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1). IBM Computer Diagnostics: Error and Beep Codes
The following table includes some of the more common printed error codes that might be displayed when your vintage or non vintage IBM computer is performing the power-on self test (POST).
- record error codes that are displayed. If you need to call for help it will be best to be able to provide the error codes.
- if you get multiple error codes , always work to solve problems in the order in which the error codes are displayed.

2). A little Vintage Computer Monitor History
Until the early 1980’s most monitors were terminals. They were boxy video display terminals (VDT’s) combined with an attached keyboard. A terminal could be configured to work with just about any computer on the market. (Not that there was a wide selection of personal computers for you to choose from.)
Terminals were attached to computers by a serial interface.

3). Computing - The Basic Generations of the Early PCs an Their Legacy
The Generations of early vintage PC computers can be divided based on the family type of CPU processor used in the computer.
Here are the basic family lineages of these CPUs
1) The Original the Granddaddy - “8088”
The 8088 is slow slow slow. At the time (1981) it seemed like a very hot item.
The Intel 8088 is an Intel microprocessor based on the 8086, with 16-bit registers and an 8-bit external data bus.

4). Summer Sizzle Brings Blackouts, Sags and Spikes to Your Computer Systems
Why tempt fate ?
Summer weather can not only zap your newer computer systems but also your vintage computer as well as irrereplaceable vintage computer software as well as the time and energy spent in setup, hardware replacement and running computer systems.
Why does the summer season bring so much trouble – brownouts, sags and electric currents spikes?
Summer heat does wonders.

5). Why Choose a Core 2 Duo For Your CPU In Your New High End Computer ?
It must have been difficult for Intel to watch AMD's Athlon 64 and then the Athlon 64 X2 and FX pretty much take over the performance PC market, putting the once-untouchable chip giant into a position where its only competitive response was to cut prices. Those were dark days indeed. But now, with the release of the long-awaited codename "Conroe" -- the Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Extreme processors -- Intel looks set to start a new age of desktop domination.

6). People In Management : Which Ones to Watch and Follow
Often in the corporate business world it is difficult to assess and follow the tiles and roles of diffirent people in your organization.
If you are to prosper and take the jobs , incomes and perks of these postions it is best to be able to identify the roles and personaities of the the diffierent people in management .
These cues are of often even changing and never really defined.

7). Using Informal and Formal Status Symbols in Your Orgazination to Advance Your career
You want to get ahead in life and your career . Formal status symbols in a business setting tend to come with promotion. In other words, you have to earn them. They're badges of rank in the corporate army.
Some of the most common ones a re: - a reserved parking space next to the building - an office with a window (corner offices and those on top floors.

8). Which New 64 Bit CPU to Buy ?? Choices . Choices.
All of a sudden, Intel's lineup has become difficult to follow. You failed to mention the Core 2 Duo, the newest chip. Which CPU chip to buy?
Why not purchase a bag of potato chips?
At the very worst you can enjoy eating the chips.
OK, enough of that. AMD has been making Intel look bad for three years. Its 64-bit, dual core chips were more advanced than anything Intel had.

9). Management Basics. Enjoy the Perks !!
"Management" is an umbrella that covers a host of activities: leadership, working through others, planning, organizing, communicating, controlling, and making decisions, to name a few. How can you grasp all of these things? Fortunately, you don't have to.
The basis of effective management tactics activity is to keep control of a situation without enough information, assets, or power to justify that control.