richard, I had one that was very light and 8.77 MHZ. I finally gave it away. I have a 333 MHZ machine which can alternate between dos and win98. all I do is swap drives. I have removable drives for this machine. isaac
On Tue, 15 Mar 2005, Richard Myers wrote: > Hello, Isaac, > DOS machines? Wow! Those things must be real dinosaurs. Collector's items, > at least! > > From: Isaac Obie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: Braillenote List <[email protected]> > To: Braillenote List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] USB > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 22:49:05 -0500 (EST) > > richard, > she has DOs machines! No windows machines. > she has stated on this list several times that she uses dos! > isaac > > On Tue, 15 Mar 2005, Richard Myers wrote: > > > Hello, Penny, > > Are you sure your computer does not have at least two USB ports? As far as > I > > can recall, they all have had USB ports since about 1999. Of course, that > is > > desktop computers. Laptops did not have USB until about 2000 or 2001 as far > > as I can remember. Your USB port on your desktop is most likely on the rear > > right side as you are standing in front of your computer. The ports are > > together, about half way between the top and bottom of the computer. They > are > > mounted directly on the computer's motherboard. The problem in finding them > > is that they are small. Each USB port has four pins in line, and is a > little > > more than one quarter inch long and one eighth inch wide. Pretty small and > > easy to miss. Mine are right next to my video monitor cable, so are not > easy > > to find at all. Ask someone with eyes to have a look. They can probably > find > > those pesky little ports. Take heed that in all things there is a right way > > and wrong way to plug something in. The ends of USB cables fit snugly into > > the ports, but do not need to be forced. > > > > As I said, the USB ports are usually next to each other and are in pairs. > If > > you have something plugged into one USB port and remove it for any reason, > > make sure it goes back into the same port, not the port next to it. That > way, > > you will not have near so many problems. > > > > There is lots of USB stuff on the market. They have powered USB hubs that > > give you four or more USB ports that plug into one of your USB ports and are > > powered by the famous wall-wart. There are also USB-to-Serial adapters for > > those deprived computers with no USB ports. If you have a printer, but no > > place to plug its 25 or 32-pin plug into, there are printer-to-USB cable > > adapters. All sorts of stuff you can spend your money on. Some of it even > > works! > > > > Happy computing > > > > Dick Myers > > > > From: Pennell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: Braillenote List <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] card reader > > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 17:53:58 -0600 > > > > Okay, there, Penny, This is from Penny, the other one--the dumber one. > > You use a U S B port, correct? Thanks. I'll see if the next computer I > > collide with has a U S B port. My present one does not, to my knowledge. > > U S B. What does it look like? > > > > > > > > > > ___ > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > > > > > (8):[(8) > > > > > > > > ___ > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > (8):[(8) > > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >
