[NhanH]

When I was 10, I painted all the light on my computer case black with watercolor so I can keep it running to download Mandrake linux without my mom noticing —- it would take more than a day to download with a 56kbps connection. Somehow she did find out in just a few hours, may be I should ask her how :-)

I also had the windows key memorized just like the author does. But it was windows 98, and I can’t recall it now. I think the last time I tried to write it out was when I was around 18, so the key lasted at least 10 years in my memory

[teekert]

Haha, when she picked up the phone she noticed! And it breaks your connection... the stress levels...

[mnd999]

Using GetRight to resume the download hopefully.

[gandalfu]

zmodem?

[olyjohn]

LOL in 9th grade, my dad took away my computer for getting bad grades. He took just the tower and stashed it in his bedroom.

My workaround was to open up the case while he was gone, and take all the components out of it. I took the Power supply, hard drive, motherboard, and all the components except floppy drive and CDROM, since those were visually external. Basically he had an empty ATX case sitting in his room.

I packed all that hardware into my backpack, no static bags, no boxes, just that hardware flopping around in my bag... I took it went to my friends house and just would go over there and use it after school instead. When it was time to get it back, I loaded all my hardware back in, and he never found out...

[rzzzt]

FCKGW or something else?

I also don't remember this one, but I have a Soldier of Fortune CD key committed to long term memory for some inexplicable reason!