@ossobuco,
I must add, the guy who answered at the sort of tacky sounding last resort place that I dialed, turned out to be one of the two cool guys. Talking with him a bit more, I am guessing the name is tongue in cheek or similar, sharp mind.
He recommended the other cool guy.
I called him to thank him for the reference this afternoon and he was, natch, glad to hear so.
I mention this since he started telling me about - if I knew anyone with relatively young computers that they are dumping, including ones that need repair. They can often be fixed, and given to schools. Mentioned tax rebates possible. I'd give more info on request.
I gather there is a fixit world out there, and it's interesting.
