Jabo

Goddamn it JP - you can't take our staff away like this - Painless won't stand for it!!! :riot: :riot: :riot: :riot: Jabo

I have a similar problem with a client's machine at the moment, damn thing won't POST at all, swapped out gfx cards, psu and memory. Left with processor and mobo (which I don't have spares for) - looks like they're going to need new innards for this one. FWIW a mainboard/processor kit can usually be picked up from most computer retailers at a reasonable price - I'm on the wrong side of the herring pond to advise on who you should look at, but that'd be where I'd be going now. ~S~ Jabo

oops, my mistake - 10000lbs would be about right - at least I was on the money with the Mosquito

Indeed, and I have replied to it

Overkill? Why yes my dear Merdog, of course it is - but when SOW comes out... BWAAAAAHAHAHAHA! Basically I'm looking to future proof this thing a bit, 'cos it's going to be a bit difficult for Mike to drop his machine round to me when it breaks or he wants something added in (right m8?

For 300UKP Nick? Have they got any more? t'other Nick

Welcome to the pound Farret ~S~ Jabo

Hi Col, I have a matched pair of PC3200 512Mb Corsair RAM if you want 'em - free for the asking ~S~ Jabo

Not so sure about this m8, AFAIK the unladen weight for the tbolt was 9000kg and the mossie was 6800kg It's always nice to meet the old guys though. I've always made time to talk to them, and the one thing that nearly all of them say is that you can forget the medals and the rest of that stuff, they just want people to remember them for what they did and why. Amen to that... ~S~ Jabo

Thanks Shadow - I'll need to look into the 200 series cards - we're not stocking them at present so I won't get any discount The only reason for going for 4 GB, was to allow the machine to dual-channel the memory to the maximum the OS can handle (3GB?). Incidentally, as I understand it it's only the 64 bit versions of Vista that remove the memory cap, the 32 bit versions have the same limitation as XP. ~S~ Jabo

Thanks Jediteo. This idea has saved me a bunch of cash and I can now get my X52 instead! In the words of Krusty - I heartily endorse this event or product. Incidentally, I modified the basic model to power from a USB port so I don't need a battery - of course, it does mean another cable attaching me to the 'puter. ~S~ Jabo P.S. I have to build another one, so I'll take some pictures of the build to give people an idea of what's involved.

Hi chaps, Mike and I have been kicking around an idea for his new PC - here's what I've come up with - see what you think - any ideas appreciated. Consider that we're keeping his original case, HDD and optical drives but anything else is fair game. Oh, and I want to keep the price below £600 XFX nForce 680i mainboard Intel Quad Core Q9300 4Gb Corsair RAM (4x 1Gb sticks) XFX Geforce 9800GT (x2 natch) I also need to get him a new PSU (800 - 1000W I think?) and some serious cooling Over to you... ~S~ Jabo

Already bumped into you on ts m8, but thought I'd just add to this thread as well. Welcome back! Now - about your shirt... ~S~ Jabo

Not at all Jim, I'd much rather be proved wrong than believe I'm right and be 'off the beam' as it were. In any case it proves the point that I should have posted the spec rather then be mysterious about it. I'll do that tomorrow - too late now ~S~ Jabo

Thanks Jim, but that's a different model, mine's a core 2 duo. Check the KE111ET#ABU variant ~S~ Jabo

PM sent Colin. I've got a couple of other things to get shot of here if anyone's interested; A brand new (boxed & unused) HP (Compaq) 6720s Laptop - Drop me a PM for the spec Normally retails between £500 - £670 but £400ono to you guys A likewise brand new (factory sealed) copy of MS Office 2007 Professional - we sell this for £470ish (although I've seen it cheaper on the web) - £250ono All proceeds to Jabo's "I need a better PC with a bigger monitor, TrackIR and an x52" fund

Ditto, only just spotted this thread ~S~ Quazi - Happy Birthday m8 ~S~ Jabo

Hmm, done some additional digging here, early Special's did have rounded wingtips and tail surfaces (along with open cockpits - although most of those still flying have been converted to a 'closed' format) as does the current Eagle which is, essentially, a kit version of the Pitts. Both types are offered with a range of powerplants which accounts for the differences in the cowlings between some aircraft. If the first plane you posted is an early one, then it's been retrofitted with clipped wingtips - I guess this is to increase the roll rate, just like the clipped Spitty. The second one definitely looks like an early variant to me. Not disputing the accuracy m8, ISTR reading something about that somewhere, just thought it looked a little different to what is normally seen. Oh, and I'm right with you on the side windows in the A26 - grrr. There was one at Duxford in 2000-2001 with the low-drag turret and the full works - looked the business, and the pilot really blasted it round the circuit - seriously quick for a large® aeroplane. I'll have to see if I've any photos. ~S~ Jabo

Yep, 'borrowed' from an official publication too. The plane does seem to lend itself to modification though - The Eagle looks very similar but has rounded wingtips, tail and stabilser and is also a kit plane made by a company called Aviat - who also make the Pitts! ~S~ Jabo P.S. Thanks for more Carla!

Now, now Enforcer, play nicely Pretty certain it's a Pitts m8, compare yours with this shot Having said that there are any number of modified versions of the same basic ariframe out there with different engines etc so it could easily be a modded one (but only as long as it's 4.09

Nice find GK - I like the quote next to it as well "Someone needs to get this dog a show on The Animal Planet. It would be like Prison Break, only much better." How true... ~S~ Jabo

Oh that's sad

~S~ Enforcer, great pics (again) - it's amazing how you can go off somebody