Subj : Re: moving or not was: CFBBS To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Wed Dec 11 2019 18:55:06 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 05-Dec-2019 08:02 <=- BM>>> One must always show respect for magic! Proclaim the spell improperly BM>>> and you could release all sorts of undesired evils! NB>>> Exactly.... like multiplying brooms or worse.... BM>> Could be handy for sweeping a room but not that great for getting into BM>> corners! NB>> That was somewhat of a reference to the inept Sorcerer's Apprentice NB>> that animated the broom to bring him water.... and ended up with a real NB>> disaster.... And also to a "magic spell" I did wrong once, and ended NB>> up with what rather looked multiplyingly broom-like on the screen... BM> I'll have to watch that movie again. And I've done those 'magic BM> spells' that didn't go quite as expected -- why isn't ^Q working??!! BM> -- 'Cause it's outside of the loop statement, not inside - oops! In Emacs, ^Q will display the next ^ command on the screen... like ^L for sending a line feed (break?) to start a new page... convenient when one is writing a multipage report and wants to break to a new page early to keep the sense better in the finished product.... and seeing where you put it is very useful when you need to twiddle it a little later... ;) BM>>> I've got at least one modem here still; not sure I remember how to use BM>>> it any more! Hopefully it's parallel as I don't think I have a serial BM>>> port on any of the computers. ...I'm pretty sure this computer has BM>>> neither serial nor parallel! Rear panel ports, anyway. Pretty sure BM>>> there is a parallel header on the motherboard. would "just" have to BM>>> dig for a connector. And there are serial to USB adapters; doubt if I BM>>> have one in stock.) NB>>> That might be something to check into and set up BEFORE it's needed, NB>>> then... ;) We've always had the modems still in place, every so NB>>> often they've proved to be invaluable... :) Besides, we've kept our NB>>> email addresses with the same dial-up ISP all along... they can be NB>>> accessed via their website, too, so it's not like they are backwards NB>>> or anything... ;) BM>> I had kept the old modems and for I don't know how long had the last BM>> one connected in, just not plugged in. (Modem connected to the serial BM>> [?] port, wall wart not plugged in.) Modem itself was sitting under BM>> the monitor and I had to place the monitor stand on a scrap piece of BM>> shelving to fit. The site I had dialed in to might still support BM>> dial-up but has gone to a pay service for e-mail so to me not worth BM>> the cost. NB>> Ours was originally free... but when they did start charging, they NB>> weren't charging a lot... currently, I think it's about 8 or 9 dollars NB>> a month for up to six mailboxes (of which we are using only 2) and NB>> much more storage available than we're likely to use (since we NB>> download to our own computers usually anyway)... it's a local company NB>> turned a lot more extensive, and we get a break for having been with NB>> them from close to the beginning... And they've been a handy backup NB>> more than once... ;) BM> Yes, backups are good! Hardware, software.... I'd probably end up BM> going to the library order a new gateway if the one I bought from BM> Qwest (now CenturyLink) died. Oh, that "I" is supposed to mean me with BM> the laptop. They do have computers for patron use but I'd prefer to BM> use my own. Can't blame you there.... BM>>> And now with the holidays coming up probably pushed back, or at least BM>>> not on the somewhat-urgent list. NB>>> Holidays being their own set of But Firsts!... ;) BM>> We took some of the Christmas decoration out of the storage area last BM>> night and put the boxes in the Living Room and Dining (/Family) Room. BM>> "The Christmas Magic Fairy" is putting up as I type -- I stay out of BM>> the way!! Will go down in a bit to check if anything to assist. NB>> A group effort, of sorts... ;) That's another thing we've gotten NB>> out of the habit of doing now that we aren't hosting the celebrations, NB>> or having young'uns around.... BM> We left the collection of Santa Clauses and Autumn helped displaying BM> those. I'm sure she enjoyed doing that... :) ttyl neb .... What do you mean, QWK? It took me over an hour to read! --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .