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From: philo on 29 Nov 2009 13:44 KOB wrote: > On Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:09:22 -0600, philo wrote: > >> KOB wrote: >>> On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:21:28 -0600, philo wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Though I switched to Linux as my main OS close to a year ago... >>>> occasionally I still need to run a Windows application natively. >>> philo, >>> when did you drop OS/2? I thought I remembered you from the OS/2 >>> newsgroup days. >> >> Ah >> >> I never totally dropped it. >> >> I have two working installations left... one of them is ECS...it's on an >> AMD-550 and though it works... is a bit on the slow side. I could not >> get ECS to install on my newer hardware. >> >> Also (due to removable drives) I have a working Warp3 installation on >> that machine...but of course it's dial-up only and I've been on DSL for >> a number of years now. >> >> >> I like Warp 3 so much that I hated to give it up. There is a way to hack >> it to get MPTS imported and running. It looked so complicated I never >> tried it...but I really should have kept the instructions some where > > God help you if you ever post from Warp in the Linux groups. Do you have > ProNews/2? IMO, the best newsreader made. Thinking of firing up my OS/2 > box and posting to the linux groups, just to make them read the headers > and get mad!! No I did not use ProNews. What I do recall about Warp3 was the general appearance of the GUI never seen anything so neat, clean, crisp and legible such wonderfully clean fonts This year when I finally switched over to Linux as my main OS... I was finally able to have a GUI that was at least pretty close to my old OS/2 installation. Now days I could care less what people think when they look at my headers...but back then I had something like 22 different removable drives on that machine and I'd get a kick out of using a different OS every day. OS/2 always got a reaction... and if I'd post using NT3.1 they must have thought I was some kind of a major kook yep...they were sure right if that's what they thought <G>.
From: Bud on 29 Nov 2009 14:44 On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:33:28 -0500, TJ wrote: > Similar sites exist for other distributions. However, I can't emphasize > strongly enough that you need to settle on one distro and stick with > that until you understand what's going on. Trying to use more than one > at the same time will only confuse you to the point where you never get > straightened out again. > > TJ Totally agree. I had my beginning Linux as Red Hat version 4 where I got a lot of help when I volunteered to edit some of their articles. Then went to Slackware 7 where I really enjoyed the help and my first compiling of a kernel. My expertise is limited about Linux, but it sure beats windows junk. Yep, read newsgroups about Linux and take TJ's advice and read up and jot a few notes down 'cause you'll never remember all the tips you'll need to get it right the first time or the second. You see me posting from Mandriva 1010 64 which is a new experience with 64 bit OS. 'Tis fun! -- Bud
From: RodMcKay on 7 Dec 2009 10:10 On Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:00:59 -0600, philo <philo(a)privacy.net> wrote: >RodMcKay wrote: >> On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:21:28 -0600, philo <philo(a)privacy.net> wrote: >> >>> RodMcKay wrote: >>>> On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:34:50 -0600, philo <philo(a)privacy.net> wrote: >>>> >>>>> RodMcKay wrote: >> [snip] >One thing I can say about the guys I work with... >they are hard workers...just not all of them are terribly efficient. <g> Well, there is that ... [snip] >Lets see...If I recall correctly, I went to Universal Studios >and saw the fake shark that was used in the movie "Jaws" > >Wow did I ever laugh as it was so obviously made out of rubber >and so obviously fake! > >Of course a few years later I was at an aquarium and saw a real shark... > > >yep you guessed it...it looked fake and like it was made out of rubber! <lol> Oh, boy, I didn't realize that. I, too, thought the shark was fake because we did the Universal tour, too. Good to know, esp. if you ever encounter a live shark in the water and, mistakenly at first, think it's a fake ... :o) [snip] >I've been to LA many times but the last time I was there was maybe 15 >years ago. I have a friend who was a music promoter...who had a friend >who produced videos. In turn the friend had a friend who was non other >than Paul Rothchild > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_A._Rothchild > > >We went up to his house. and did he ever have some amazing stories... >can't believe I was there. He told us the woodwork in his house was all >done by Harrison Ford...who earned his living that way before he made it >in the movies. Wow, that must have been amazing. Yeah, he was a carpenter pre-Lucas days! <g> >We went into Paul's den and there was not a chair for me... >so I just sat down on a box. Paul said to me: > >"Don't bother getting up...but do you know what you are sitting one?" > > > (What) > >"All the master tapes to the 'Doors' " > > >I think I moved to the floor at that point <vbg> Moved, or slumped down to?? <g> ><the rest is snipped because I can't beat that one> >> On worse than a 12 year old kid...and she's right! >> >> That's great! Hey, life's too short! >> >> I haven't had an animal companion since 2003 and miss that. Enjoy >> your kitty-cat! <g> >> > > >Good kitty cat... > >I threw a bunch of paper balls at her this morning. Oh, man, miss having that, but I work too long hours right now. Maybe next year. Take care! :oD
From: RodMcKay on 7 Dec 2009 10:23 On 29 Nov 2009 19:44:21 GMT, Bud <bud.e.beck(a)gmail.com> wrote: >On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:33:28 -0500, TJ wrote: > >> Similar sites exist for other distributions. However, I can't emphasize >> strongly enough that you need to settle on one distro and stick with >> that until you understand what's going on. Trying to use more than one >> at the same time will only confuse you to the point where you never get >> straightened out again. >> >> TJ > >Totally agree. I had my beginning Linux as Red Hat version 4 where I got >a lot of help when I volunteered to edit some of their articles. Then >went to Slackware 7 where I really enjoyed the help and my first >compiling of a kernel. My expertise is limited about Linux, but it sure >beats windows junk. Yep, read newsgroups about Linux and take TJ's advice >and read up and jot a few notes down 'cause you'll never remember all the >tips you'll need to get it right the first time or the second. > >You see me posting from Mandriva 1010 64 which is a new experience with >64 bit OS. 'Tis fun! Nah, not a problem for me. We all have different approaches - I don't operate like most people in some way. I steep myself in knowledge (or testing) till I find the best fit. If I just tested one thing or read up from one viewpoint or a handful, I'd get nowhere fast. I tested out about 15 distros or so and early on felt most comfortable with Fedora 11 for whatever reason. It seemed the easiest one to configure out-of-the-box, too, I guess. And I kept coming back to it, so it seems the best for me at this point. To be truthful, I really don't give a damn which distro I use (as long as it turns out to be secure, of course, etc.), I just needed one that felt the least "alien" to me at this point <g>. Once I know the ins and outs of Fedora well enough, if it turns out that there's something more secure, better, etc., then I will go with that, by then having enough knowledge, of course, to make the superficial changes that will allow for type of look and feel that I standardize to. And that will also depend on whether or not I have to stay with Window$. I don't foresee being able to work in a computer-free job anytime soon but one day when I have my own business, I will be able to work any old job on the side. Then I'll have just Linux at home and that will free me up completely and I won't care about keeping as similar a look as to what I have to use at work - I'll then be left with only worrying about working in as fast/efficient/logical manner with the least fuss and muss - always my goals <g>.
From: philo on 7 Dec 2009 15:34
RodMcKay wrote: > On Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:00:59 -0600, philo <philo(a)privacy.net> wrote: > Just browsing around an saw a comment from you > [snip] > >> Lets see...If I recall correctly, I went to Universal Studios >> and saw the fake shark that was used in the movie "Jaws" >> >> Wow did I ever laugh as it was so obviously made out of rubber >> and so obviously fake! >> >> Of course a few years later I was at an aquarium and saw a real shark... >> >> >> yep you guessed it...it looked fake and like it was made out of rubber! > > <lol> Oh, boy, I didn't realize that. I, too, thought the shark was > fake because we did the Universal tour, too. Good to know, esp. if > you ever encounter a live shark in the water and, mistakenly at > first, think it's a fake ... :o) > When swimming in the ocean I assume all sharks are real! Of course they did tell us that a lot of things...on film look better if fake. Rocks in rock-slide scenes are made from painted foam rubber... they said that real rocks look fake on film , Foam rubber rocks bounce a lot more and look dramatic > [snip] > >> I've been to LA many times but the last time I was there was maybe 15 >> years ago. I have a friend who was a music promoter...who had a friend >> who produced videos. In turn the friend had a friend who was non other >> than Paul Rothchild >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_A._Rothchild >> >> >> We went up to his house. and did he ever have some amazing stories... >> can't believe I was there. He told us the woodwork in his house was all >> done by Harrison Ford...who earned his living that way before he made it >> in the movies. > > Wow, that must have been amazing. Yeah, he was a carpenter pre-Lucas > days! <g> Yes...that was the closest touch to celebrity I'll ever see! > >> We went into Paul's den and there was not a chair for me... >> so I just sat down on a box. Paul said to me: >> >> "Don't bother getting up...but do you know what you are sitting one?" >> >> >> (What) >> >> "All the master tapes to the 'Doors' " >> >> >> I think I moved to the floor at that point > > <vbg> Moved, or slumped down to?? <g> I jumped up fast... then sat on the floor next to them! > >> <the rest is snipped because I can't beat that one> >>> On worse than a 12 year old kid...and she's right! >>> >>> That's great! Hey, life's too short! >>> >>> I haven't had an animal companion since 2003 and miss that. Enjoy >>> your kitty-cat! <g> >>> >> >> Good kitty cat... >> >> I threw a bunch of paper balls at her this morning. > > Oh, man, miss having that, but I work too long hours right now. Maybe > next year. > > Take care! :oD > OK!!!! gotta see what the cat is up to <G> |