Subj : Re: Y2K again..? was: Note f To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Fri Mar 06 2020 02:51:30 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 29-Feb-2020 08:58 <=- 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. NB>> And both are good things... :) BM> And probably more the latter. Vaguely recalling I knew ahead of time BM> the software was no longer registerable; at least by the attempt to BM> register I was showing appreciation. Yup. And another way to show appreciation is to keep using it... although, admittedly, often there'd be no way that anyone would necessarily know that you were... BM>>> ...Just did a quick look at eBay -- did see a 3.3 and that was BM>>> bundled with a Windows at a little over forty dollars. Appears not BM>>> 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.) NB>> Maybe it isn't viewable on the user side of things... You'd think NB>> that someone would keep track of that sort of thing, if only for NB>> ongoing site maintenance.... BM> I have Googled for information on products/devices and have clicked to BM> old and expired listings -- sometimes get "auction ended August 14, BM> 1997" so some very old information is being kept. Just haven't seen BM> or figured out how to get to the initial listing date on eBay; Amazon BM> usually has it. Oh well. Did find a paperback I brought in as part BM> of my giveaway was listed $44-90 -- history on a local univeristy. BM> Gave that one to one of the receptionists: her father had attended and BM> seemed to imply there was more than just going there. (And no, I BM> didn't tell her the price spread I had found.) From what Richard says, the price spreads on EBay can be totally ridiculous... one really does have to have a clue what something is worth before thinking of buying it there... but by the same token, one can also get some really good deals there.... :) 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! NB>> Some times just "distraction".... which isn't always bad... BM> True: provides relief, or a mood-changer (preferably to happy). Often it just gets me annoyed, another reason not to seek out TV for me... ;) 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. NB>> Sometimes it is quite useful to get some expertise on a NB>> subject/project, especially if one has hit a snag... as long as NB>> the consultant does know, anyway.... ;) BM> Yes - like my car's battery issue. Would seem the dealer mechanics BM> would know. Well, they did know it wasn't the battery but something BM> causing the battery to 'fail'. They just needed a hint as to where to BM> look. And they did figure it out for you nicely... :) ttyl neb .... chocolate lover's 12 step plan: be 12 steps or less from chocolate! --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .