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Old 20-10-2007, 03:16 PM   #1
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Do you use your PC for gaming, office work, the net or a bit of everything?

Playing minesweeper doesn't count as a game
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Old 20-10-2007, 04:11 PM   #2
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Playing minesweeper doesn't count as a game

Thats unfair!
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Gaming mainly, but just about everything else too.
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The only reason I built my first computer was to play Doom II

Then I discovered it could do other stuff like Word Processing.

My goodness
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The net, Games and Comms mainly with a little A/V editing thrown in now and then
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A bit of enerything . An I try to make it as pleasant and as much fun as I can .
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An assortment of jobs...Thats the whole point in owning a pc isn't it...Otherwise everyone would just have a games console...
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Yes, it's a bit of everything here too, including games (GW, not Minesweeper ) Shopping, communicating with friends, writing, PC crafts, photo editing/storage, surfing in general......... makes me wonder how we ever used to manage without one (pre 2001) Great fun and a wonderful "tool" to own

Wouldn't it be great if every home in the country really could have one? I bet there are oodles of folk out there who would be amazed at how useful PCs are, if only they had access to one of their own. Just a thought
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wait wait wait...... computers can do more than play games?! when did this happen?

my machine is used solely for games, Dont work in an office. By 'bit of everything' you mean music right? Only other thing i do is watch the occasional Dvd'y
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No-one mentioned crunching?!
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