... ~~~~ Is that the HP9000 Series, or the HAL 9000? ;-) - Pete PS: I've got an HP9000/540 system, complete with a 9-track tape drive which will easily throw...
Pete Rickard
pete.rickard@...
Aug 1, 2001 3:05 pm
15897
Randy, ... MASM and the linker to make 16-bit DOS binaries are available free from Microsoft. More information at: ...
Robert Wittig
rwittig@...
Aug 1, 2001 4:30 pm
15898
Garry, ... When I finish reading it, maybe you would have something to swap for it, like a book on C that is too elementary to hold any future use for you, but...
Robert Wittig
rwittig@...
Aug 1, 2001 4:33 pm
15899
Think this is on topic. Having at least three 9 dot printers who are still in use and are far more cheaper to run than jet or laser printers I found that from...
Constant Brouerius va...
constant@...
Aug 1, 2001 4:52 pm
15900
... My first printer was a 9 pin Star with no lowercase descenders. I remember it fondly (sometimes). ... After having once disassembled a 24 pin unit, I would...
Bob George
survpc@...
Aug 1, 2001 5:53 pm
15901
hi again. thot i left, eh? well so did I. But since i am still getting liferaft emails, i decided to post this, the most harm? Extra exercise for your ...
PAUL PAVLIK
pavlik@...
Aug 1, 2001 7:46 pm
15902
... Welcome to the Hotel California... You can unsubscribe any time you want, but you can't never leave. ... Depending on how you configured it when it was...
Bob George
survpc@...
Aug 1, 2001 8:28 pm
15903
... Right. My apologies. My only excuse is multiple quotes get confusing. ;-) Boyd Ramsay cx555@... To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to...
Kenneth Alan Boyd Ram...
cx555@...
Aug 2, 2001 1:52 am
15904
... JO> You errored in attributing the comment below to me. It came from Day JO> Brown. ... DB> Is there someway to forward the spam to the ISPs and DB> their...
Day Brown
daybrown@...
Aug 2, 2001 2:20 am
15905
Spray the print head and/or fabric ribbons with wd-40 makes old dry ribbons work like new. I've even cracked the case and sprayed inside. not a lot, 5 seconds...
Day Brown
daybrown@...
Aug 2, 2001 4:48 am
15906
Article reads in part ... There are days when Microsoft seems to go well out of its way to look really evil. And it is these days people remember, so I am...
John Oram
norami@...
Aug 2, 2001 1:48 pm
15907
Article reads in part ... There are days when Microsoft seems to go well out of its way to look really evil. And it is these days people remember, so I am...
John Oram
norami@...
Aug 2, 2001 2:52 pm
15908
I've noticed a lot of websites that say www.Geocities/SiliconValley/... What does the SiliconValley mean? I think I've seen many individual's pages within...
Will Baldwin
wb@...
Aug 2, 2001 7:36 pm
15909
... At one time, you could "homestead" your "home"page in various "communities" according to your interests. I have no idea if they still use that approach, ...
Bob George
survpc@...
Aug 2, 2001 8:42 pm
15910
Luckily, my rant didn't alienate too many Linux fans; though I cannot let be to point out, just for the record, that I didn't rant about Linux as such(*) but...
Heimo Claasen
hammer@...
Aug 3, 2001 1:38 am
15911
Hi, folks -- Recently, I rescued (barely!) a Compaq Portable II from complete destruction. Only a few months ago, this machine was used in my hospital for...
Jerry J. Haumberger
jerryjh@...
Aug 3, 2001 1:39 am
15912
... Indeed. Myself, I never use LILO. LOADLIN.EXE is much more to my liking. ... There is no need for you to search the "literature" for LILO parameters. The...
ichi@...
Aug 3, 2001 4:27 am
15913
... Not exactly Steven. remember the scrollbar ANSI? You even see it in the Mandrake install. works fine but dont have anywheres near the overhead of a gui....
Day Brown
daybrown@...
Aug 3, 2001 6:39 am
15914
... And again, compare the lack of functionality with MC with what you find in dos Directory Control and/or Directory Freedom. For one thing, they never tell...
Day Brown
daybrown@...
Aug 3, 2001 6:56 am
15915
... I found it annoying due to the fact the URLs were too long to type. For some reason, and only for a short while, I was able to use ...
Marc D. Williams
marcdw@...
Aug 3, 2001 7:25 am
15916
... But if you're setting up a server that might be accessed by others, it's certainly good to have the capability. If you want the power to zap everything in...
Bob George
survpc@...
Aug 3, 2001 7:43 am
15917
... were too long to type. I found it kind of quaint, but didn't care one way or the other. I did get 8786 (8086 was taken) as my 'house number' though... ......
ben.jemmett@...
Aug 3, 2001 11:04 am
15918
Steven: I won't come to the defense of Heimo for his presentation of his difficulties with Linux & the Linux industries style of documentation. However, your...
John Oram
norami@...
Aug 3, 2001 2:24 pm
15919
Day: You are right on!!! 110% on the money. Now you have done it. I just had to go bail out a department head of a local government agency because he let the...
John Oram
norami@...
Aug 3, 2001 3:11 pm
15920
Jerry: I have one of those located in a nearby town. I will look on sunday at the docs, OS, etc. and see what I have for ya. John Oram To unsubscribe from...
John Oram
norami@...
Aug 3, 2001 3:26 pm
15921
... Neither defense nor attack, but again I have to say that I find it interesting that those who decry the "bloatiness" of the Windows GUI and lack of...
Bob George
survpc@...
Aug 3, 2001 4:16 pm
15922
... FidoNet is still there. You only have to join up. -- Bye now, Ian. To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to LISTSERV@... with unsubscribe...
Ian.
ian.freedomnet@...
Aug 3, 2001 5:38 pm
15923
Bob: I have no problem with what you said and how you said it. However, I will stick with what I said in both my previous emails on this thread about...
John Oram
norami@...
Aug 3, 2001 6:09 pm
15924
... For the record, I agree with you 100% here. And it isn't only admin types to blame. The reason Microsoft is the big dog today is because the various Unix ...
Bob George
survpc@...
Aug 3, 2001 7:20 pm
15925
... FidoNet isn't necessary. If you prefer using an offline reader for news and mail, just open a shell account (many are available for free) and install uqwk...
