Funeral for a trusty friend

Biomechanoid

<div class="IPBDescription">Sigh... all those years</div><!--emo&:(--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('><!--endemo--> after 5 years, a great buddy of mine has passed away: my CD burner.

Sigh...
after upgrading my system(s) slowly over the years, he was the one component that stayed constant...

my first comp was a 486/33 with the 3.5" and 5.25" floppies... the 5.25 were chucked for good ol' Phil(ips), a 4x read, 2x write CD burner.
when we upgraded to a P2 450, Phil was there, burning along (albiet, a little slowly compared to others out there).
Even in the athlon 900Mhz he was transferred in.
And when I built my own Athlon 1800 XP? Phil was right there, still burning  my muzak and gamez...

he passed away tonight... something shorted out on the board in Phil, and he parted with a little wisp of smoke and the smell of burnt plastic.

Sigh... good bye Phil. It's been a great 5 years. <!--emo&:(--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('><!--endemo-->

I think I shall place him as a book end on my shelf as a memorial to his hard work over the years.

Damn. now I've gotta go out and buy a new CD-Burner. before saturday

Slycaster

Poor CD-Burner... we'll miss you.

Comprox

I am tempted to lock this thread under the fact insanity should not be allowed on this board... <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->
*pats his monitor from his <b>386</b> this is still in use and looking good*

Sgt_X

U named ur burner after me? how'd u do that, no one here knows my true name yet. u didn't even know me 5 years ago. <!--emo&???--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'><!--endemo-->

*Edit* Never mind u don't have the right # of l's */Edit*

def_one

omg my name is phil

tho, phils who spell it with 2 ls are imposters!

yesukai

Phil... phillips... company that made it...
/me gives smile and points towards logic...
/me watches the blank looks

Sigh.

Im sorry to here that your friend died. Give 'em a good shelf.

Gwahir

funural by cremation?

humbaba

Alas, I share your pain. My zip drive that we bought when they first came out and that has been in use sice to transfer info between my friends and I, passed away last month. He was enver named, merely an extension of Flavius' persona (my computer). We will miss you both, Phil and uh . . .Sam. Yeah . . Sam.

SmokeMasta

i think u should give phil a proper burial
just like i did with my old phil

he rests now in the garden
good luck my friend
i'll see u in the next life