Sean O'Donnells Weblog
My trusty old Thinkpad has finally given up the ghost. Its time had come, and considering the abuse I have dished out to it over the years the remarkable thing is that it lasted this long. One snowy January morning I tripped while walking downhill and wound up sledding 10 feet across icy tarmac on it. The hardy beast survived with only few scratches. However many more insults have been visited upon it, Not the least of which is that my new dog likes to sleep on it if I forget to put it away. I imagine its because its warm. Picking dog fur out of your keyboard is not a good thing. In the last few months it has mysteriously refused to start on occasion, and as of sunday night it reported a corrupted CMOS. It will not allow me to boot from a floppy to reflash it. Repairing it would cost more than replacing it. So with great regret and fond memories it will have to go to laptop heaven. All progress on Ogham and posting here will slow dramatically while I sort out a replacement.