wyrdolafr & others: Would you ride a bicycle on the Autobahn? It's YOU that has to catch up with the rest of the world. Buy a new computer...

(Reminds me of the old story of the mother who looks at her son marching in the Army, "Look, everybody is out of step except my boy!")

Can't afford one? What can I tell you?

Would you expect to plug in your crystal set radio from 1955 into a home theatre, high-def, surround sound set-up and get great reception?       THIMK!(I love that one, don't know who came up with it, but it's a good-un.)

You can't receive emails on your toaster. You could TRY. But I think you'll have to wait a long time...
bob