From: Carlos on
Long live the character based interface!
Let's go back to pure 80x25 and get rid of all the nonesense.
:)
Carlos

"Bobby Johnson" wrote:

> I have to agree with Steve 100%. The only thing these
> plugins and addons do is bog down the whole internet. Lets
> go back to the days when there were none of this garbage.
> And don't forget popups and all this trash advertising,
> cookies to track your use, and a multitude of other
> bandwidth hogs no one requested - at least I didn't!
>
>
> Steve Foster [SBS MVP] wrote:
> > Bogey Man wrote:
> >
> >> <miso(a)sushi.com> wrote in message
> >> news:85b49398-0390-4bd8-9142-9fcb9bb4e264(a)r15g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
> >>> On Feb 2, 3:34 pm, Carlos <Car...(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >>>> Praised be the Lord!
> >>>> :)
> >>>> We have a final release of Java compatible with IE
> >>>> 64-bithttps://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/CDS-CDS_Developer-S...
> >>>>
> >>>> A mere 16 megs download.
> >>>> Fire up your IE64 and test it
> >>>> here:http://www.upshot.com/login/javatest/logo/javavmtest.html
> >>>> If you can see the spinning triangle, welcome to the world of 64-bit
> >>>> IE.
> >>>> Carlos
> >>>
> >>> Can you speak to the folks at Adobe about Flash? ;-)
> >>
> >> I sure hope that Adobe gets its act together and get a 64bit version
> >> of Flash out. They are sure taking their sweet bloody time with it. It
> >> makes me wonder how they are with their other products that have to be
> >> paid for.
> >
> > Where I have to use IE, I prefer to use 64-bit IE (over 32-bit IE)
> > precisely because neither Java nor Flash worked...
> >
> > I've yet to see a website where the use of Flash actually helped.
> >
>
From: Mark H on
Unfortunately, there are more folk who prefer flashy buttons with no
purpose, than geeks who simply need functionality.


"Carlos" <Carlos(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9366F68D-FD1B-494B-81AD-8E2340404D9C(a)microsoft.com...
> Long live the character based interface!
> Let's go back to pure 80x25 and get rid of all the nonesense.
> :)
> Carlos
>
> "Bobby Johnson" wrote:
>
> > I have to agree with Steve 100%. The only thing these
> > plugins and addons do is bog down the whole internet. Lets
> > go back to the days when there were none of this garbage.
> > And don't forget popups and all this trash advertising,
> > cookies to track your use, and a multitude of other
> > bandwidth hogs no one requested - at least I didn't!
> >
> >
> > Steve Foster [SBS MVP] wrote:
> > > Bogey Man wrote:
> > >
> > >> <miso(a)sushi.com> wrote in message
> > >>
news:85b49398-0390-4bd8-9142-9fcb9bb4e264(a)r15g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
> > >>> On Feb 2, 3:34 pm, Carlos <Car...(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > >>>> Praised be the Lord!
> > >>>> :)
> > >>>> We have a final release of Java compatible with IE
> > >>>>
64-bithttps://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/CDS-CDS_Developer-S.
...
> > >>>>
> > >>>> A mere 16 megs download.
> > >>>> Fire up your IE64 and test it
> > >>>> here:http://www.upshot.com/login/javatest/logo/javavmtest.html
> > >>>> If you can see the spinning triangle, welcome to the world of
64-bit
> > >>>> IE.
> > >>>> Carlos
> > >>>
> > >>> Can you speak to the folks at Adobe about Flash? ;-)
> > >>
> > >> I sure hope that Adobe gets its act together and get a 64bit version
> > >> of Flash out. They are sure taking their sweet bloody time with it.
It
> > >> makes me wonder how they are with their other products that have to
be
> > >> paid for.
> > >
> > > Where I have to use IE, I prefer to use 64-bit IE (over 32-bit IE)
> > > precisely because neither Java nor Flash worked...
> > >
> > > I've yet to see a website where the use of Flash actually helped.
> > >
> >


From: Bartok on
Heh... i'd like to go back to DOS ... I just got good at tweaking it and
'poof' .. nobody is using it.


"Mark H" <jmhonzell(a)nospam.comcast.net> wrote in message
news:eVgkvp7hJHA.1172(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Unfortunately, there are more folk who prefer flashy buttons with no
> purpose, than geeks who simply need functionality.
>
>
> "Carlos" <Carlos(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9366F68D-FD1B-494B-81AD-8E2340404D9C(a)microsoft.com...
>> Long live the character based interface!
>> Let's go back to pure 80x25 and get rid of all the nonesense.
>> :)
>> Carlos
>>
>> "Bobby Johnson" wrote:
>>
>> > I have to agree with Steve 100%. The only thing these
>> > plugins and addons do is bog down the whole internet. Lets
>> > go back to the days when there were none of this garbage.
>> > And don't forget popups and all this trash advertising,
>> > cookies to track your use, and a multitude of other
>> > bandwidth hogs no one requested - at least I didn't!
>> >
>> >
>> > Steve Foster [SBS MVP] wrote:
>> > > Bogey Man wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> <miso(a)sushi.com> wrote in message
>> > >>
> news:85b49398-0390-4bd8-9142-9fcb9bb4e264(a)r15g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
>> > >>> On Feb 2, 3:34 pm, Carlos <Car...(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> > >>>> Praised be the Lord!
>> > >>>> :)
>> > >>>> We have a final release of Java compatible with IE
>> > >>>>
> 64-bithttps://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/CDS-CDS_Developer-S.
> ..
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>> A mere 16 megs download.
>> > >>>> Fire up your IE64 and test it
>> > >>>> here:http://www.upshot.com/login/javatest/logo/javavmtest.html
>> > >>>> If you can see the spinning triangle, welcome to the world of
> 64-bit
>> > >>>> IE.
>> > >>>> Carlos
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Can you speak to the folks at Adobe about Flash? ;-)
>> > >>
>> > >> I sure hope that Adobe gets its act together and get a 64bit version
>> > >> of Flash out. They are sure taking their sweet bloody time with it.
> It
>> > >> makes me wonder how they are with their other products that have to
> be
>> > >> paid for.
>> > >
>> > > Where I have to use IE, I prefer to use 64-bit IE (over 32-bit IE)
>> > > precisely because neither Java nor Flash worked...
>> > >
>> > > I've yet to see a website where the use of Flash actually helped.
>> > >
>> >
>
>


From: miso on
On Feb 5, 11:13 am, "Bartok" <Bar...(a)taskforceable.com> wrote:
> Heh... i'd like to go back to DOS ...  I just got good at tweaking it and
> 'poof' .. nobody is using it.
>
> "Mark H" <jmhonz...(a)nospam.comcast.net> wrote in message
>
> news:eVgkvp7hJHA.1172(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>
> > Unfortunately, there are more folk who prefer flashy buttons with no
> > purpose, than geeks who simply need functionality.
>
> > "Carlos" <Car...(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >news:9366F68D-FD1B-494B-81AD-8E2340404D9C(a)microsoft.com...
> >> Long live the character based interface!
> >> Let's go back to pure 80x25 and get rid of all the nonesense.
> >> :)
> >> Carlos
>
> >> "Bobby Johnson" wrote:
>
> >> > I have to agree with Steve 100%.  The only thing these
> >> > plugins and addons do is bog down the whole internet.  Lets
> >> > go back to the days when there were none of this garbage.
> >> > And don't forget popups and all this trash advertising,
> >> > cookies to track your use, and a multitude of other
> >> > bandwidth hogs no one requested - at least I didn't!
>
> >> > Steve Foster [SBS MVP] wrote:
> >> > > Bogey Man wrote:
>
> >> > >> <m...(a)sushi.com> wrote in message
>
> >news:85b49398-0390-4bd8-9142-9fcb9bb4e264(a)r15g2000prh.googlegroups.com....
> >> > >>> On Feb 2, 3:34 pm, Carlos <Car...(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >> > >>>> Praised be the Lord!
> >> > >>>> :)
> >> > >>>> We have a final release of Java compatible with IE
>
> > 64-bithttps://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/CDS-CDS_Developer-S.
> > ..
>
> >> > >>>> A mere 16 megs download.
> >> > >>>> Fire up your IE64 and test it
> >> > >>>> here:http://www.upshot.com/login/javatest/logo/javavmtest.html
> >> > >>>> If you can see the spinning triangle, welcome to the world of
> > 64-bit
> >> > >>>> IE.
> >> > >>>> Carlos
>
> >> > >>> Can you speak to the folks at Adobe about Flash? ;-)
>
> >> > >> I sure hope that Adobe gets its act together and get a 64bit version
> >> > >> of Flash out. They are sure taking their sweet bloody time with it.
> > It
> >> > >> makes me wonder how they are with their other products that have to
> > be
> >> > >> paid for.
>
> >> > > Where I have to use IE, I prefer to use 64-bit IE (over 32-bit IE)
> >> > > precisely because neither Java nor Flash worked...
>
> >> > > I've yet to see a website where the use of Flash actually helped.

I run OpenDOS for one app.
http://www.freedos.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDOS
From: Chucky Chease on
Thanks for letting us know.

Now, if I could get Flash to work in 64bit, I'd have it made


"Carlos" <Carlos(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5E3F8A67-51AE-4D66-BA0A-E0505B139156(a)microsoft.com...
> Praised be the Lord!
> :)
> We have a final release of Java compatible with IE 64-bit
> https://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/CDS-CDS_Developer-Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewProductDetail-Start?ProductRef=jre-6u12-oth-JPR(a)CDS-CDS_Developer
> A mere 16 megs download.
> Fire up your IE64 and test it here:
> http://www.upshot.com/login/javatest/logo/javavmtest.html
> If you can see the spinning triangle, welcome to the world of 64-bit IE.
> Carlos