Hi! Roger,

On 01 Apr 19 08:03, you wrote to me:

I start my day at "the mess"... If you are really hard up, then I
suggest: [http://www.themess.net/] and look for the 'Science and
Technology' forum.

I'll have a look,

Forget it. After nearly a week of downtime due to website ownership issues, the admin have decided to shutdown further oprtations. It's a damned shame, after well over 14 years operating that site and a previous webforum. Apparently they weren't making enough money with the advertising... mmm... what
advertising? Oops, I'm running AdBlockPro. B^}

There will be some form of FB thing happening. What's FB?

Cheers,
Paul.

... Therapy helps, but screaming obscenities is cheaper.
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On Wed Apr-10-2019 10:57, Paul Quinn (3:640/1384) wrote to Roger Nelson:

On 01 Apr 19 08:03, you wrote to me:

I start my day at "the mess"... If you are really hard up, then I
suggest: [http://www.themess.net/] and look for the 'Science and
Technology' forum.

I'll have a look,

Forget it.

I looked anyway on your suggestion. Not NASA, but NASA isn't NASA anymore. I think they've turned things over to Elon Musk and other entities, but would they come right out and say it? Nope! I hate liars. They are the 2nd-worse form of being on the planet.

After nearly a week of downtime due to website ownership issues,
the admin have decided to shutdown further oprtations. It's a
damned shame, after well over 14 years operating that site and a
previous webforum. Apparently they weren't making enough money
with the advertising...

I don't believe that exists in the business world; I think their motto is "we can't make enough money". (-:

mmm... what advertising? Oops, I'm running AdBlockPro. B^}

I wish I had that, but there is probably a yearly fee attached to it. I got in
just in time with Malwarebytes and get free upgrades and definitions. That now
costs US$60.00 per year. It does a great job of protecting my computer.

There will be some form of FB thing happening. What's FB?

FB is something I don't want. If you install Windows 10 on a drive and setup say... Microsoft Outlook as your mail client, it forces you to join FB. I dual-booted back to Windows 7 before I uttered something under my breath. (-8


Regards,

Roger
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Hi! Roger,

On 04/10/2019 07:01 AM, you wrote:

mmm... what advertising? Oops, I'm running AdBlockPro. B^}

I wish I had that, but there is probably a yearly fee attached to it.

It's a *free* add-on for FireFox. Ermmm... [free]==[no fee].

There will be some form of FB thing happening. What's FB?

FB is something I don't want. If you install Windows 10 on a drive and setup say... Microsoft Outlook as your mail client, it forces you to
join FB. I dual-booted back to Windows 7 before I uttered something
under my breath. (-8

Windows? Oh...

Cheers,
Paul.

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On Thu Apr-11-2019 07:54, Paul Quinn (3:640/1384.125) wrote to Roger Nelson:

On 04/10/2019 07:01 AM, you wrote:

mmm... what advertising? Oops, I'm running AdBlockPro. B^}

I got the joke, btw.

I wish I had that, but there is probably a yearly fee attached to it.

It's a *free* add-on for FireFox. Ermmm... [free]==[no fee].

There will be some form of FB thing happening. What's FB?

That still makes me suspicious.

FB is something I don't want. If you install Windows 10 on a drive and setup say... Microsoft Outlook as your mail client, it forces you to
join FB. I dual-booted back to Windows 7 before I uttered something
under my breath. (-8

Windows? Oh...

I have Office 2003, 2010, 2013 amd 2016 -- useless under Wimdows 10. Office 2010 has a superior picture manager in it.

I even gave Linux Mandrake 10.0 here somewhere, but fooling with it is old news.


Regards,

Roger
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Re: NASA News - RETRACTION
By: Paul Quinn to Roger Nelson on Thu Apr 11 2019 07:54 am

FB is something I don't want. If you install Windows 10 on a drive
and setup say... Microsoft Outlook as your mail client, it forces
you to join FB. I dual-booted back to Windows 7 before I uttered
something under my breath. (-8

Wow! THAT is crazy... I haven't used, or had to install Windows since Windows XP! It's sad the direction the 'big' software companies are going....


Regards,
KrUpTiOn
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Hi! Roger,

On 10 Apr 19 19:49, you wrote to me:

There will be some form of FB thing happening. What's FB?

That still makes me suspicious.

Same, same. For the present I've opted for bookmarking a site that (sounds like it's...) similar to their original (pre-2007?) webforum, in the closing announcement comments.

I even gave Linux Mandrake 10.0 here somewhere, but fooling with it is
old news.

I wouldn't have. For a recommendation I would nominate either of two Ubuntu-based iterations from April last year (their 18.04 LTS releases). I'm running both at present: with 'Xubuntu' desktops on both PCs here, with one of them running a 'Lubuntu' VM in VirtualBox... which may replace the Fidonet *function* on this PC.

Both distro versions are "reviewed" by a bloke named 'DistroTube' on YT, who goes through the installation procedure on each and has some fun with installed
software. Both are about 20 minutes runtime, and are entertaining as well as informative. (Four stars out of five, each.)

Cheers,
Paul.

... General failure reading drive A: Please remove your fist.
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Hi! Charles,

On 10 Apr 19 21:14, you wrote to me:

Wow! THAT is crazy... I haven't used, or had to install Windows since Windows XP! It's sad the direction the 'big' software companies are going....

You meant Roger. Not I. I have XP and 2x Win98se but only as VMs in VirtualBox. :)

Cheers,
Paul.

... Procrastination (n): Getting ready to get ready.
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EPLY: 3:640/1384.125 5cae6602
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Re: NASA News - RETRACTION
By: Paul Quinn to Roger Nelson on Thu Apr 11 2019 07:54 am

Wow! THAT is crazy... I haven't used, or had to install Windows since Windows XP! It's sad the direction the 'big' software companies are going....

And gettng crazier all the time. I got Windows 10 free because I took part in the INSIDER pprogram. The very first thing it did was break a couple of programs I use daily. So, I uninstalled it (you have 30 days to do that) and installed it on another drive so I could then dual-boot to and from it. One of
the things they did was disable the changing of window colors. I kicked up a fuss about that to no avail and I'm not the only one, either. THEN on the February 2019 rollup they changed their voice recognition system, known as Cortana, so that you had to train it to your voice whereas the original one understood me perfectly.(!)

...There's never a gong around when you need one.


Regards,

Roger
P.S. I have a spare machine with XP on it that runs perfectly. I really like it.

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Hi! Roger,

On 10 Apr 19 19:49, you wrote to me:

Same, same. For the present I've opted for bookmarking a site that
(sounds like it's...) similar to their original (pre-2007?) webforum, in the closing announcement comments.

But they still track you via cookies.

I wouldn't have. For a recommendation I would nominate either of two Ubuntu-based iterations from April last year (their 18.04 LTS releases). I'm running both at present: with 'Xubuntu' desktops on both PCs here,
with one of them running a 'Lubuntu' VM in VirtualBox... which may
replace the Fidonet *function* on this PC.

If my eyesight doesn't worsen, I may give it another go, but there will be hoops to jump through because of D'Bridge.

Both distro versions are "reviewed" by a bloke named 'DistroTube' on YT PQ>

who goes through the installation procedure on each and has some fun with

installed software. Both are about 20 minutes runtime, and are entertaining as well as informative. (Four stars out of five, each.)

I wouldn't mind watching a video of that.


Regards,

Roger

--- D'Bridge (SR41)
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Hi! Roger,

On 11 Apr 19 06:16, you wrote to me:

Same, same. For the present I've opted for bookmarking a site

But they still track you via cookies.

What's not to like about cookies?

both PCs here, with one of them running a 'Lubuntu' VM in
VirtualBox... which may replace the Fidonet *function* on this PC.

If my eyesight doesn't worsen, I may give it another go, but there
will be hoops to jump through because of D'Bridge.

No problems running as a VM in VirtualBox. E.g. I've had a Win98se POP3/SMTP server (& other facilities, like intranet HTTP) that's been running 24/7@365 in
a VM for nearly six (6) years. Also, my other old Fidonet node was running on Win98se in a VM for mmm...trying to remember,,, nup... more than five (5) years, at least.

If you build it, VirtualBox can run it.

Both distro versions are "reviewed" by a bloke named 'DistroTube'
on YT PQ> who goes through the installation procedure on each and
has some fun with installed software. Both are about 20 minutes
runtime, and are entertaining as well as informative. (Four stars
out of five, each.)

I wouldn't mind watching a video of that.

To save you looking, I can drop them off to you. Please, please... can I, can I? I like connecting to different systems. :)

Cheers,
Paul.

... New Mail not found. Start whine-pout sequence (Y/N)?
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ID: JamNNTPd/Linux 1
HRS: UTF-8 2
ZUTC: 1000
ID: CrashMail II/Linux 0.71

On 04/10/2019 07:01 AM, you wrote:

mmm... what advertising? Oops, I'm running AdBlockPro. B^}

I'm sorry to tell yoo that I couldn't get AdBlockPro anywhere. But I did get AdBlock Plus for Firefox and it works as you said. <ducking>

A BIG thank you!


Regards,

Roger

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Hi! Roger,

On 11 Apr 19 19:15, you wrote to me:

mmm... what advertising? Oops, I'm running AdBlockPro. B^}

I'm sorry to tell yoo that I couldn't get AdBlockPro anywhere. But I
did get AdBlock Plus for Firefox and it works as you said. <ducking>

That was my intended product ID. Do you remember that hacker kid from Die Hard
4.0? He said once, words to the effect that there's 'a lot of facts & figures buzzing around in me brainbox'. That's a bit like my memory. There's a lot "in there" but sometimes the bits are somewhat in disarray.

A BIG thank you!

You're very welcome.

Cheers,
Paul.

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Re: NASA News - RETRACTION
By: Paul Quinn to Charles Stephenson on Thu Apr 11 2019 12:59 pm

You meant Roger. Not I. I have XP and 2x Win98se but only as VMs in VirtualBox. :)

Oops! LOL

I actually installed....sorta.... Windows 10 when I got the new BBS computer. I had a lapse in judgement and was thinking about running the windows version of Synchronet, Mystic and Enigma....lol

Back to Linux!
Regards,
KrUpTiOn
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Re: Re: NASA News - RETRACTION
By: Roger Nelson to Charles Stephenson on Thu Apr 11 2019 06:03 am

And gettng crazier all the time. I got Windows 10 free because I took part in the INSIDER pprogram. The very first thing it did was break a couple of programs I use daily. So, I uninstalled it (you have 30 days to do that) and installed it on another drive so I could then dual-boot to and from it. One of the things they did was disable the changing of window colors. I kicked up a fuss about that to no avail and I'm not the only one, either. THEN on the February 2019 rollup they changed their voice recognition system, known as Cortana, so that you had to train it to your voice whereas the original one understood me perfectly.(!)

Yeah, I DID play around with Windows 10 on another machine that I was fixing, and I really didn't like it. It was like a over-bloated Windows 8. Yeah that Cortana.... Junk. I still like Google better..
Regards,
KrUpTiOn
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On Thu Apr-11-2019 23:22, Paul Quinn (3:640/1384) wrote to Roger Nelson:

On 11 Apr 19 06:16, you wrote to me:

Same, same. For the present I've opted for bookmarking a site

But they still track you via cookies.

What's not to like about cookies?

With or without the chocolate chips?

No problems running as a VM in VirtualBox. E.g. I've had a Win98se POP3/SMTP server (& other facilities, like intranet HTTP) that's
been running 24/7@365 in a VM for nearly six (6) years. Also, my
other old Fidonet node was running on Win98se in a VM for
mmm...trying to remember,,, nup... more than five (5) years, at
least.

If you build it, VirtualBox can run it.

Okay.

Both distro versions are "reviewed" by a bloke named 'DistroTube'
on YT PQ> who goes through the installation procedure on each and
has some fun with installed software. Both are about 20 minutes
runtime, and are entertaining as well as informative. (Four stars
out of five, each.)

I wouldn't mind watching a video of that.

To save you looking, I can drop them off to you. Please, please...
can I, can I? I like connecting to different systems. :)

Sure. (-: We'll need a session pw.


Regards,

Roger
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On Fri Apr-12-2019 12:58, Paul Quinn (3:640/1384) wrote to Roger Nelson:

On 11 Apr 19 19:15, you wrote to me:

That was my intended product ID. Do you remember that hacker kid
from Die Hard 4.0? He said once, words to the effect that there's
'a lot of facts & figures buzzing around in me brainbox'. That's a
bit like my memory. There's a lot "in there" but sometimes the
bits are somewhat in disarray.

I saw the film triligy and don't remember that.


Regards,

Roger
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On Fri Apr-12-2019 03:14, Charles Stephenson (1:226/17) wrote to Roger Nelson:

Re: Re: NASA News - RETRACTION
By: Roger Nelson to Charles Stephenson on Thu Apr 11 2019 06:03
am

Yeah, I DID play around with Windows 10 on another machine that I
was fixing, and I really didn't like it. It was like a over-bloated Windows 8. Yeah that Cortana.... Junk. I still like Google
better..

A late friend of mine (Joe Delahaye) had 2 machines running Windows 10 and told
me the only good thing about it was the security of its Edge web browser. I use it sparingly, as in updating the system once per month


Regards,

Roger
--- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+ Shane Barbi
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Hi! Roger,

On 04/12/2019 10:01 AM, you wrote:

But they still track you via cookies.

What's not to like about cookies?

With or without the chocolate chips?

Without. Dark matter interferes with cookie texture.

Both distro versions are "reviewed" by a bloke named 'DistroTube'

I wouldn't mind watching a video of that.

To save you looking, I can drop them off to you. Please, please...

Sure. (-: We'll need a session pw.

That's a bit extreme. Here's the YT links...

Lubuntu 18.04 "Bionic Beaver" Install and Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h284JgDGC7Y

Xubuntu 18.04 "Bionic Beaver" Install and Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e86al5wcNaA

My current VirtualBox (vBox) server is a 10-year old 4Gb Dell560, running 64bit
Xubuntu. The test Lubuntu 32bit vBox VM gets 1Gb RAM, and has ~800Mb free after boot-up and while running some non-Fido stuff (OS, command prompt, and Tux Commander file manager).

The Lubuntu thing is one of 3 or 4 VMs running on the Dell, with the others being: 1x Win98se; 1x point-sized Linux Fido test system; and maybe, another old Linux system that's older than the Dell (chicken & egg thing).

Cheers,
Paul.

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Hi! Roger,

On 04/12/2019 10:15 AM, you wrote:

That was my intended product ID. Do you remember that hacker kid
from Die Hard 4.0? He said once, words to the effect that there's
'a lot of facts & figures buzzing around in me brainbox'. That's a
bit like my memory. There's a lot "in there" but sometimes the
bits are somewhat in disarray.

I saw the film triligy and don't remember that.

I very heavily paraphrased the dialogue. It would be a frustrating exercise to
match even a single word from my effort that may even have been uttered in the flick.

The movie was known as 'Live Free or Die Hard' (released as Die Hard 4.0 outside North America), from 2007. It was fourth in the franchise, and the */rest of the world film/* title matches the digital technology aspect of the film's storyline.

It's on my playlist, for maybe tomorrow. I knocked 'Die Hard 3' off the list during the week, and want more. Particularly more Lucy McLane. :)

Cheers,
Paul.

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On Sat Apr-13-2019 09:18, Paul Quinn (3:640/1384.125) wrote to Roger Nelson:

On 04/12/2019 10:01 AM, you wrote:

But they still track you via cookies.

What's not to like about cookies?

With or without the chocolate chips?

Without. Dark matter interferes with cookie texture.

Both distro versions are "reviewed" by a bloke named 'DistroTube'

I wouldn't mind watching a video of that.

To save you looking, I can drop them off to you. Please, please...

Sure. (-: We'll need a session pw.

That's a bit extreme. Here's the YT links...

Lubuntu 18.04 "Bionic Beaver" Install and Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h284JgDGC7Y

Xubuntu 18.04 "Bionic Beaver" Install and Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e86al5wcNaA

My current VirtualBox (vBox) server is a 10-year old 4Gb Dell560,
running 64bit Xubuntu. The test Lubuntu 32bit vBox VM gets 1Gb
RAM, and has ~800Mb free after boot-up and while running some
non-Fido stuff (OS, command prompt, and Tux Commander file
manager).

The Lubuntu thing is one of 3 or 4 VMs running on the Dell, with
the others being: 1x Win98se; 1x point-sized Linux Fido test
system; and maybe, another old Linux system that's older than the
Dell (chicken & egg thing).

Cheers,
Paul.

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Regards,

Roger
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On Sat Apr-13-2019 18:17, Paul Quinn (3:640/1384.125) wrote to Roger Nelson:

On 04/12/2019 10:15 AM, you wrote:

[...]

The movie was known as 'Live Free or Die Hard' (released as Die
Hard 4.0 outside North America), from 2007. It was fourth in the franchise, and the */rest of the world film/* title matches the
digital technology aspect of the film's storyline.

I don't have that one, but maybe I'll have a look.

It's on my playlist, for maybe tomorrow. I knocked 'Die Hard 3'
off the list during the week, and want more. Particularly more
Lucy McLane. :)

I keep mine and put them in alphabetical order. Easier to find that way.


Regards,

Roger
--- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+ Shawna Waldron
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On Sat Apr-13-2019 09:40, Paul Quinn (1:3828/7) wrote to Roger Nelson:

On 04/12/2019 10:01 AM, you wrote:

To save you looking, I can drop them off to you. Please, please...

Sure. (-: We'll need a session pw.

That's a bit extreme. Here's the YT links...

Sorry. That is something that has been ingrained in my memory since my early days of Fido. Everyone I connected with one wanted one.

Lubuntu 18.04 "Bionic Beaver" Install and Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h284JgDGC7Y

Xubuntu 18.04 "Bionic Beaver" Install and Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e86al5wcNaA

I was going to D/L this a short while ago, but I'm positive I'll need another program. Anyway, the site was confusing and wouldn't let me do a direct D/L from the states. All it showed was a list of what I would be getting and never
got. Never mind. I'm getting it now, but you better have Quantas tickets ready in case I meed help. (-:

My machine has a 3Gig processor with 16Gigs of RAM (only 3 used because I'm in 32-bit mode) and has 3 HDs installed and 2 DVD/CD burners.


Regards,

Roger
--- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+ Stacey Roca
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Hi! Roger,

On 15 Apr 19 13:03, you wrote to me:

you better have Quantas tickets ready in case I meed help. (-:

Take a number & wait. I'm on a pension now, and actually have priorities. :)
I can still drop those videos off to you. I just don't see the sense in a session pw for a quickie.

My machine has a 3Gig processor with 16Gigs of RAM (only 3 used
because I'm in 32-bit mode) and has 3 HDs installed and 2 DVD/CD
burners.

Oh dear. Such a waste for homage to M$. All 16 would be available to 32-bit Linux. I'm only doing 64-bit now since VirtualBox insists on it.

OH, BTW. I learned my lesson after wasting a CD back in 2010 and don't waste CDs or DVDs on D/L'd ISOs as vBox can use them directly, when booting up a doover-lackey VM. So, I can check them out and dump them if I'm not happy. Ta-da!

Cheers,
Paul.

... Daddy? What's this little red button for?
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Following up a message from Roger Nelson to Paul Quinn:

On Sat Apr-13-2019 09:40, Paul Quinn (1:3828/7) wrote to Roger
Nelson:

On 04/12/2019 10:01 AM, you wrote:

[...]

I started getting 18.04 ad a few hours later noticed that 18.10 was available, so I got that one, too and Virtualbox 5.something. I just may ditch Windows 10
if this works well.


Regards,

Roger
--- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+
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On Tue Apr-16-2019 08:24, Paul Quinn (3:640/1384) wrote to Roger Nelson:

On 15 Apr 19 13:03, you wrote to me:

you better have Quantas tickets ready in case I meed help. (-:

Take a number & wait. I'm on a pension now, and actually have
priorities. :) I can still drop those videos off to you. I just
don't see the sense in a session pw for a quickie.

As am I.

Oh dear. Such a waste for homage to M$. All 16 would be available
to 32-bit Linux. I'm only doing 64-bit now since VirtualBox
insists on it.

While I had the money, I planned ahead. 2 of the drives are 1T and the other is 2T.

OH, BTW. I learned my lesson after wasting a CD back in 2010 and
don't waste CDs or DVDs on D/L'd ISOs as vBox can use them
directly, when booting up a doover-lackey VM. So, I can check them
out and dump them if I'm not happy. Ta-da!

I have a program that converts them and you may then view them prior to burning
-- no more coasters.

I need Vbox to run ln 32-bit mode because that's what D'Bridge will eun in.

... 2 bits, 4 bits, 6 bits, a peso. All for Zorro stand up and say so.


Regards,

Roger
--- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+ Lauren Hutton
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Hi! Roger,

On 15 Apr 19 19:31, you wrote to me:

I started getting 18.04 ad a few hours later noticed that 18.10 was available, so I got that one, too and Virtualbox 5.something. I just
may ditch Windows 10 if this works well.

Ubuntu do an issue every six months. The even year dot 04 (April)(e.g. 18.04) is an LTS... Long Term Support version. (I tend to leave a new April's release
to fester for a couple of months, till a point update, i.e. 18.04.2, to catch any inclusive fixes. It ain't important though.) The dot 10s are only good for six month's support. The LTS versions are supported (for security and fixpaks) for three years minimum; some are for five years.

VirtualBox 5 is on a leash, and due to be discarded. It's best to get 6.xx even if it insists on 64-bit-ness.

FYI. I came across an old util for timEd. Its FILE_ID.DIZ reads...

--- 8< ---
Crom is a collection of utilities that
was made for use with the timEd Fido-
net message reader/editor.
---------------------------------------
Included are:
CromTag (tagline inserter)
CromLine (custom origin lines)
CSteal (tagline thief)
Mood (inserts 'mood' kludge)
---------------------------------------
version 1.01 (freeware)
--- >8 ---

Interested? You can FREQ it from here as crom101.zip, or I could drop it off for you.

Cheers,
Paul.

... Hmm... Nice tagline. Hey, look over there! <SWIPE!> SUCKER!!! HAHAHAHA
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Hi! Roger,

On 15 Apr 19 21:01, you wrote to me:

I have a program that converts them and you may then view them prior
to burning -- no more coasters.

There's a nice _editor_ in a couple of vesions of Puppy Linux that can do wonders. Yes, you can add/delete/edit files in .ISOs. There are geniuses out there writing whizardly code for such tools.

I need Vbox to run ln 32-bit mode because that's what D'Bridge will
eun in.

You'll eventually need vBox 6.xx to do that. (See my other note.)

Cheers,
Paul.

... Never, never, never _MOON_ a werewolf.
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On Tue Apr-16-2019 12:36, Paul Quinn (3:640/1384) wrote to Roger Nelson:

On 15 Apr 19 19:31, you wrote to me:

Ubuntu do an issue every six months. The even year dot 04
(April)(e.g. 18.04) is an LTS... Long Term Support version. (I
tend to leave a new April's release to fester for a couple of
months, till a point update, i.e. 18.04.2, to catch any inclusive
fixes. It ain't important though.) The dot 10s are only good for
six month's support. The LTS versions are supported (for security
and fixpaks) for three years minimum; some are for five years.

Both the 18.04 and 18.10 versions I got were LTS -- it read at the site and I forgot to mention that.

VirtualBox 5 is on a leash, and due to be discarded. It's best to
get 6.xx even if it insists on 64-bit-ness.

I saw that notification when getting it. While I wouldn't mind switching to 64-bit mode, that would probably break a lot of the programs I use, not to mention I'd have to get matching drivers for my printer. Maybe I could fake the whole thing. After all, that's what Vbox is for. I almost forgot to mention that I burned 18.10 LTS last afternoon.

FYI. I came across an old util for timEd. Its FILE_ID.DIZ
reads...

--- 8< ---
Crom is a collection of utilities that
was made for use with the timEd Fido-
net message reader/editor.
---------------------------------------
Included are:
CromTag (tagline inserter)
CromLine (custom origin lines)
CSteal (tagline thief)
Mood (inserts 'mood' kludge)
---------------------------------------
version 1.01 (freeware)

--- >8 ---

Good info and thanks. Many times I use the D'Bridge internal editor.

Interested? You can FREQ it from here as crom101.zip, or I could
drop it off for you.

Sure I an, but we're still stuck in the session pw thingy. How about I mail you one?

...You can lead a horse to water, but you can't get it to float on its back.


Regards,

Roger
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On Tue Apr-16-2019 17:14, Paul Quinn (3:640/1384) wrote to Roger Nelson:

On 15 Apr 19 21:01, you wrote to me:

I have a program that converts them and you may then view them prior
to burning -- no more coasters.

There's a nice _editor_ in a couple of vesions of Puppy Linux that
can do wonders. Yes, you can add/delete/edit files in .ISOs.
There are geniuses out there writing whizardly code for such tools.

I've never been able to add anything to a disc that was closed.

I need Vbox to run ln 32-bit mode because that's what D'Bridge will
eun in.

You'll eventually need vBox 6.xx to do that. (See my other note.)

But didn't you say it wants to run in 64-bit mode?

How did that launch go? I watched the whole thing.

... Never say never and never say always.


Regards,

Roger
--- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+
* Origin: NCS BBS - Houma, LoUiSiAna - (1:3828/7)

Hi! Roger,

On 16 Apr 19 03:56, you wrote to me:

I saw that notification when getting it. While I wouldn't mind
switching to 64-bit mode, that would probably break a lot of the
programs I use, not to mention I'd have to get matching drivers for my printer. Maybe I could fake the whole thing. After all, that's what
Vbox is for.

Yes. Full marks for that. It's not for the faint of heart though. Get some experience with it with some other toys, first. Some few minutes of browsing the support forums at vBox would help you too. I've spent days there, all up but not continuously, no joke.

Interested? You can FREQ it from here as crom101.zip, or I could
drop it off for you.

Sure I an, but we're still stuck in the session pw thingy. How about
I mail you one?

Roger, Roger. It's not required for a FREQ.

Cheers,
Paul.

... Whenever I get a grip on reality, the handle falls off.
--- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20130515
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Hi! Roger,

On 16 Apr 19 04:28, you wrote to me:

You'll eventually need vBox 6.xx to do that. (See my other
note.)

But didn't you say it wants to run in 64-bit mode?

Yes, even if all you wanna do is run 32-bit toys. Welcome to Century21.

How did that launch go? I watched the whole thing.

Launch? Whoosh! Over my head. ;)

Cheers,
Paul.

... If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.
--- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20130515
* Origin: Quinn's Rock - Live from Paul's Xubuntu desktop! (3:640/1384)

On 2019 Apr 15 19:31:40, you wrote to Paul Quinn:

I started getting 18.04 ad a few hours later noticed that 18.10 was available,

18.04 of ubuntu? that's a keeper mainly because it is LTS (Long Term Support) and you get 5 years of updates... 18.10 is not LTS and you have to update from it faster as newer ones are released... i forget the support term on non-LTS releases, though...

so I got that one, too and Virtualbox 5.something. I just may ditch Windows 10 if this works well.

we've been using kubuntu here because the KDE interface is pretty similar to winwhatever and folks trying it out find it more comfortable and familiar... my
84yo (R.I.P.) father had no problems at all with kubuntu 14.04 when trying it before moving away from Vista... the move from Vista was due to what turned out
to be really cruddy video drivers for the ATI video card that came with the machine... still had similar problems with it and kubuntu but we sussed that muckitymuck when we swapped out that card for NVIDIA...

)\/(ark

Always Mount a Scratch Monkey
Do you manage your own servers? If you are not running an IDS/IPS yer doin' it wrong...
... Country fences need to be horse high, pig tight and bull strong.
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On Tue Apr-16-2019 20:01, Paul Quinn (3:640/1384) wrote to Roger Nelson:

We were without power most of the day today and I'm unsure if it will stay on the rest of the day. In the meantime, there is no 32-bit version of Vbox that I can find anywhere to use with 18.10. I'll get to the rest later.

On 16 Apr 19 03:56, you wrote to me:

I saw that notification when getting it. While I wouldn't mind
switching to 64-bit mode, that would probably break a lot of the
programs I use, not to mention I'd have to get matching drivers for my printer. Maybe I could fake the whole thing. After all, that's what
Vbox is for.

Yes. Full marks for that. It's not for the faint of heart though.
Get some experience with it with some other toys, first. Some few
minutes of browsing the support forums at vBox would help you too.
I've spent days there, all up but not continuously, no joke.

Interested? You can FREQ it from here as crom101.zip, or I could
drop it off for you.

Sure I an, but we're still stuck in the session pw thingy. How about
I mail you one?

Roger, Roger. It's not required for a FREQ.

Cheers,
Paul.

... Whenever I get a grip on reality, the handle falls off.
___ GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20130515
- Origin: Quinn's Rock - Live from Paul's Xubuntu desktop!
(3:640/1384)

Regards,

Roger
--- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+
* Origin: NCS BBS - Houma, LoUiSiAna - (1:3828/7)