Subj : Networking modems
To   : George White
From : Dorothy Denn
Date : Mon Aug 07 2000 07:59 am

         Date:  31-Jul-00
      Subject:  Networking modems

Hi George,

 GW> I've been doing some checking since my last post... It would
 GW> in fact be much cheaper to buy a ready made mechanical switch, the
 GW> cabling required would probably cost more than the switch box.
 GW> Suitable switch boxes are available for less than 10 pounds (+ VAT
 GW> and delivery) from people such as Action (0800 333 333). Certainly
 GW> the components to build one would cost me more than buying a ready
 GW> made one.

Its surprising how prices differ from one end of the country to the
other.  That together with all the "computer fairs" that seem to be so
popular, prices can even get lower.

The young man who was looking at my writer says it's finished.  He
bought an identical one a few weeks ago for Pnd150, but down here from
Action, it would cost Pnd200.

 DD>> when I'm told to "take of the cover and disconnect the SCSI
 DD>> cable unscrew the card" and all that sort of thing I go and hide
 DD>> beneath the bed :-))
 GW> LOL, the prospect of you, in your wheelchair, hiding under the
 GW> bed...

Do you mean I've got to find somewhere else to hide :-)) Anyhow, I am
getting quite brave, I am training my son and daughter to unscrew
things, remove covers etc.so I can see where things are.

 DD>>>> I've heard a lot about OS/2,
 DD>> Without going back to check, I believe my sysop was saying
 DD>> he runs his Board on OS/2 without any problems.
 GW> If it's up and running it gives very few problems. It's just
 GW> that it doesn't get upgraded to support the latest hardware, so one
 GW> has to be very careful when sourceing hardware such as video cards,
 GW> sound cards etc to make sure they have OS/2 drivers available. Very
 GW> little current hardware does have drivers:-(

I think it's time for me to hide again, all this is definitely above my
head :-))

 DD>> Can one have it on the same computer as Windows?
 GW> Yes, I have had in the past... One uses boot manager software
 GW> (OS/2 comes with one called - suprise, suprise - Boot Manager) to
 GW> control which OS is booted.

As you might have guessed I love learning about these things, I might
never use them, but my curiousity has to be served. So, would OS/2 need
your autoexec.bat and config.sys to boot up?

Regards.

Dotty

 E Mail: dotty.denn@redhotant.com




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