The computer died. It went pop and smoke came out from behind as I was sitting playing with it at 2.30 am when I should have been in bed. I feel quite nostalgic. We bought it in 2003 cheaply, second-hand from the people downstairs. I had wanted a cool apple computer but my husband reined me in. I am quite pleased that he did. It was not beautiful but it was functional. And now it has died at a very opportune moment because we have been thinking of getting a new one for some time but felt we couldn’t justify it while the old one worked fine. We have a new one, twice as fast, half the size and half the price and amazingly silent.
We discovered that in the privacy of her bedroom, the Princess has been working on some alternative models:
Do this child’s parents spend too much time playing with the computer?
Very possibly. Sad for the loss of an old friend, but yay for the new Silent Member of the Family.