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Hello Wayne - 

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WC>> Great, looks like another machine is in order :-( 

Keep in mind that 32x and up has the potential to explode an
unbalanaced CD. 

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WC> Only one spare slot so I guess when I get a burner it'll
WC> replace the existing read only CD drive. Are there voltage
WC> differences between 2.0 and 1.1 or is it just primarily a
WC> speed issue. I could live with a slow burn and an external
WC> inexpensive burner would be no strain on the limited power
WC> supply. Of course a USB 2.0 card is a possibility too. 

I only know of the transfer speed differential for external USB
drives.

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CA>> Keep in mind it's shareware ($35). 

WC> Yeah, no immediate use in mind. Will unzip using the -t
WC> option to see what's there and then selectively unzip the
WC> docs for reading. 

The docs are difficult to understand. Took me awhile to figure
them out. 

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CA>> I've never worried about any of that. I keep backups,
CA>> always have, and just don't stress myself about the clowns
CA>> who panic at every new virus or worm out there . Life is
CA>> much the same. You can imagine boogeymen in every shadow
CA>> or just wait for one to appear then deal with it. ;-) 

WC> If it passes tampering with the piracy chip will have the
WC> feds knocking at your door and your computer carted off for
WC> evidence to be used against you. This is more than a
WC> computer issue with me. 

The US gov already has laws on the books to allow them any
access they could ever want. With the 'Homeland Security' thing
recently any pretense of privacy went down the tubes. 

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WC> I DID notice the condescending attitude from others. Got
WC> dissed in newsgroups asking a question, "Well why expect an
WC> answer when it's not Linux!" 

Usenet can be extremely hostile, yes. For Slackware based
mini-installs I would recommend trying only the usenet groups
specifically setup for Slackware users. 

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WC> There's a Verizon Linux newgroup but that's where I got
WC> dissed with the SMTP question for a small footprint Linux,
WC> not even a hint :-( Appears there are a lot of people with
WC> that athorization problem there though if you've not a
WC> standard distro... 

Wish I could recall what has changed. :-\ 

WC>> Well I DO wish I could recall the file that sets
WC>> environmental variables. 

CA>> Why do you need to set an environment variable? 

WC> I wanted to setup the Linux OLR you recommended and wanted
WC> to create my own directorys for the two required
WC> configuration files as well as any other software configs
WC> in that specific directory. I could use the defaults but I
WC> wanted it my way. I did find that file once but you know
WC> how many files even a mini-Linux has! 

I will take a look at my installs. 

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WC> Added sound card six watt capable per channel, second 2.5
WC> Gig drive, CD-ROM and internal modem. The new stiffer PS
WC> lives on. 

Good. 

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CA>>> If you have W31 on one machine and W9x or newer on the
CA>>> other machine you can use a laplink null parallel cable
CA>>> with "Total Commander" to transfer files quite rapidly
CA>>> via FTP between the machines. It's what I use here on my
CA>>> machines. :-) 

WC>> I need to snag that cable. I've got both the other cables
WC>> but not a 9 pin - 9 pin serial cable. 

CA>> The null serial isn't needed if you have laplink cables.
CA>> Even DOS can use laplink cables. :-) 

WC> I don't even know what a laplink cable is. 

A null parallel cable. You can find them almost everywhere but
prices will vary from X to 2X depending on where you find them.
Best to shop around. I wouldn't bother getting a null serial
cable as the null parallel is many times faster. 

WC>> Amazing how many 16 bit apps from 3.1 I've copied to a
WC>> directory in this machine operate fine with Win 98. Bet 16
WC>> bit WS-FTP will work as well. 

CA>> Yes seems most will work but I'd not use 16 bit WS-FTP. It
CA>> doesn't understand long filenames and that can be
CA>> troublesome when accessing servers that do and use LFNs. 

WC> Good point and something I'd obviously missed. Given the
WC> users license I should just snag the 32 bit version.
WC> However since Simtel changed it's setup making it FTP
WC> unfriendly... Still there are the Linux mirrors. 

The author of WS-FTP has a homepage. 

WC> Still not used to long file names in Windows and the
WC> registry.dat hiding behind the tilde had me going for a
WC> bit. I want a dupe so I can play some. I even tried ALT-255
WC> to get there until I realized while the tilde would not
WC> display it worked for change directory. 

Not really knowledgeable about W9x backups for the registry but
there are _two_ hidden files to find, not just one.  fwiw: There
are seven files to locate for the W2K registry. LOL

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CA>> Most people I've discussed tape drives with seem to feel
CA>> it is the drive failing and not the tapes. I'm inclined to
CA>> agree with that assessment. 

WC> It's junk but occassionally useful junk. I tend to clean
WC> the heads every few uses. It will soon have a place in my
WC> closet being far too unreliable. Trashed my best backup
WC> tape's contents when attempting a _file_ backup MSbackup
WC> ID'd the hardware and automatically started attempting a
WC> QIC backup backing up 1.7 Gig to a 350 Meg _Jumbo_
WC> compresssed drive ;-) 

Sounds about right for Colorado Jumbos. :-) 

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