Holger Granholm,

03-Dec-99 21:10:00, Holger Granholm wrote to Andy Roberts
 HG> In a message dated 12-01-99, Andy Roberts said to Holger Granholm:
          Subject: TVFS

 HG>> If you find it please let me know where. I could at some time
 HG>> want to use it.

 HG> AR>Look on that CD you got from me:

 HG> Yeah, I must learn to look at home first . I have never before
 HG> become such a big assortment of programs as on that CD.

Bit overwhelming to suddenly have about 1500 more OS/2 files. 

 HG> I know pretty well what I have on the HD's

Yep, I too keep a mental note as I add files to my HD.  But that's easy, since
I only get a few dozen new files at any 1 time.

 HG> but until I have made DIR files for the BBS from the CD it's easy to
 HG> overlook what's there.

That's ok, I'll just keep reminding you until you do. 

 HG> One thing I noted on the CD was an USB program that wasn't usable
 HG> for my new (still uninstalled) motherboard, an ASUS P5A-B with ALI
 HG> BIOS.

Humm...

 HG> Maybe I threw my money down the drain when I bought that. I may
 HG> have to buy a Chaintech, TMC or Tyan instead. I was in a bit of a
 HG> hurry when I saw that most of the new mainboards are dropping ISA
 HG> expansion support and I need to have at least 2, preferably 3 ISA
 HG> sockets.

I bought the ASUS P2BL for my sister-in-law's machine.  I haven't done
anything with it's built-in USB.  It does have 2 or 3 ISA slots.  My only
complaint with that MoBo is that there is something strange about it's ATX
power management, which the dealer and I tried to force to act like an AT.  It
apparently leaves the buss powered all the time, even with the power switch
off, since the AW37Pro always complains after a cold boot but never complains
after a warm re-boot.  I RTFM and can't find a fix.  I finally removed the
audio Mixer from the automatic startup, and made it a manual Icon to load.
 
 HG> The modems don't get faster in a PCI card nor does the sound card
 HG> require PCI.

Right.

But that has little to do with OEMs rushing to make existing HW obsolete so
they can sell more new HW to do the same old thing.

                 Thanks and Good Luck,        Andy Roberts
                                              andy@shentel.net
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