Through some incidents I won't go into here, I was taken out of my foster home and placed in Seaverson House. Seaverson House was a group home designed to teach you more independent living skills. I was ready for it, but my network was not. Therefore I couldn't get past a certain point.
I'd gotten an older machine, and I didn't know what to do with it. So, what I figured out, was that I could network them together and make them work. I'd also gotten a smaller machine, which was 1GB hard drive. I was able to network all 3 machines together and create a server on the 1 GB machine. Then I also got a copy of Windows XP. I'd believed it wouldn't function on my computers.
I then was able to create a networked system where I could store files on other machines, and have my first NAS. It wasn't much, but it was a start. But when I got the new computer, my grandparents wanted me to get rid of the network. I stupidly obeyed, but kept the switch and cords. Little did I know, that was a stupid choice.
With graduation money, I'd gotten a new computer running Windows XP. I was able to use that machine to do more, such as learn to make movies. I didn't know how to use the older machines in a way that would do me as much good though.
--- Dennis Earl Smiley ---
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