On 8 Sep 2020 at 18:19, evln via EV wrote:
> But puppy linux web browsers are not up to video streaming.
The EVDL isn't really the place to talk computers, but I have to say, that
statement is puzzling. I've used Puppy since 2011, and that hasn't been my
experience at all.
Puppy is pretty
On 9/8/20 5:37 AM, Bobby Keeland via EV wrote:
Not at all being a fan of computers my supervisor thought it would be a
waste of time. Rather than using basic I decided to use a program called
dBase 3. Another program that I used was Cross Talk to download the fish
Off topic.
I've been
Lee sez:
-My current PC is an HP 6000 Pro ...
(likely)
http://media.flixcar.com/delivery/minisite/show/8/en/432534
-The problem is ... a 100k b/sec DSL line ...
(slow)
- running Puppy linux
(latest ls debian lts distro using lxde window mgr)
This series of messages names reminds me of the days before internet was
available. I was working as an ecologist for the Corps of Engineers in
Walla Walla, Washington. My supervisor was involved with a fish counting
program at the dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers. Every Thursday he got
a fax
On 9/7/20 10:10 PM, Lee Hart via EV wrote:
The PC itself isn't so much the problem. My current PC is an HP 6000
Pro, which isn't all that old. The problem is that I have a DSL line,
which averages 100-200k b/sec. Fine for email, slow for bloated web
pages, and terrible for video.
Also, I
As well as the windows machines, I have Linux Lite installed on a Dell
Latitude E6400 from about 2008. Easy installation, the only manual
intervention was finding the WiFi driver.
Youtube works just fine. Or at least as well as YT ever works on anything.
On Tue, 8 Sep 2020 at 07:07, Lee Hart via
evln via EV wrote:
There are ways around not having a strong internet connecion
to view youtube videos.
You could use
https://x2convert.com
to convert the streaming video's audio to a .mp3 file you could
download and listen to.
If I remember correctly, years ago, Lee held bragging-rights to
I found the video interesting, and valuable.
-
https://youtu.be/ClaNhx71XB8
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