Introduction

Hello,

I am a soon to be 75 year old 2 time retiree ( once from the Navy in 1971 and once from a civilian occupation in 1999). I am also a certified flight instructor which I did part time after learning to fly and getting my ratings through the GI bill. I enjoy working on computers and do a lot of work for friends, family and residents in ther senior commuity I live in located in Oak Harbor Washington. I am married and we have 8 grandchildren ages 11 through 26. We are both avid hikers, keep fit with visits to the Navy gymn here on Whidbey Island at the Air Station where our oldest daughter is the fitness coordinator.
Self Built Computer
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 3
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)

Motherboard
CPU Type Intel Pentium III Xeon, 3000 MHz (7 x 429)
Motherboard Name ASUS
Motherboard Chipset NVIDIA
System Memory 3328 MB
BIOS Type Award (03/05/08)

Display
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT (512 MB)
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT (512 MB)
Monitor ACER AL2002W

Storage
IDE Controller NVIDIA nForce 430/410 Serial ATA Controller
IDE Controller NVIDIA nForce 430/410 Serial ATA Controller
Disk Drive WDC WD6400AAKS-00A7B0 (596 GB, IDE)
Optical Drive PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-109 (DVD+R9:6x, DVD-R9:6x, DVD+RW:16x/8x, DVD-RW:16x/6x, DVD-ROM:16x, CD:40x/24x/40x DVD+RW/DVD-RW)
Optical Drive PIONEER DVR-213NP
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Network
Network Adapter NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller (192.168.1.47)

Peripherals
Printer HP Officejet J5700 Series fax
Printer HP Officejet J5700 Series