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May 4, 2003
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Posted on 05/04/2003 11:51:32 PM PDT by Computer Central
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To: Rocketman
sent ya some freepmail!
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posted on
05/05/2003 1:44:08 AM PDT
by
chance33_98
(www.hannahmore.com -- Shepherd Of Salisbury Plain is online, more to come! (my website))
Bookmarking for later
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posted on
05/05/2003 1:44:59 AM PDT
by
lorrainer
(Oh, was I ranting? Sorry.....)
To: Computer Central
Let me know if you need help stripping out names and such. A ton of ways to do it (like save the source and grep/sed/awk) or a full fledge perl script to navigate to the page(s) and do all the work from start to finish. I am going to be wrapped up most of this week (my long work week, 5 nights of 12a-12p) but I usually spend most my nights at work either freeping or studying (the servers run fairly well there, out of 400+ I only avg 1-2 down ones a week).
If you're running windows on a desktop look into cygwin sometime, pretty slick (Cygwin is a Linux-like environment for Windows) Lets you do grep/sed/awk/etc and so on (better than using MS's toolkit for unix, on which I have posted articles previously).
There are a zillion things out there, and it is good to see so many people here with varied experience and knowledge. I have a lot of gaps, good to see them filled in! :)
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posted on
05/05/2003 1:50:35 AM PDT
by
chance33_98
(www.hannahmore.com -- Shepherd Of Salisbury Plain is online, more to come! (my website))
To: Computer Central
I had a couple of years experience with WordPerfect 5.1, and then a little with 6. For the writing that I want to do, I really want to get back to WP5.1. No you don't. You will be back to fighting memory problems and risking lost data. Step up to StarOffice or OpenOffice and save yourself the heartache.
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posted on
05/05/2003 6:47:59 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(If You're Not A Part Of The Solution, There's Good Money To Be Made In Prolonging The Problem.)
To: Computer Central; chance33_98; JoeSixPack1; optimistically_conservative; Caesar Soze; Rocketman; ...
While we're on the subject of
old computers, I hear that
Rotary Club sponsors some sort of program that
collects and refurbishes old computer equipment/software for schools/the needy. Being that I have a closet-full of one of each (Tandy, 286, 386SX, 486, early Pentiums, laptops [sorry, none HP], monitors, drives, disks, manuals, etc., etc) just collecting dust and taking up space, I'd like to know. Hey, they're good for simple games and the 386 on ups work for light typing and spreadsheet use. I even used to do AutoCad and engineering work on the later models.
FUND-RAISING IDEA: Perhaps we can assemble our own list of old FReeper equipment and sell it for cash - proceeds half to FR and half to charity? We'll need to also put together a volunteer list of aplicable tech skills. LMK,
- Jeff in WV
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posted on
05/05/2003 7:01:52 AM PDT
by
Xthe17th
(FREE THE STATES. Repudiate the 17th amendment!)
To: Xthe17th
Our local schools have very strict standards on donated PC's because of maintenance costs. They don't want to become a dumping ground for old computers and spend lots of money trying to keep them running.
It costs less than $300 to build a good computer so resale values aren't very good on old ones.
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posted on
05/05/2003 7:11:09 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(If You're Not A Part Of The Solution, There's Good Money To Be Made In Prolonging The Problem.)
To: AppyPappy
Yep, but the oldies are good for young kids to play with. A good learning experience. Probably learn more just trying to repair them... a cheap technical indoctrination, IMHO. (learn about electronics, basic computer structure, can open up drives/floppies to study mechanisms, etc.) Somewhere around here I have an old 8088 chip cut-open and encased in clear lucite. Children are sponges. Inquiring minds want to know.
my 2¢
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posted on
05/05/2003 7:19:00 AM PDT
by
Xthe17th
(FREE THE STATES. Repudiate the 17th amendment!)
To: Computer Central
The reason you are having trouble finding a machine in the class you are searching in is that they suck. The main area of advance in laptops is in battery technology, power management and display. None of the older machines have displays adequate for GUI interfaces.
If you want a text based interface, you might get by with PC-DOS, the IBM version of MS-DOS.
There is a Tandy laptop with an LCD display that field researchers love because it survives physical abuse. It still has followers, even though the technology is old.
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posted on
05/05/2003 7:35:06 AM PDT
by
js1138
To: Computer Central
I have utilized the "My Subscriptions" indexing, that FR provides.
This keeps me up-to-date on the lastest posts on computer related subjects.
You could create a ping list of sorts, like the "bang list" does.
Good luck!
To: Computer Central
Take a look on eBay. Bearing in mind that you want to be VERY careful about WHO you buy from on therefind someone with a strong ratingyou can get Pentium or PII notebooks quite cheap on there now. You don't want a 386 or 486 because you're going to be SO limited in what you can do. Just no point in it.
And as someone else mentioned, look into StarOffice if you don't like Office. I'm sure someone can give you a current link and it's a full-fledged office suite that I've heard is quite stable now.
Pretty cool idea for the Computer Central, BTW. My expertise is a mish-mash. I've written many articles that were published in several of the large computer magazines, I do general consulting, and I'm presently going through a program to become a certified Computer Forensics Examiner. I'll try to keep an eye on these threads and jump in when I can help.
MM
To: Computer Central
Although I commend you for trying to set this up, I can see the mission is going to be "bash-gates central"... Why not just call it what it is?
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posted on
05/05/2003 8:14:29 AM PDT
by
RedWing9
(Apparently, the Hockey God's don't love us much this year...)
To: Computer Central
Great questions, and as a fairly new user, I doubt I have very good answers. You can ping the
Admin Moderator or
Jim Robinson with questions or ideas on useability improvements.
I bookmarked this posting and found it very useful for organizing and managing threads using the sidebar: The Ultimate Sidebar Management Thread
You also probably already know how to modify your subscriptions.
To: Computer Central
I have a question, oh guru. I have software on my computer (from whence I know not) that it entitled "FREEDOM", and which claims to be from an outfit called Zero Knowledge. Just what is this garbage anyway?
To: yay
FYI
To: js1138; Computer Central
...Tandy 102 laptop...
I remember those. Very popular with Ham Radio operators for packet terminals. I used (and still use) a more traditional tandy XT style laptop, the 1400FD. A NEC V-20 CPU running at a blistering 10 Mhz, a good sized flip up backlit LCD screen, regular sized keyboard keys, plus a pair of 3.5" floppy drives and MS-DOS 3.32 tricked out with a handy 128K Ramdisk running in upper memory(because two floppies never seem to be quite enough), AND a built in 1200 Baud modem! You could also get 'em with a 40 Meg hard drive, and if CC could find one of those, it'd probably be darn near free and it'd run WP 5.1 just fine.
Dave in Eugene
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posted on
05/05/2003 9:23:35 PM PDT
by
Clinging Bitterly
(Tagline error. Press ALT-F4 to continue.)
To: chance33_98; JoeSixPack1; optimistically_conservative; Caesar Soze; AppyPappy; Xthe17th; js1138; ...
Quick Tuesday Morning Hello: (@ 35 posts) TO ALL
1. + #31 - Anti-Gates Site? + - A meaningful 'Compter Central' would welcome ALL computer users. PC's, Apple/Mac, ...all. There can be a section for anti-Gates/MS info/opinions, but it doesn't need to dominate the site. The mission would be to provide computer discussion & help.
2. + #24 - fighting memory problems and risking lost data.. w./WP5.1 + now, you would have to go and remind me of.... thanks.
AND Thanks to All the other Posts. - Good Info, ideas,
AND generally Supportive to the Idea of having an FR Computer Central.
If people were to support the development of a Computer Central, it can't just 'belong' to me. I don't have the time to monitor it 24/7, & I don't have the expertise that others who have posted here.
Normally, Jim Robinson does not want people sharing PASSWORDS on their account. But, others would be needed to help run a 'FR Computer Central'. I'm open to it, if Jim is. This current name & site belongs to FR, if they want to use it.
In addition to doing all the work on FR, people could provide the links to good computer help sites on the web.
That's all for Tues. am.
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posted on
05/06/2003 5:02:23 AM PDT
by
Computer Central
(For FR Computer Help Questions, Visit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/905793/posts?page=1)
To: Computer Central
If such a site already exists, please provide a link. If such a site already exists, please provide a link. Computer Central is a great idea. Keeps it all in "the family" so to speak. Advice from trusted sources is always appreciated.
Since you asked, here's a link to a great site that has helped me countless times. The denizens there are knowledgeable and responses to questions are always swift and plentiful.
Computing.Net
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posted on
05/06/2003 5:13:48 AM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(1/3 Fewer calories than our regular tagline.)
To: Computer Central
Funny you should post this.
I am about to go cable and wireless and would love input from others who have done it already.
What are the caveats and pitfalls?
Are some router companies more reliable than others?
Is it possible to have a wireless LAN/Internet setup?
So many questions... so little time
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posted on
05/06/2003 6:08:55 AM PDT
by
Publius6961
(Californians are as dumm as a sack of rocks)
To: Publius6961
What are the caveats and pitfalls?Wireless claims of range (300 ft., etc.) are bogus. With luck you'll get 75 feet. Encryption shortens the range, and believe it or not, can cause laptop wireless cards to overheat and shut down. If you aren't doing anything illegal, you might skip wireless encryption and set your access points up to talk only to each other. This is done by specifying the MAC addresses they will talk to. This function will probably require searching through all the menu choices during setup, since it is seldom well documented.
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posted on
05/06/2003 8:18:16 AM PDT
by
js1138
To: Computer Central
A meaningful 'Compter Central' would welcome ALL computer users. PC's, Apple/Mac I'm sure it would, but given the hits you've had so far I can tell you it would be nothing but...
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posted on
05/06/2003 10:54:38 AM PDT
by
RedWing9
(Apparently, the Hockey God's don't love us much this year...)
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