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Can someone tell me hte URL to the site that list virus hoaxes.
I just got an alarmist email from a friend and I want to confirm it before 
I pass it on.

Has anyone got "REAL" information on the "A Virtual Card" and the "A Flower 
For You", virus"?

Thanks in advance!
Steve S.


At 12:01 AM 2/28/01 -0500, you wrote:
> INTERNETWORKERS Digest for Tuesday, February 27, 2001.
>
> 1. where to buy a pc for home use
> 2. Re: where to buy a pc for home use
> 3. Re: where to buy a pc for home use
> 4. Re: where to buy a pc for home use
> 5. Re: where to buy a pc for home use
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> Subject: where to buy a pc for home use
> From: "saundrakaerubel.com" <saundrakae AT saundrakaerubel.com>
> Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 19:15:52 -0500
> X-Message-Number: 1
>
> Hi
>
> My husband is interested in buying a PC for home use.  Basically he wants
> the most options for the least amount and is not attached to any
> brand.  Any recommendations for places online or in the Triangle to buy one
> would be very much appreciated.  We know where to buy in Silicon Valley,
> but alas we are not there.
>
> Thanks
>
> Saundra
>
>
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> Subject: Re: where to buy a pc for home use
> From: Steven Champeon <schampeo AT hesketh.com>
> Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 19:36:39 -0500
> X-Message-Number: 2
>
> on Tue, Feb 27, 2001 at 07:15:52PM -0500, saundrakaerubel.com wrote:
> > My husband is interested in buying a PC for home use.  Basically he wants
> > the most options for the least amount and is not attached to any
> > brand.  Any recommendations for places online or in the Triangle to buy 
> one
> > would be very much appreciated.  We know where to buy in Silicon Valley,
> > but alas we are not there.
>
> If you're building a PC yourself, and want to pick and choose parts,
> and want to be able to do it in a brick and mortar venue, I recommend
> Stay Online. Their site is awful, but has their store locations at
> the very least. They were selling useful PC/Networking tech when the
> idiots at Best Buy still thought there were only two kinds of "computer
> cables": serial and longer serial. :) Oh, yeah, they still think that.
>
>  http://www.stayonline.com
>
> If you don't want to build your own, why not just buy online?
>
> --
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> Subject: Re: where to buy a pc for home use
> From: "David Wagoner" <dbwagoner AT yahoo.com>
> Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 19:54:44 -0500
> X-Message-Number: 3
>
> At UNC we frequently purchased upgrade computer parts from Intrex
> (www.intrex.com) in Chapel Hill and found their prices to be competitive
> with the Internet.  I believe they have stores in Durham and Raleigh too.
> They do on-site service for a fee.
>
> David
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "saundrakaerubel.com" <saundrakae AT saundrakaerubel.com>
> To: "InterNetWorkers" <internetworkers AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 7:15 PM
> Subject: [internetworkers] where to buy a pc for home use
>
>
> > Hi
> >
> > My husband is interested in buying a PC for home use.  Basically he wants
> > the most options for the least amount and is not attached to any
> > brand.  Any recommendations for places online or in the Triangle to buy
> one
> > would be very much appreciated.  We know where to buy in Silicon Valley,
> > but alas we are not there.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Saundra
> >
> >
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> Subject: Re: where to buy a pc for home use
> From: robert AT designhammer.com
> Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 20:56:07 -0500
> X-Message-Number: 4
>
> I second the Intrex recommendation.
>
> I purchased all of the components to build a Linux box there last year. The
> prices were competitive and the sales help (in Durham) was great.
>
> I also just got them to give me prices on some pre-built boxes for us to use
> for testing, they seemed pretty good. It would cost me almost as much to
> build them myself.
>
> If your husband has any desire at all to build a system from scratch I
> highly recommend the experience. ;-)
>
> I came across this when I was looking for cheap boxes. If you really want to
> keep the cost cost down and don't mind installing a few things yourself you
> might want to look into it:
>
> http://cgi6.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewListedItems&userid=pasthelp&in
> clude=0&since=-1&sort=2&rows=25
>
> Seems the motherboards are the weak link in these systems but the guy has
> good feedback and also sells them direct at:
>
> http://www.ckcomputerstore.com/
>
> Just to clarify - I have no experience with computers built by this person.
> If I were buying a new computer I'd spend a bit more and go with Intrex:
>
> http://www.intrex.com
>
> Robert Weeks
>
> Partner - Technology
> DesignHammer Media Group, LLC
> http://www.designhammer.com
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>
>
>
>
> On 2/27/01 7:15 PM, "saundrakaerubel.com" <saundrakae AT saundrakaerubel.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi
> >
> > My husband is interested in buying a PC for home use.  Basically he wants
> > the most options for the least amount and is not attached to any
> > brand.  Any recommendations for places online or in the Triangle to buy one
> > would be very much appreciated.  We know where to buy in Silicon Valley,
> > but alas we are not there.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Saundra
> >
> >
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> Subject: Re: where to buy a pc for home use
> From: Andy_Naylor AT dialog.com (Andy Naylor)
> Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 19:48:30 -0800
> X-Message-Number: 5
>
> Saundra,
>
> If your husband is looking to build from scratch the place I goto to check
> prices across the country is www.pricewatch.com.
>
> They watch prices (obviously) on systems as well as components from vendors
> across the country. There is also a place in Raleigh I've bought components
> from  called www.microbarn.com. It is rare that you will find a lower price
> than on pricewatch.com.
>
> Compaq has an online store where they sell/auction refurbished and
> overstock systems. There are some really good deals to be found here.
> URL:http://www.compaqworks.com/
>
> HTH,
> Andy...
>
>
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