Well, I've finally done it...killed my computer, that is. Someone put it to me in a way that I realized makes it completely my idiocity. Much in the manner of 'Tim "the toolman" Taylor' (home improvement?) I decided that upgrading some RAM for more *POWER* OH HO HO* was greatly intriguing an idea. My compy was running slowly with photoshop wanting to crash and everything else. Limited storage space on the computer was tolerable, as I normally kept the hard disk pretty clean considering all the weight of Illustrator, Photoshop, and some of the files from projects I was working on. Many virtual memory messages and defrags later, I decided that some more RAM was in order.

Good idea, yes?

I thought so, but apparantley my computer and I had a falling out that I was unaware of at the time. I install the RAM...computer doesn't boot. I take the cards back out, the computer boots fine. I give it several attempts, and probably around the 5th...compy stops booting all together. I checked the cards to make sure they weren't corrupt in another computer...the RAM cards are just fine...but my computer still doesn't want to boot...no matter what cards, original RAM or not, are installed. I never had a problem last time I gave it an upgrade...however, this time around met the death of Compy 386.

In closing;
I am past the greiving stages and I'm trying to move on. I've been borrowing the internet here at work and various other places to check e-mail and things of the sort...but I suppose I'm shopping off and on for a new computer. I did scrap the RAM, GeForce2mx, and the hard drive so I could maybe re-use some stuff for somebody else...hopefully I can still pull all of my programs and files I need off the hard drive. I think of it sort of like a pet though. I've had that computer for WAY longer than I thought it would last...I have tried to take care of it the best I can, I'd like to think that I gave it a good life. It's been with me for a good 8 solid years. I think its time to put it to rest...considering how ill it was behaving this past year, its in a better place now.

All digital art/photography is going to have to be put on pause for the time being...but that still gives me my penciling to work on and more attention I can pay to music and writing, where time is found. If anyone reading has good suggestions on desktop PCs, give me a shout-as I'm going to have to break down and save up for another sometime in the near future.

-Justin.
*light a candle for Compy*