from that even today! :P
> 
> Actually, kinda of surprising to see Sam with this connection.  I thought all
> Americans were by now enjoying 30Mbps wi-fi connections from one of their 5 home
> PC's... :P

5 PCs, yeah right!

I could get a higher internet connect, but satellite and cable cost too 
much, and DSL isn't available where I live. I do live in the "sticks" 
after all ;) On the plus side, I'll be making lots of snow castles this 
year :D

Just ordered my tablet, BTW. An intuos4, medium size. It'll take some 
getting used to, but at least I'll be able to go further than I could 
with traditional media (and save paper ;P)

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On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:23:49 -0700, stbenge wrote:

> Just ordered my tablet, BTW. An intuos4, medium size. It'll take some
> getting used to, but at least I'll be able to go further than I could
> with traditional media (and save paper ;P)

Curiosity, where did you order yours from?  Wondering if one of us got a 
better deal. :)

Jim

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Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:23:49 -0700, stbenge wrote:
> 
>> Just ordered my tablet, BTW. An intuos4, medium size. It'll take some
>> getting used to, but at least I'll be able to go further than I could
>> with traditional media (and save paper ;P)
> 
> Curiosity, where did you order yours from?  Wondering if one of us got a 
> better deal. :)

Got it at bhphotovideo.com for $315.00, $333.55 plus shipping. There was 
a instant discount. Won't receive it for 7-10 days though :(

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stbenge <not### [at] notaprofessorcom> wrote:
> nemesis wrote:
> > Nicolas Alvarez <nic### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> >> nemesis wrote:
> >>> well worth it though.  I remember a time when I downloaded the emacs
> >>> editor with a 54Mbps dialup connection.
> >> You surely mean kbps?
> >
> > good catch!  I'm still a long way off from that even today! :P
> >
> > Actually, kinda of surprising to see Sam with this connection.  I thought all
> > Americans were by now enjoying 30Mbps wi-fi connections from one of their 5 home
> > PC's... :P
>
> 5 PCs, yeah right!

ehehehe

> I could get a higher internet connect, but satellite and cable cost too
> much, and DSL isn't available where I live. I do live in the "sticks"
> after all ;) On the plus side, I'll be making lots of snow castles this
> year :D

Sounds cool to live very away from noisy and impersonal urban life.  Except for
a lack of restaurants and stores around, I guess.

> Just ordered my tablet, BTW. An intuos4, medium size. It'll take some
> getting used to, but at least I'll be able to go further than I could
> with traditional media (and save paper ;P)

That's great, man!  You'll be getting nuts with it, like I did... I mean, losing
some of your sleep just to get those final strokes... :D

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On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:30:43 -0700, stbenge wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:23:49 -0700, stbenge wrote:
>> 
>>> Just ordered my tablet, BTW. An intuos4, medium size. It'll take some
>>> getting used to, but at least I'll be able to go further than I could
>>> with traditional media (and save paper ;P)
>> 
>> Curiosity, where did you order yours from?  Wondering if one of us got
>> a better deal. :)
> 
> Got it at bhphotovideo.com for $315.00, $333.55 plus shipping. There was
> a instant discount. Won't receive it for 7-10 days though :(

That's not bad, got mine from buy.com for $309 IIRC, shipping included.  
I think that was 3-5 business days as well.

Jim

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nemesis wrote:
> stbenge <not### [at] notaprofessorcom> wrote:
>> I do live in the "sticks" after all ;) On the plus side,
 >> I'll be making lots of snow castles this year :D
> 
> Sounds cool to live very away from noisy and impersonal urban life.  Except for
> a lack of restaurants and stores around, I guess.

Yeah. I can look East and know that there isn't another house for 
hundreds of miles. I can just walk out my back door and get lost for 
hours :)

It's very quiet until the neighbors come.

Or until somebody holds you hostage, at gunpoint... which actually 
happened to me recently :S Let me tell you, sharing your house with 
questionable characters - even old friends - can backfire on you :(

>> Just ordered my tablet, BTW. An intuos4, medium size. It'll take some
>> getting used to, but at least I'll be able to go further than I could
>> with traditional media (and save paper ;P)
> 
> That's great, man!  You'll be getting nuts with it, like I did... I mean, losing
> some of your sleep just to get those final strokes... :D

It'll be just like the time I discovered POV. No sleep (O_o)

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Jim Henderson wrote:
> I wrote:
>> Got it at bhphotovideo.com for $315.00, $333.55 plus shipping. There was
>> a instant discount. Won't receive it for 7-10 days though :(
> 
> That's not bad, got mine from buy.com for $309 IIRC, shipping included.  
> I think that was 3-5 business days as well.

Not too bad at all, since Wacom is selling them directly for about $350.

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stbenge wrote:
> 
> 6 megs isn't too bad. Some of those art programs can run into the
> hundreds... Maybe I can use my download manager to acquire them in
> chunks, maybe not :/
> 

If you can't throw me the URL in email (remove removethis. and .invalid)
and I'll pre-chunk it for you (assuming the software is free to dl, I
didn't check).

-Aero

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On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:26:09 -0700, stbenge wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> I wrote:
>>> Got it at bhphotovideo.com for $315.00, $333.55 plus shipping. There
>>> was a instant discount. Won't receive it for 7-10 days though :(
>> 
>> That's not bad, got mine from buy.com for $309 IIRC, shipping included.
>> I think that was 3-5 business days as well.
> 
> Not too bad at all, since Wacom is selling them directly for about $350.

Yeah, that was my thought.  IIRC, I looked at pricewatch.com to see what 
various prices were.

Jim

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