fett on 6/12/2011 at 00:15
No, I'm not dead. Admit it though, the thought crossed your mind. NOT GOING OUT LIKE THAT.
Today, I say goodbye to Victoria. Our nomadic lifestyle has made her obsolete, and she has been replaced by younger, portable models with more RAM and faster processors. I will miss her.
I built Victoria right as T2X was taking shape. This was the machine on which the lion's share of the T2X dialogue, readables, and conversations were edited and compiled. Many of the missions were first beta-tested on her, and some of the missions were even re-imagined on her. I first played TDS on her. She has been duct taped, had extra fans installed, and rode far harder than any woman deserves. I have posted to TTLG thousands of time from her, and she helped my wife get through nursing school. She has been the primary tool that provided me not only the resources, but the know how to homeschool my boys, thus allowing me to share more of my life with them. I watched the Wire on her for the first time, as well as Breaking Bad. I downloaded hundreds of songs onto her, which have brought me unspeakable joy and reflection. I used her to Skype with many friends and family when the miles made it impossible for us to touch, and she made the world seem smaller.
Goodbye, Victoria. You have served me well, and though I have called you a worthless whore many times, I was really only mad at Bill Gates. I'm sorry you had to bear the brunt of his idiocy, but you bore it with honour. I will remember you fondly, and tell my grandchildren of the many hours we spent together exploring the known universe.
Thank you.
Kolya on 6/12/2011 at 00:50
Aww man! *puts the champagne back in the fridge* :p
Weird how one can get so attached to old stuff. Worn out sneakers and jeans are a favourite.
hopper on 6/12/2011 at 00:59
My last three computers were called Bluebox, Silverbox, and Blackbox. They better start making some cases that are a little more colourful soon* :p.
*And aren't fugly, fexpensive, and/or ftasteless.
Edit: Good job, Victoria, you had a good run.
Dia on 6/12/2011 at 01:25
I commiserate fett.
My faithful old Silverstreak still sits on the floor next to my PC hutch; silent and cold. I just can't bring myself to do anything drastic with it .... yet.
Mr.Duck on 6/12/2011 at 01:28
You motherfucker, don't scare me like that.
*Hugs*
BrokenArts on 6/12/2011 at 02:51
You will always have your memories of her, *sniff*.
Tocky on 6/12/2011 at 06:33
She isn't really gone. The tower is only her husk to be buried or reused. Her soul will transfer into a newer and better model forever if the great meat computer wills it.
Volitions Advocate on 6/12/2011 at 08:06
You can do amazing things with old computers using thin-client OS's like ChromiumOS and JoliOS. You could install Joli on it and your family could still use it for every day computer needs. Or even a light linux of some sort. I just did this for my wife's grandpa. the guy is 94 and happily using facebook to talk to his family, since he stubbornly lives in the middle of nowhere because he wants to die in the town he was born in, and nobody can see him on a daily basis.
Check out jolicloud.com, you never know. Could get 10 more years out of her.
Sg3 on 6/12/2011 at 17:55
Yeah, I'd hang onto it for legacy gaming. I play games that are over 15 years old, and some of them refuse to run on some modern systems.
june gloom on 7/12/2011 at 00:12
son of a bitch don't do that
Shame about your PC though.
