... No that's great. Of course, Linux could act as a gateway for your LAN, serve files to windows systems AND be secured in 1/4 that RAM, but hey, if it's your...
Bob George
mailings01@...
Jan 1, 2002 8:32 am
16620
Garry, ... A definite sign of geekhood, here!<g> Happy New Year to you and the other list members. By the way, that was a serious-good piece of Microsoft...
Robert Wittig
rwittig@...
Jan 1, 2002 2:41 pm
16621
Agree with Gary here! It doesn't matter WHAT version of Windows you are running, anything from 3.0 up to be exact (I don't think anybody actually USES 2.0 or...
Glenn Gilbreath Jr.
wizard57m@...
Jan 1, 2002 6:44 pm
16622
To some of you it's preaching to the convinced, but annway - announcing (as it is _not_ uploaded to SimTel any more): ========= 1. ReRead ========= An updated...
Heimo Claasen
revobild@...
Jan 2, 2002 4:48 am
16623
... I would suggest not using the Microsoft Office toolbar, personally. I've found it's quite a system resource hog - often using 10% or more of the system...
Anthony J. Albert
albert@...
Jan 2, 2002 5:34 pm
16624
Review of VPC 5 under OS X a super read. http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,48964,00.htm Paul Pavlik Computer/Education Consultant To unsubscribe from...
PAUL PAVLIK
pavlik@...
Jan 3, 2002 2:52 am
16625
Nick, Anthony, [...], I might also suggest "DeskMenu" which is a very small app that loads to the Win9x system tray. When you click on it, you get a popup...
Garry
kidrhino@...
Jan 3, 2002 5:13 am
16626
Hi i just got some cds labeled 'vcd's' What, if anything do i need to play these on my Win 98 machine. What if anything will I need to play these on my Mac...
PAUL PAVLIK
pavlik@...
Jan 3, 2002 8:21 pm
16627
a techy friend told me that to reinstalll Win98 i should rename my win.com and win.ini files. After trying 'find' and windows' expolorer, i could not come up...
PAUL PAVLIK
pavlik@...
Jan 3, 2002 9:39 pm
16628
Paul, I've never had to rename the win.ini file (although that probably wouldn't hurt anything. If your Windows Explorer [ View | Folder Options ] is set to...
Garry
kidrhino@...
Jan 3, 2002 10:13 pm
16629
... VCDs, or Video CDs, are actually a standard CD with an MPEG file. The VCD format is actually a standard which allow something such as DVD players locate...
Or Botton
winterk@...
Jan 3, 2002 11:39 pm
16630
Hi, I receive this list in digest mode through LISTSERV@... and I seem to be missing most of the e-mails sent. I only receive 3 or 4 messages in each...
M.de Azagra y de Miot...
imazagra@...
Jan 4, 2002 12:10 am
16631
Since Linux seems to interest most of us on this Older PC and DOS Internet Forum. Take a look at how Micro$oft is approaching the difficulty of overcoming a...
John Oram
norami@...
Jan 4, 2002 7:23 pm
16632
John, ... they ... do ... been ... Heh! What a joke Microsoft has become. They are really their own worst enemy. Waging 'war' against the Open Source movement...
Robert Wittig
rwittig@...
Jan 4, 2002 11:02 pm
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... Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 21:54:20 -0500 From: Rick Glazier <rickglazier@...> Reply-To: "PC-ASK is one-stop PC support forum." ...
ANDY
geoghega@...
Jan 5, 2002 3:26 am
16634
... that ... I dont think we've seen arrogance like this since the days of the robber barons a century ago. As the Greeks said, "Those who the gods will...
Day Brown
daybrown@...
Jan 5, 2002 4:15 am
16635
That sidekick of Days' on the Linux distro mess could hav come out of my heart, too. However, "il-y a un petit village en Gaulle que nouns connaissons bien", ...
Heimo Claasen
revobild@...
Jan 5, 2002 5:14 am
16636
... Not necessarily. Slackware and Debian don't work this way. You have to specify which packages to install. If you don't want a new copy of netscape, don't...
Steven C. Darnold
ichi@...
Jan 5, 2002 6:39 am
16637
... Not all of the Linux distros are so complex. Recently I installed Caldera Systems Open Linux by using a CD-ROM which I access under Windows 95. With the...
Samuel W. Heywood
sheywood@...
Jan 5, 2002 2:07 pm
16638
Hmm, I have never tried any multi-tasking in DOS, but know of some work that was being done on a project called TriDOS. Also, IIRC, you would need a packet...
Glenn Gilbreath Jr.
wizard57m@...
Jan 6, 2002 12:56 am
16639
Power DVD or WIN DVD play them well.... but you can also use windows media player, so long as you have the latest version. Just right click on the DAT file and...
S h o o p
shoop@...
Jan 6, 2002 2:22 am
16640
This may be totally off the wall, let alone off topic. But if Arachne can use the same NIC and the same 060 whatever address as NetScape can use, it should be...
L.D. Best
l.d.best@...
Jan 6, 2002 2:22 am
16641
... Right! But IIRC, it dont shut down the pppd! So then, the questions are whether nettamer will run in that setup, and how much hassle it would be to shut it...
Day Brown
daybrown@...
Jan 6, 2002 6:19 pm
16642
Anyone tried that with a survpc? Aint it designed for 'thin clint surfing'? To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to LISTSERV@... with unsubscribe...
Day Brown
daybrown@...
Jan 6, 2002 6:23 pm
16643
... It is the 'not necessarily' that's bugging me Steve, now thatcha mention it. I guess it is inevitable in an evolving os, but all the distros each have...
Day Brown
daybrown@...
Jan 6, 2002 7:45 pm
16644
... The QNX demo browser requires 6M ram. It didn't recognize the modem and/or video card on my Packard Bell 486 when I tried it a few years ago. I recall...
Howard Eisenberger
howarde@...
Jan 7, 2002 3:14 am
16645
... There is! I just did 'man ldd' on my Slackware system and got three screens of documentation. Even BasicLinux has an ldd manpage (in the HD version)....
Steven C. Darnold
ichi@...
Jan 7, 2002 3:26 am
16646
... well, at the opera website, there are browsers that run in win 3.1 and qnx. As for what a survpc is, there is old, and then there is cheap. 168pin 128meg...
Day Brown
daybrown@...
Jan 7, 2002 4:25 am
16647
... I dont mind them packing all that crap on the cd; what I mind is the failure to simplify and speed up the boot/logon process for the single user. ... I...
Day Brown
daybrown@...
Jan 7, 2002 4:43 am
16648
While you can "shell to DOS" from Arachne, it isn't "true multi-tasking" in that you can't start a download, then shell to DOS and say fire up NetTamer or Lynx...
