Subj : Participation (oven baked motherboards)
To   : Ben Collver
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Tue Feb 17 2026 03:54 pm

Hi Ben,

RH> game--how many kids played Pong for hours on end with the family

 BC> I remember seeing an electronic Pong machine at a yard sale.  They had
 BC> it hooked up to a TV, so i played it with a friend.  So i can write
 BC> that i actually experienced that bit of history.

I only played it once, never was into computer games, especially
mindless ones like that. Only game I play on the computer is Solitare.

RH> We've never had an iBook. Our first PCs were ones Steve cobbled together
RH> from various places--

 BC> I've built my share of Frankenpooters.  The best thing is getting a
 BC> highly functional computer for a low cost.  The worst thing i remember
 BC> off the cuff is using OEM motherboards with non-standard, cost-cutting
 BC> design decisions and limited availability of documentation and
 BC> drivers.

Got a phone call once, person doing a survey (and wanting to sell a
certain system) asking if we had a PC, if so, what brand. I said "Yes
and the keyboard is a X, the printer is a Y, the monitor is a Z.......";
I think he was a bit bumfuzzled. (G)

RH> A more appropriate one around our house would be Ham and Chips. (G)

 BC> Alas, my personal recipe collection doesn't include Ham and Chips.

Do you do seafood? Fish and Chips?

 BC> Here's a recipe for Granola Pie, which strikes me as ecclectic.


 BC>       Title: Granola Pie
 BC>  Categories: Pies
 BC>       Yield: 1 Pie

 BC>            Granola Pastry *

 BC> MMMMM--------------------------FILLING-------------------------------
 BC>       1 c  Dark corn syrup
 BC>     1/2 c  Sugar
 BC>     1/4 c  Brandy
 BC>     1/4 c  Butter; melted
 BC>       3    Eggs
 BC>       1 ts Vanilla
 BC>     1/4 ts Salt
 BC>       2 c  Granola
 BC>            Sweetened whipped cream

That does sound good. Don't think I could have gotten my parents to eat
it; they were very old school. One time my dad bragged he'd not eaten
yogurt, never intended to. Next time they visited, I made one of our
favorite desserts--sponge cake, yogurt and strawberries (split the cake,
add yogurt and strawberries to middle, then top with more). After
supper, our older daughter (about 4 at the time) asked her grandpa how
he liked the dessert. He replied that he really liked it to which she
told him that he'd eaten yogurt. He then pretended to act like he was
choking, to her amusememt.


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Ruth
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