-=> Quoting Maurice Kinal to Nancy Backus on 10 Oct 09  18:11:48 <=-

 MK> Hey Nancy!
 
 > Depends on the echo, I think... and who might still be around.

 MK> Could very well be.  However given the changes in digital
 MK> communications since then I question the value of any help that might
 MK> be.  Not many still using dialup modems around this neck of the woods
 MK> and I am doubtful that is much different anywhere else. 

That's why I said it depended on the echo, and the persons there...
there are definitely a number of throwback types still hanging around...
most of those that chase after all the new stuff aren't here any more,
they're off chasing...  ;)  And even if dialup modems aren't still used
by them, they may well remember enough about them to give helpful
advice.  And similarly for other somewhat outdated things... :)

 MK> What might be still significant is wireless since I've noticed that
 MK> text messaging with handhelds isn't all that much different than what
 MK> used to go on in the heydays of Fido messaging except they seem to
 MK> have dropped the need for the 16 bit DOS-think stuff that never really
 MK> was anything of significance with most serial based programming, such
 MK> as dialup modems for example.  Nobody at any time has successfully
 MK> explained that one to me, not even when it was 'poplular'.  Personally
 MK> I always and still do think it was a scam. 
 MK> Oh well, guess it doesn't really matter ... or does it?

Dunno... personally I've not gotten into text messaging with handhelds,
nor was I doing anything with the 16-bit DOS-think (or at least I wasn't
aware of doing?), as I wasn't into programming...  hubby might know
whereof you speak, but not I.  How so, scam?

 > I've found Fido people to be at least as helpful

 MK> Used to be.  Other than myself I don't notice that much anymore.  All
 MK> the ones I used to call 'goto people' have long since gone or have
 MK> gotten extremely quiet for whatever reason. 

Maybe I'm in different circles...?   But I can see where you are coming
from, as there are many people missing now that used to be among the
most helpful ones.

 > Macallan I was introduced to in a duty-free shop in London

 MK> Never been but have had Macallan via an old friend back in the "good
 MK> ol' days" in a land far away who had it on his shopping list.  I like
 MK> when that happens. 

Yes, that's a good way, too.  My trips to GB were mostly family and
genealogy... and haven't happened lately.  Dunno how many (or if) any
more trips will be in the offing... and it's about the only foreign
country I've been to (other than Canada, which isn't all that foreign!).
I've had a couple of friends since that were into single malt tastings
who have exposed me to a few others, but I still like the Macallan best
and the Glenlivet next best.  :)

ttyl    neb

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