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Noone, i would try www.mecerpc.co.za. I got myself a very nice laptop from there. I have a 64Mb 9000 Mobility Radeon that handdles all the games i've played perfectly (Soldier of Fortune 2, C & C Generals, NFS Underground...

As far as Incredible Deception is concerned I would never buy ANY hardware from those crooks...

Cheers Comrades

B O R R I S
 
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by johnny-c</i>
<br />Actually in computer terms it's supposed to be virii.

Strange thing, in animals: one mouse, many mice
in computers: one mouse, many mouses...

Also, on tv: programmes
on computer: programs.

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Um no? It is always "mice," and it is always "programs." It must be a local thing.


I do find it very sad though, that the companies limit your internet use. That is a completely foreign concept to me. Every company I've worked for so far has had unlimited internet access (except for porn sites, that will get you into trouble if they figure it out). Even a company with 6 people I worked for had two T1 lines (3 Mb). Current company I work for has several OC-12 lines. (Budget is C$1.1 billion so they can afford it)
 
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Jerrek</i>
Um no? It is always "mice," and it is always "programs." It must be a local thing.
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Uh, no, it's not a "local thing", it's a tendency *everywhere* in the English-speaking world to (whether mistakenly or not) think the plural might be "mouses", and there is even a reason for it: http://www.yourdictionary.com/library/oxen.html.

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I do find it very sad though, that the companies limit your internet use. That is a completely foreign concept to me.
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What's your point? Or is this the part where we are supposed to envy you and start fawning?
 
I have never heard anyone use the word "mouses" when refering to more than one mouse. Maybe you should go back and examine your education system. The plural of mouse is mice, computer or not, and anyone using the word "mouses" is just demonstrating his inability to grasp the English language. Unless, of course, it is local slang to use the word "mouses." I can assure you that that is not the case here, so such gross generalizations only prove your ineptness. So if you're going to say "stupid americans," learn to master your own language by applying the correct punctuation. I can assure you we do not say "mouses," and we do not write it "programmes" for television. It is "mice" and "programs," computer or not.
 
south africa's dell website sucks ass

anyone know where else i can get prices on a dell laptop?

Why do you have to "put your two cents in"... but it's only a "penny for your thoughts"? Where's that extra penny going to?
 
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by noone</i>
<br />Actually virii is the correct term for many viruses... like you call alot of geese, a flock (right?) or a gaggle or something
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Nope. If you were talking Latin plurals, "virii" would be the plural of "virius". "Viri" is the plural of "vir", which is the word for "man".

"Virii" is meaningless.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plural_of_virus
http://www.cknow.com/vtutor/vtplural.htm

(If you want something more definitive, what do antivirus manufacturers use?)
 
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by johnny-c</i>
<br />Actually in computer terms it's supposed to be virii.

Strange thing, in animals: one mouse, many mice
in computers: one mouse, many mouses...

Also, on tv: programmes
on computer: programs.

Stupid americans
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See my previous reply about "virii".

As far as other plurals go - there could be justification for uses "mouses" rather than "mice". Generally, when an existing word with irregular plural is used as a proper noun or with a completely different meaning, the irregular plural becomes regular. So, for example, you don't get Ford Foci, you get Ford Focuses.

As for "program" and "programme": UK English uses "programme", while US English uses "program". Since volume software originated in the US, "program" has generally been used, and while UK English pedants will try to use "programme", "program" is used by common convention.
 
re laptop prices, put in the model you're after at
http://froogle.google.com/
then use the currency converter at
http://www.xe.com/ucc/

to get an idea of the level of ripoff with local prices..
 
Those import duties is what is bringing the price up [:(]

Might get my boss to buy me one when he's overseas again, could probably persuade him to "spot" me the odd 20k

[:p]

Why do you have to "put your two cents in"... but it's only a "penny for your thoughts"? Where's that extra penny going to?
 
I dunno what u don't like about the Dell site noone, I found it works OK...
To make it easier for you, I've pasted the link direct to the "customise and purchase" page for the Inspiron 9100. The are a bunch of sweet hardware options to choose, just scroll down. I recommend the Pentium 3.00 GHZ, 512MB RAM and Mobility 9700 128MB upgrades [:D]. A fatty harddrive wouldn't hurt either [;)]

http://commerce.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config/frameset.asp?s=zabsd&l=en&m=zar&c=596&n=2911&cu=zabsd&v=d&cc=&ogn=&kcd=&ad=&mc=&rs=&cuid=&cg=&pch=1&pn=2911&demo=&gc=&sbc=zadhsinspn&co=&b=49281

<font color="blue">Telkom needs a leash, ICASA needs some guts, and the </font id="blue"><font color="red">SA consumer</font id="red"><font color="blue"> needs to make it happen</font id="blue">
 
Dude, wtf? 2 gig ram is 15k extra?

Do they accept first born's like Sentech as bargaining or collatoral?

Why do you have to "put your two cents in"... but it's only a "penny for your thoughts"? Where's that extra penny going to?
 
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by noone</i>
Dude, wtf? 2 gig ram is 15k extra?
Do they accept first born's like Sentech as bargaining or collatoral?
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Heh heh...I dunno what the hell is up with that [B)].Maybe call them and bitch to the sales ppl...surely you've got enough experience bitching from your MyWireless connection [:o)]

<font color="blue">Telkom needs a leash, ICASA needs some guts, and the </font id="blue"><font color="red">SA consumer</font id="red"><font color="blue"> needs to make it happen</font id="blue">
 
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