Subj : Re: Y2K again..? was: Note f To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Fri Feb 28 2020 17:51:28 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 23-Feb-2020 08:37 <=- BM>>> the editor I use for BBS mail is no longer supported. Years ago I BM>>> sent a check to register - I think more to be legit and appreciative. BM>>> Was returned, I think by the family. NB>>> As long as it still works, it doesn't matter whether or not it is NB>>> supported, after all... :) BM>> Right; I was mainly trying to send the registration check as thank you BM>> to the author. Also would have removed the 'please register' note BM>> that only appears when first writing then disappears. NB>> Yes, it would have been nice to get that registered, but if the NB>> author wasn't around any more, probably the family wouldn't have been NB>> able to generate a registration code for you anyway.... BM> Probably not; another option was the author was alive just not BM> actively supporting the software. Mine was more of attempt to do the BM> right thing (register) and show appreciation of the person's work. And both are good things... :) BM>>> A repository of old files and fixes is nice to have available. Part BM>>> of that may be why I have kept a bunch of old software, for that just BM>>> in case I or someone needs. Not so sure I really need to keep MS-DOS BM>>> 3.x. NB>>> You just never know... But, yes, that is pretty ancient... even I NB>>> am using something beyond that... BM>> Good! ...Just did a quick look at eBay -- did see a 3.3 and that BM>> was bundled with a Windows at a little over forty dollars. Appears BM>> not really worth the storage space. ...Would be nice if could find out BM>> how long some of the 'antique' items have been posted: selling like BM>> hotcakes or posted since 1995. NB>> You mean Ebay doesn't have some way of telling that sort of NB>> information....? BM> Not that I had noticed. ...Looked closer at three listings and BM> didn't see anything indicated initial post date. (Have seen on BM> Amazon.) Maybe it isn't viewable on the user side of things... You'd think that someone would keep track of that sort of thing, if only for ongoing site maintenance.... NB>>>> The more complicated one's setup, the more complicated the updates NB>>>> get... ;) BM>>> Seems to! OTOH it's (MythTV) relatively straight-forward: just a lot BM>>> more menus. ...OK, so maybe just a little more complicated! NB>>> As I said.... BM>> Not watching TV or .... NB>> Updates.... for you, that is.... and relative complication... ;) BM> Simple takes the fun out of it! Um... right... BM>> Ah-ha! You do know some TV!! NB>> I didn't say I had had NO exposure to TV.... Some things do NB>> stick even if only seen on occasional basis at friends' houses.... ;) BM> True. "Waste of time" probably comes to your mind frequently! Some times just "distraction".... which isn't always bad... NB>>> Not that I was by any means a regular viewer, but I did see the NB>>> occasional episode from time to time... of a number of those shows... NB>>> And saw some as reruns over the years as well (at other people's NB>>> houses, generally)... BM>> A lot of the shows I watch could easily be classified as cotton candy BM>> for the brain, though not quite turning my brain to cotton candy BM>> (Marshmallow Fluff, maybe! ). Some was just to be able to join in BM>> on work conversations. NB>> Which you don't need now... but, yeah... it's a way to relax.... ;) BM> After a long day of e-mail, some ends-and-odds on-line research, BM> ... Whatever you want to call it... NB>> ... Advice is usually worth what it cost. Less if you hired a NB>> consultant. BM> And consultants should be considered that: someone to get ideas from. BM> What works for them/in their mind doesn't necessarily work for you/me/ BM> the person being the 'consultee'. Spend good money (and time) on a BM> person hired to tell you what to do (or not to do) one probably wants BM> postive results: I give you money, you tell me how to fix this BM> problem. Sometimes it is quite useful to get some expertise on a subject/project, especially if one has hit a snag... as long as the consultant does know, anyway.... ;) ttyl neb .... Windows Error 002: No error... Yet. --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .