At 11:10 AM 6/14/2006, tony j. podrasky wrote: >You might say to your son/daughter "if you can get >your ol' man a computer, I'll throw a backyard BBQ >for you and, say, 10 of your friends". You correctly estimate the price of old computers (near $0) but seriously underestimate the cost of a barbeque for twelve. :-) - John