On Friday 31 January 2003 01:19 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: <snip my idiocy> > > Thought of that. Tried HCL first, but that turned out to be the zdnet one > (I'd forgotten that) which disappeared. Then I tried the one you mention, > but it looked more like a forum site. Have I missed something?
Probably. I say that with total confidence 'cause I *always* miss something when I reply, so how could you _not_ miss it. Abject apologies dear lady I'll try to do better. <eg> The compatibility list starts at: http://www.linuxcompatible.org/compat.php but the forum at the site is often interesting and informative as well. As with most 'Help sites' I read much more than I reply. > > Yeah - I once checked on a user forum from SoundBlaster cards - if I'd not > have them before and loved them I'd never have bought one after reading > that <g> I've often said you can learn more about whether a piece of hardware will work or not by what people gripe about. Have you noticed that some complaints are so damned easy to overcome that one gets the impression that the complainer is incapable of doing much more than pushing the 'on' button and "Clicking on the blue E?" <very large ng> > > <BG> I usuall describe myself as 'belt, braces and a piece of string'. > Thanks, Charlie > > Anne If I've helped at all you're quite welcome Anne. Always a pleasure to "talk" to you. ;-) Regards; -- Charlie Edmonton,AB,Canada Registered user 244963 http://counter.li.org While you don't greatly need the outside world, it's still very reassuring to know that it's still there.
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