So What's It Like These Days?

[Hap]

Haven't flown for better part of a year. 

Took a peek to see the cost of an XP OEM w/SP2.  $90.  Getting the yen to fly again for a bit.  Windows update still requires XP w/SP2 yaddah, yaddah, yaddah?

[SD67]

Much the same.
Some new toys to play with.
If you are lucky enough to catch a squeaker light session (3am U.S. EST on a school night ) it's not half bad.

[LowTech]

You guys still counting kids my age squeakers? (15 years old) When I played at 14 years old I sounded 18 and thats one of the reasons I got into some squads I was in.

[Noir]

ding dong the SP3 is out.

you can upgrade any windows XP version to SP2 just by installing the 600mb fix, downloadable for free on teh microsoft website.

AH is still as good as ever.

[Hap]

when you're 40+ years old anyone under 20 is a squeaker

Yeah, 51 here.  It's a bit like that actually.  The voice pitch isn't the same, but they run into that awful "bad manners" thing that can last for a long time.

[Max]

Haven't flown for better part of a year. 

Took a peek to see the cost of an XP OEM w/SP2.  $90.  Getting the yen to fly again for a bit.  Windows update still requires XP w/SP2 yaddah, yaddah, yaddah?

Consider the XP Pro version instead. Microsoft (according to Skuzzy) is compelled to support the Pro version for a number of years beyond that of Home [version].

[Hap]

Thanks Max!