This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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You got it! Sounds like you are more of a CompuServe junkie than I, however. Happy Trails, —GeM
You're gripes are certainly warranted, Chris, but then most gripes are warranted in one manner or another . Guess we just have to learn to better tolerate the differences of others. Are you aware that _many_ individuals gripe/whine about long bodies of text with no paragraph breaks? The message of…
RE: " I hope my last few messages didn't give the impression of whining. " No problem, Adrian. If any problem, it was probably mine. You see, I have endured a great deal of whining about message quotes from numerous individuals. Ironically, I've often lost sight of what whiner's were…
Yes, InterNet abuse will almost certainly be solved via fees. —GeM
Hey, I didn't mean to imply that I don't understand, Adrian. In fact I do, especially where obvious laziness is involved. "Some" individuals are simply too lazy to piecemeal their quoting. Properly done, piecemeal quoting quite often _shortens_ the amount of overall text. Piecemeal can simply be one sentence or…
RE: " Actually it's usually the reader who will not remember what is being responded to. " I'll second that. While some will whine who do understand, some of those who whine about quoting just do not understand–for 2 main reasons. One is that they themselves log on multiple times…
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#Internet CD-ROM list
Message #47670
RE: " It gets very tedious reading the _same_ text a dozen times or more. " Who says you have to?? As your online message reading skill grows you will doubtless learn to breeze right past quotes that you do not need. If this communication was vocal and folks quoted…
Alternately, Heejoon, you could buy a cheap feature-poor unit now and move to the Apple CD300 later. Perhaps you could even buy second hand from someone moving to the cutting edge . Just a thought, —GeM
RE: " Apple will probably lose a sale on this one " Come on, George, remain a patriot . —GeM
MacWorld CD Ventures
Message #38101
Okay, Guy, I putting your name down as the guy who will tell us all 'bout 'em. Why not first give us a prelim', then follow with an in-depth? Thanks a lot, —GeM PS: What the heck are you doing in Dhahran, or am I allowed to ask ?
[continued] , and since they are always so busy at the register… [["Blockbuster," unfortunately, bought out a line of local stores called "Major Video." Major Video had 2 or 3 computer terminals in which customers could type in titles (or parts of titles or other criteria) to call up information…
So MacWorld CD Ventures "TasteMate Movie Selection Guide CD" "includes" 40,000 movies, huh? That number is impressive. I believe Microsoft's Cinemania only covers "over" 19,000. OTOH, "Variety's Video Directory" claims to cover more than 70,000. It is indeed easy to get caught up in the numbers. Not being a movie…
If I was presently in line to buy a new CD-ROM I'd hold off for the new Apple offering. Price consideration would not be my motive, but if that is a biggie with you the Apple unit remains something to wait for from what I've been hearing. Sources flatly state…
Thanks for the info, Doug, but I tried your BBS last mid-week and got that info straight from your board. Unfortunately, however, my SupraFaxModem V.32bis was not successful in negotiating a working connection with your 9600 lines. It was, however, successful with your 2400 line, albeit slow . Happy Trails,…
Your Chinese friends are free to say what they wish, but I'd point out that the world intellectual community has never promoted *Chinese* languages to any extent. Then there is the pitiful state of their method of putting their words on paper… For what it's worth department, —GeM
As I understand things via Britannica salespeople, a complete Britannica will not soon be available on CD-ROM. OED and similar exhaustive language studies is not something I wish to see either on my book shelf or my CD-ROM rack. Why should I have something around that insults my very surname…
MacWorld CD Ventures
Message #36903
Just received a junk mail package of something called "Technology Showcase." While the material being promoted/marketed is not platform specific, I did notice a 3 CD-ROM disc offering by "MacWorld CD Ventures. The discs are titled as follows: "Taste Mate Movie Selection System," "Rock Rap 'N' Roll," and "The MacWorld…
Is your BBS limited to 2400 or can it handle higher speeds? Please elaborate. Hey, why not just upload your file(s) to library 10 of this forum? If desired or necessary you could edit it specifically. Please respond, —GeM
RE: " Of course, I may not hear the bearings start to go in my hard drive, but I'll find out soon enough . " There is indeed a great value in audio input in most everything we do. Countless accidents would be avoided if folks could hear traffic sounds…
RE: " We could use an Amiga store here in South Arlington, but I don't know about the economics of opening one. " Tommy would also like to sell Mac's. Lotsa luck on acquiring official authorization from Apple… Apple has always maintained tight control of its platforms. Happy Trails, —GeM
So okay, I may look down on individuals who are so addicted to canned music that they must take it with them everywhere they go, but I'm not offended unless they attempt to pollute my air with their selections. Headphones and excellent belt-clip radios, tape players, and even CD's are…
[continued] damaged music CD's simply because they were convinced that there was no likelihood of hurting them. Still, with a modicum of care CD's and CD-ROM's do not need a baby sitter. They are simply not so fragile that they will be damaged during careful handling. For what it's worth…
Or perhaps they do not wish to house them in anything that would add overhead since they are in competition. I say lets not encumber the CD-ROM medium with any additional costs or required handling. The best thing the CD-ROM arena has to offer at this point is its frugal…
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#CD-ROM Caddies
Message #36710
RE: " I'm listening to audio CDs in my CD-ROM drive as I type this " I can't help but worry about our entire society when I see so many people feeding themselves a constant diet of canned music. One can easily compare it with drugs, IMO. Just as some…
Oh, sorry Betty, perhaps I did not carefully read what was being said. You are correct, SCSI does require power (5 volts comes to mind). In all probability, some of the drive's connectors are attached to the wrong pins of the SCSI connector. That is a common problem among SCSI…
Yup, Betty, Wayne is still heavy on Amiga. He is coming to like the Mac more and more, however. He brought a friend over last week. A friend who has both a high end Amiga and a low end Mac. Under close questioning, the friend, Tommy, admitted that he uses…
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Which CD-ROM Drive
Message #36707
To have a Navigator face you do not need to use Navigator–or even a Mac for that matter. All you need do is create and upload a Navigator face to Library #0 of the Mac Communications Forum. The Navigator face manager will then incorporate it into the main collection of…
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CINEMANIA is GREAT!
Message #36590
Thanks, Steve. —GeM
Give us a run-down on just what Cinemania tells you, Richard. I mean, title (of course), date (re-release also if applicable), run length, stars, studio, type (adventure, sci-fi, drama, horror, action, etcetera), number of tapes (if more than one), ratings (two star, three star, not-rated, etcetera), censor/maturity rating of content…
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Street Atlas USA
Message #35830
I can second your claim that fire departments have the best maps. Years ago I served a few years as a volunteer medical transportation driver for American Red Cross. When my maps failed me I simply dropped into a fire station. Since I was on official Red Cross business and…
Tim, You're message took us both in a circle, with you drawing your own conclusions without the input initially requested. I liked it, though. It was entertaining . Next time, why not let the big boys handle the folks from other platforms? This forum has its share of informed individuals…
Why bother bouncing that off me. Sounds like you've already got yourself convinced. Myself, I wonder why I've attracted hardware-first folks. I'm just not interested in discussing hardware benchmarks. They are about as reliable as the weatherman (sorry weathermen/women). Please don't bother me with this, —GeM, with a deep sigh,…
Ben, All I can say is that I use it regularly and it works great. If I had not so satisfactorily enjoyed the Mac multitasking, I would have been very mislead by your message. To me, the way you chose your words and applied emphasis therein is enough to mislead…
RE: "I believe IBM owns a fair amount of both Microsoft and Intel. They are not into cutting off toes." Don't allow that argument to lull you into too much assuredness, Wayne. Apple owned almost half of Adobe when it decided to beat on it. Of course, one of the…
[continued] "Could Marc be wrong? If so, please give me something I can cut and paste into that debate. [I have no qualms in assisting the Amiga if what I offer is supportable.]" That being the case, why not provide me with something I can use. Just saying "he doesn't…
Allow me to recap the correspondence between you and I up to this point, Steve. To cue your memory I'll first quote from your messages to me, then comment. RE: "In _my_ opinion, that statement is 100% correct when you replace the word Amiga with the word Macintosh." In response…
Well, Ben, the thread may be winding down, but I don't think it's too late to capture at least most of it. It's called ""MAC vs PC vs Amiga," and it's in Section 12. There is another thread running called "Mac vs. the PC," also in Section 12. I have…
RE: "Amiga sales plummeting is news to everyone here…" Well, it's certainly common for those who elect to speak for everybody to be the last to know . Anyway, I provided you (actually Ben, but hey, this is public) with a direct quote from a sysop of Consumer Electronics Forum.…
RE: "I didn't hear Jin 'bad mouth' the Amiga. He may a little misinformed or uneducated about it, but that's certainly understandable, if he doesn't own one." Quite correct, Michael. Why would I bad mouth the Amiga when I have a soft spot in my heart for it. Besides, I…
RE: " However, the type/quality of software available doesn't make one computer "better" ('first class') than another computer ('second class'). It mearly means that for a particular application (set of applications) one brand/type of computer may be better suited for a particular user." Folks would be better served by first…
RE: "Want to have some fun?… go ahead and buy a used 2000 and outfit with Amax, and at the same time, start to get to know the Amiga from a real upfront and personal perspective. I dare you ." Yours is a selfish dare, Michael. Obviously, you have nothing…
RE: "By the way, the Amiga 2000 equiped with the GVP Series II 33MHZ 68030 outperforms the Mac IIFX (40 MHZ 68030) in integer computations." RE: "The Amiga performs 10000 dhrystones/sec. and the MAC IIFX does 9800 dhrystones/sec. using dhrystone version 2.1." It gets nobody nowhere to compare enhanced platforms…
Ben, I have regular Amiga/Mac rivalry discussions with my son. James is definitely an Amiga fanatic now, just as he was an Atari (almost overbearing) fanatic during his youth (he still has a _very_ powerful Atari set-up, but seldom uses it these days). Believe me, he is quick to point…
RE: "If CBM continues the way they have been, we may have no other choice but to consider the Mac market." Ben, An interesting platform debate is presently still going on in Consumer Electronics Forum (GO CEFORUM if you don't have the pleasure of Navigator, Whap!, TAPCIS, etcetera). I prefer…
Apple, on the other hand, does use non-developers as beta testers. We'll have to Applaud that, I guess. FWIW, —GeM
RE: "When James has a few products out there, he will suddenly understand a lot more about piracy than he does now." Agreed. All my preaching will never stand up to a lesson such as that. Unfortunately, according to long threads in IBM forums on this issue, many pirates who…
Thanks, Betty. I'll tell James. —GeM
RE: "Sure…slowdowns are annoying…but not running is even more annoying." You're on the right track in my opinion, Don. Virtual memory should be thought of as a crash saver more than anything else. When a person begins "crashing" to virtual, s/he should up his/her DRAM.
RE: "it only takes one copy of the beta software to hit a pirate bbs and it is spread over the entire country within days" While I've heard talk of pirate BBS's, I've come to think of them more as legend. I've never actually run into one, or at least…
RE: "Anyway … for a non-Amiga man, you have certainly seeded a very lively discussion 🙂 I hope we see you here again." Unfortunately, Mike, I tend to stir up lively discussions most everywhere I travel. For that reason I will not be hanging around here much longer. I am…
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