I was so glad the day I discovered those entries. The forerunners at my soon-to-be-ex-place of employ were TERRIBLE at noting what version of an app a book was made for (if the app wasn't in the title of the book by version). They stupidly assumed that 6 years later people would remember... I did a lot of cross-referencing with the help of Wikipedia.
I'm sorry, dad. You know I would never have tried to save River's life if I had known there was a dinner party at risk.
Simon ,'Safe'
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Spidra Webster - Mar 28, 2006 12:01:38 pm PST #7724 of 10003
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
evil jimi - Mar 29, 2006 1:03:34 am PST #7725 of 10003
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
If Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were alive today, their infamous sketch, "Who's on First?" might have turned out something like this:
COSTELLO CALLS TO BUY A COMPUTER FROM ABBOTT
ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?
COSTELLO: Thanks. I'm setting up an office in my den and I'm thinking about buying a computer.
ABBOTT: Mac?
COSTELLO: No, the name's Lou.
ABBOTT: Your computer?
COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one.
ABBOTT: Mac?
COSTELLO: I told you, my name's Lou.
ABBOTT: What about Windows?
COSTELLO: Why? Will it get stuffy in here?
ABBOTT: Do you want a computer with Windows?
COSTELLO: I don't know. What will I see when I look at the windows?
ABBOTT: Wallpaper.
COSTELLO: Never mind the windows. I need a computer and software.
ABBOTT: Software for Windows?
COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I can use to write proposals, track expenses and run my business. What do you have?
ABBOTT: Office.
COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything?
ABBOTT: I just did.
COSTELLO: You just did what?
ABBOTT: Recommend something.
COSTELLO: You recommended something?
ABBOTT: Yes.
COSTELLO: For my office?
ABBOTT: Yes.
COSTELLO: OK, what did you recommend for my office?
ABBOTT: Office. COSTELLO: Yes, for my office!
ABBOTT: I recommend Office with Windows.
COSTELLO: I already have an office with windows! OK, let's just say I'm sitting at my computer and I want to type a proposal. What do I need?
ABBOTT: Word.
COSTELLO: What word?
ABBOTT: Word in Office.
COSTELLO: The only word in office is office.
ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.
COSTELLO: Which word in office for windows?
ABBOTT: The Word you get when you click the blue "W".
COSTELLO: I'm going to click your blue "w" if you don't start with some straight answers. What about financial bookkeeping? You have anything I can track my money with?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: That's right. What do you have?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: I need money to track my money?
ABBOTT: It comes bundled with your computer.
COSTELLO: What's bundled with my computer?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: Money comes with my computer?
ABBOTT: Yes. No extra charge.
COSTELLO: I get a bundle of money with my computer? How much?
ABBOTT: One copy.
COSTELLO: Isn't it illegal to copy money?
ABBOTT: Microsoft gave us a license to copy Money.
COSTELLO: They can give you a license to copy money?
ABBOTT: Why not? THEY OWN IT!
(A few days later)
ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?
COSTELLO: How do I turn my computer off?
ABBOTT: Click on "START"
eta: should've mentioned this when I copy and pasted. Not my work but more than appropriate for this thread :)
tommyrot - Mar 29, 2006 5:21:45 am PST #7726 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Microsoft Windows 1.03 and other tools, 1985
Installing Windows 1.0 on the ATT PC 6300
I had a job years ago where we had a version of Pagemaker that came with a runtime version of Windows 2.x - running on a Zeos 286 with 640k.
Ah, here's screenshots of Windows/286 2.11 [link]
Good times... good times....
DCJensen - Mar 29, 2006 10:50:03 am PST #7727 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
I think I have a copy of Pagemaker 1.0 (For the Mac, of course).
§ ita § - Mar 29, 2006 1:56:07 pm PST #7728 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
DXMachina - Mar 29, 2006 2:05:09 pm PST #7729 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
By throwing up a blank page?
§ ita § - Mar 29, 2006 2:11:14 pm PST #7730 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I was missing a character. Fixed now.
tommyrot - Mar 30, 2006 5:00:29 am PST #7731 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Pro'lly everyone knows that April 1 is the 30th anniversary of Apple. Here's a picture of every single product they ever made: [link]
Hmmm. I still want a Lisa.
Gudanov - Mar 30, 2006 5:58:29 am PST #7732 of 10003
Coding and Sleeping
I have recently discovered the -h option for ls. How did I never know about this before?
Myth update. I still need to get my Remote Wonder remote control working with the remote frontend. Since the Remote Wonder works like a mouse in X, I think all I need to do is set new mappings with xmodmap. The original frontend/backend system continues to work great (the only reboot was because I needed to physically move the computer), but now the 250GB harddrive in it seems kinda small. I just discoved video playlists, nifty.
Betsy HP - Mar 30, 2006 7:10:43 am PST #7733 of 10003
If I only had a brain...
Dudes,
Need to buy a clue. My son's cheapo Dell (3 years old) no longer suffices to run online games like Second Life. He wants a games-friendly computer for his birthday. I'm assuming a separate graphics card is a must-have. What else do I need to look for? (Note that this doesn't have to be a hyped-up water-cooled machine; just something with fast graphics suitable for current games.)