I know you
were talking to Tony, but I must interject.  Solving
 problems, and making the machine work, also counts as
 accomplishing something.  For me, and I suspect Tony as well,
 that's *more* of an accomplishment than, say, firing up WordStar
 or EDT.
   Not trying to be argumentative, just trying to explain a point. 
 And, honestly, I understand.  I will fix hardware for the fun of it
 myself.  But, I'm not so happy if I want to program some 8080
 assembly language on, say, my Kaypro, and I can't because the drive
 has gone down.  Then, the problem is a roadblock, not a puzzle. 
 
   Well yes...if it gets in the way of what you want to do at a
particular time, absolutely.
           -Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL