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27th December 2002 Archive

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  • The BOFH Christmas Spirit

    Episode 26 Bonus!

    BOFH 2002: Episode 26 So with Xmas looming large on the scanners, we just HAVE to have a departmental meeting to cover all of the pending issues. Sigh. "Right," The Head of IT starts cheerily. "While it's fairly late in the piece, I thought I'd call you together to go over our Xmas plans." "I'm off to the coast with that …

    BOFH 27 Dec 2002, 10:35

  • And Happy Christmas to you too

    Reg Winter Warmer

    Our thanks go to the hundreds of people who wished us Happy Christmas. No scrap that - thanks go to the tens of people and hundreds of PR agencies who wished us Happy Christmas. We guess you are taking a break, at least we hope you are, as our readership figures have nosedived over the last 24 hours. The Reg is taking a break …

    Site News 27 Dec 2002, 10:35

  • Virgin.net cuts cost of ADSL starter kit

    You can do a lot with £5

    Virgin.net has cut the cost of its broadband starter kit by £5. The kit -which includes a Thomson SpeedTouch USB ADSL modem, two micro-filters and software - now costs £79.99. However, punters will still have to pay an additional £39 for the service to be activated. AOL and Freeserve, on the other hand, charge around £85 for …

    Telecoms 27 Dec 2002, 12:17

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