208 Pro Tech

02/03/2026

My first computer was a Commodore 64, I think in 1983. 2nd was a 386 w/ 4MB RAM, in 1991. What was your first computer?

44 years ago, this crafty collection of 134,000 transistors would mark a major inflection point in the PC industry.

12/14/2025

Interesting article about the founder of bitcoin

Nakamoto is suspected of leaving public life to preserve privacy, evade legal risks, and/or ensure Bitcoin’s decentralization.

12/13/2025

I'm not really that really upset right now that my supposedly amazing 45" Ultra Wide 45" LG monitor didn't show up. Somehow it was auto-returned to sender. It would have been nice, but...maybe a problem.

However, so far I've logged 5.75 or more hours of time waiting ON HOLD for LG's terrible 1-800 customer service support phone (1-844-810-0070) that never answers (at least 3 calls so far), for a monitor that was a good price, but that apparently can't be supported.

Similar to some laptops I've attempted to repair...only to find that they don't have parts. Weird. At least I was able to come up with solutions for those 2. My solution for this, buy a different brand.

If you can't support the orders, I pretty much guarantee that company can't support the problems...hmm.

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Validated. Thanks Gemini AI.

Now fully negative on Electrolux / Frigidaire and LG. Not likely ever again...and I'm now keeping count.