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In April the hard disk failed. Hard disk failure is no fun. The computer returned mid-May. Dear Bill had 42 updates for MS. Downloading updates on 50kpbs dial-up is another undesirable ordeal.
In packing crunch mode for retreat across the Big Pond, I had to unpack all the boxes from 2000 for repacking: sifting over 7 banana cartons of handwritten scratchpaper manuscripts (the final things stolen by landlord along with wine, jewelry, audio equipment, dictioaries, reading glasses et al). Much trauma of the three consecutive attacks I suffered in 2000 had to be unpacked involving the loss of much personal property; the memories of the indifferent Czech police; the rude officials at the American Embassy and the negation of people around me. "Don't worry, be happy."
Being happy is a near impossibility after losing nearly everything valuable in your life; suffering a series of nasty concussions, cracked ribs, lung and liver contusions,etc; and diving into a circling vortext of debt and pain. Glib religious platitudes became offensive.
While sifting the scratchpaper of the stolen manuscripts, I also had to repack a large box of rehearsal cassettes. Some dating to 1985 with Beverly Hamway driving the Steinway. About one-third belonged to Vienna, another substantial portion to Narodni Divadlo and a third were concert rehearsal tapes from 1994.
I have zit technical knowldge. My understanding of computers comes from watching Bill practice crash landings, not nearly so good of the Harrier last week in Arizona or the DC-3 in Florida. Bill is a lousy navigator overall. Luckily, Neil Armstrong wasn't dependent on MS for the lunar mission or he'd still be there. And the Apollo 13 would ...well, admittedly Bill has a problem in shutting down programs and getting out of the loop. "Redmond, we have a problem here..."
A copy of the recital tape was discovered.
What if-Is it possible? Do I dare? There must be a way. What I need is a patch cable.
The landlord cleaned me out. One walkman cost me some 8000 Austrian Schillings; the other, 5000 Austrian Schillings; and the adapter a hefty 800-1000Schillings. Serious money.
I compared prices and invested in a cable and adapter. In packing, there are priorities... time, weight, cost, shipping agent. Recording old cassettes onto CD isn't one.
I tried Bill. Bill allows 60secs of recording on his little gadget. 60seconds simply doesn't cover Sieglinde's bared mid-drift.
I ran the tape through an AIWA walkman recorder patched through the computer and into RealPlayer. That worked. But Real stamps everything with Real and has no editing options. At two am after 16hours of work, I had the first track. At ten am, I was playing the Real over the telephone excited that my voice was digitalized. Listen, that's me!
