From: MassiveProng on
On Sun, 04 Feb 2007 18:00:27 -0600, unsettled <unsettled(a)nonsense.com>
Gave us:

>"Horizontal-retrace signals to tell the TV when to move
>the beam back at the end of each line
>
>"Vertical-retrace signals 60 times per second to move
>the beam from bottom-right to top-left"

Is there ANYTHING that you actually KNOW without going through a
webtard search?

Do you even know where retrace signals are applied?

Are you aware that "60 times per second" is also WRONG?

Do you KNOW anything about ANYTHING?
From: Eeyore on


jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote:

> "T Wake" <usenet.es7at(a)gishpuppy.com> wrote:
> >
> >I am not sure where this mini-rant is going, but I think you are (once more)
> >either missing the point or trying to re-direct.
> >
> >*You* said that the existence of Israel prevented the nations in the middle
> >east from attacking each other. We now have two examples of when they did
> >attack each other and Israel was certainly in existence at the time.
>
> Let try to do a rewrite so you understand...If there was no Israel,
> the Muslim countries would be spending all their time and resources
> fighting each other.

On what basis do you allege that ?

Graham

From: Eeyore on


jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote:

> I *finally* got to use my expensive VRRROOOMMM machine. Then
> spent the rest of my energy chipping ice with what was left.
> I only had two inches to blow. It must have rained a some
> point.

More riddles.

Graham

From: Eeyore on


jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote:

> kensmith(a)green.rahul.net (Ken Smith) wrote:
> >Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >>I suggest you consider the difference between general purpose and embedded.
> >>
> >>Can BAH's stove print "Hello world" for example ?
> >
> >Could Colossus?
>
> <GRIN> He's young. By asking the question, he showed what he
> thought was an old program.

Duh ! I gave a well known example.

My own early experience of computers was with paper tape I/O FWIW.

Graham

From: Eeyore on


jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote:

> Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >I expect a computer to have some decent input and output devices / ports. A
> >few buttons and a 4 character display don't cut it for example.
>
> Son, that's a computer system.

No, that's a micro something.

Graham