FM> According to my end, it was maybe 60% through the last file and
 FM> it said "Transfer aborted" and then hung up.

 BL> This is very instructive. If I ever run a BBS, I'll use a
 BL> separate machine running DOS. OS/2 seems to have the odd bug...

 FM> Yeah, although I'm not sure that it's an OS/2 bug in this case.

  Yair... Telix is very buggy (grin).

 FM> Several of our fellow-TML friends seem to run it more-or-less
 FM> successfully, but I wouldn't touch it myself 'cos a)
 FM> bugs/instability, b) learning curve to use it, c) incredible
 FM> difficulty in installing (and you've no doubt seen some of the
 FM> comments in AvTech, including yours), d) lack of apps and e)
 FM> why bother if you've got something that works. 

  It's odd that some people run OS/2 very well, and then suddenly lose
it. This happened to the PCUG when they changed computer. A reliable
multi-line system suddenly went insane.

 FM> I won't go to Win95 either, for a), b), maybe c) and e) - until
 FM> dragged kicking and screaming by lack of support for the old
 FM> O/S or features which I think I need, not just bells &
 FM> whistles.

  Yair... that's my attitude entirely. I keep waiting to see what
happens next. I did that with the original Windows and saved myself a
lot of grief. I realise that I'll have to upgrade eventually...

 FM> I skipped DOS 4 entirely and so far have resisted DOS 6(.xx);
 FM> still use Word 2 and have no need to change - I actually don't
 FM> *like* the Word 6 interface.

  My feeling exactly. I don't like Word 2 all that much either, but
at least I'm used to it. That was the reason I started to learn
programming this time... to write a proper, small, wordprocessor. If I
ever do go up to Win95 and the new programs, it will be with a much
better computer. I don't think I could stand it if I loaded new
software and it ran like a slug again. It's only now with a 486/100
and 24Mb of RAM that Word2 and AutoCad is running at the right speed.

 FM> Might have to try and run both soon though, 'cos Rosie started
 FM> uni on Tuesday and I think they use it.

  Jeeze... what happened to Xmas? What course is she doing?

 FM> Still use PKT2QWK etc too, in spite of Paul's exhortations to
 FM> get "proper software", because it *works* and I understand it.

  Me too. I have great respect for what works...

Regards,
Bob
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