[dba-Tech] Widescreen Monitor

I just bought an Iomega 500 GB external from Tigredirect for $109. I'm
not to familiar with Iomega as a hard drive company but figured for
the price I would give it a try.

GK

On 9/7/07, Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software <rockysmolin at bchacc.com> wrote:
> D'oh!
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> Think I should take it back?
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> Rocky
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 6:33 PM
> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Widescreen Monitor
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> Hi Rocky:
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> I thought Maxtor has gone broke. Local companies will not touch the drives
> as they say they are junk. Just finished putting in a new hard drive for a
> client after the Maxtor quit. (1 year 3 months old.) Replaced it with a
> Seagate, for the same price with a 5 year warranty.
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> HTH
> Jim
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at
> Beach Access Software
> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 11:01 AM
> To: List
> Subject: [dba-Tech] Widescreen Monitor
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> Went to Fry's the other day and picked up an external Maxtor 300GB for $100.
> Needed it.  Also looked at a widescreen monitor but couldn't decide how it
> would do. It was only $150.  But I passed on it.
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> Today they're selling a 19" widescreen w/ analog and digital interfaces for
> $120 (they throw in a Canon ip1800 printer as well, but that's beside the
> point).
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> What I'm wondering is how this thing works.  I develop in 800x600 (also old
> man's eyes - big is good). And I sue the adh Screen Resizing code.
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> Now on this wide screen will it stretch the maximized form distorting it?
> Or do I end up with two black bars on either side and my current aspect
> ratio Will it stretch my desktop?  OR will I just get more real estate?
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> Should I grab this puppy?  I'm using a conventional 19 now - it's lovely. So
> 'need' is not part of the equation.
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> MTIA
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> Rocky
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