Thanks, all of you dear friends, for the congrats on this dandy computer find! It's FAST! and I am so happy with it. The young fella who sold it to me even gave me the backup discs as well as the hard discs for Windows XP and Office! He is a photographer as well, and took me into his home and showed me some of his work, at which I asked him if he was selling at Tamarack, where I sell my work. He said, No, though he was considering it. He was fearful of being rejected by them, and I shared with him my own jurying experience. His work is all WV scenes, and I assured him that they would like his work, which is presented beautifully in framing and matting. I think, along with finding the excellent computer, I found an artist friend!
Patty