Hi guys, a little help if you will.

My computer has done something strange tonight, I went to put my daughter to bed and when I came back the screen had gone funny and was frozen. So I switched it off and tried to reboot it.

Now all it does it bot to a black screen, something has gone screwy with Windows I think....or possibly it could be more serious I don't know.

Any suggestions?

I've just ordered the battery for a relatives key start lawn mower and I once again began thinking about an electric start for my snow blower. Right now in the colder weather I have to take out the spark plug, squirt some starting fluid into the chamber, put the plug back in and pull the cord. I've gotten a hold of a 120 V electric motor but don't have an outside outlet for it to be plugged into and had begun thinking of using a battery to power the motor. I tested the motor with a 12 volt car battery and it seems to run a bit slow to start the snow blower, 24 volts makes it run faster and should start the snow blower. The other factor is the motor turns the engine faster so it starts fairly quick which I know from experience with my cousins snow blower which sometimes had a problem starting in the colder weather.
The batteries are sealed lead acid and I was very surprised at the range of sizes and amp hours offered. A 12 V 5Ah battery that I feel should do the job is only $11 and the size is only 3.5 by 2 3/4 by 4. I had thought of the lithium batteries but the prices for these are pretty high.
Carl2

I stumbled across this little gem:

The Computer Programme (11th Jan 1982)

It's well worth watching if you get the time, many of their predictions have come true.

I was a teenager at the time and remember watching these programs.

After the previous post on Vulcan XH558 I found this great article on the Canberra now owned by the Vulcan to the sky trust.

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20161216-the-british-jet-that-flew-higher-than-any-other-plane

I should mention that my father was a radar technician (ground crew) on Canberra's during the 50's so these aircraft hold a rather special place in my fascination of all thing flying

hopefully the dream to put her back where she belongs gets back on track.

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/techandscience/nasa-planning-mission-to-an-asteroid-worth-dollar10000-quadrillion/ar-AAm0lYj?li=BBiaL6p&ocid=spartandhp

Firstly, this is for discussion purposes only. Please understand, I make no recommendations here.

The IBM Thinkpad A31 system specifications say the maximum RAM is 512MB.

But, I read online, that (undocumented) with the right chips it will support 2 gigabytes of RAM.

So, I decided to take a minor risk and order 2 x 1GB chips at a discount price of $8 dollars.

Well, my friends, the RAM chips arrived from China today, so I am excited to try them out.

Due to, frankly, some monumentally poor decision making less than a year from retiring from the airshow circuit Vulcan XH558 is now being put into storage at its current home of Doncaster/Sheffield Airport.

https://www.justgiving.com/campaigns/charity/vtts/vulcanxh558ssurvivalplan

The wrong final home appears to have been chosen for this British icon, hopefully she will survive this and remain on display but it wouldn't be the first time a Vulcan has ended up on the scrapheap in this manner.

This also affects the recordbreaking Canberra purchased by the trust just last year and intended to be returned to flight by 2018.

http://www.vulcantothesky.org/news/778/82/Latest-Press-Release.html