Re: PESO: Auto Union Horch

2016-07-31 Thread John Mullan
Another bit, Horch founder left Horch, started a new company with the Latin equivalent of his name “Audi”. jm From: Paul Stenquist Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2016 3:52 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Auto Union Horch The Auto Union and Horch badges on a 1938 Horch, today at the

Re: OT English test

2016-07-12 Thread John Mullan
30325. top 0.01% From: mike wilson Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2016 3:53 PM To: pdml Subject: OT English test It's actually an American test but we can forgive a few spelling mistakes... I'm not sure that some of the options are the best syn/antonyms to offer and I've no idea what the scoring

Re: No disability (warning: strong language)

2014-11-14 Thread John Mullan
My mother had a handicapped placard that bore her picture. I thought that was a great idea, if the placard holder wasn't in the vehicle it wasn't valid. jm -Original Message- From: John Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 12:12 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO: No

Re: Interesting emails on SanDisk SDHC Card Storage Case

2014-06-26 Thread John Mullan
The answer to your question is Costco. The package many products on a large card, whether as a loss prevention practice or to keep smaller products from falling from their cart. I have seen this oversized packaging in Costco for many small products. jm -Original Message- From:

Re: OT - The good old days (computer-wise)

2014-02-24 Thread John Mullan
Here's a bit of trivia. The original 80 column Hollerith card was the same size as the dollar bill then in circulation. Since then the size of the dollar bill was shrunk. jm -Original Message- From: Peter McIntosh Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 4:35 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Ex-Cow

2014-02-19 Thread John Mullan
It looks like it did a good job of catching. jm -Original Message- From: CollinB Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 10:42 AM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: Ex-Cow You'll notice that the engine does not have the requisite cow catcher on the front. There was good cause for that

Re: Lenovo Computers

2014-02-13 Thread John Mullan
There is a big difference between the consumer class laptops and the enterprise class machines. In the case of Lenovo the Thinkpad is an enterprise class machine, made for businesses. The Ideapad is a consumer class machine and is made for a price point. In the case of HP Probook and

Re: Adobe Elements 10 Premiere

2013-12-24 Thread John Mullan
There are two products: Adobe Photoshop Elements and Adobe Premier Elements. Photoshop is for still photos. Premier is for video. Adobe sells them individually, and does a bundle of both products in a single package. jm -Original Message- From: Jack Davis Sent: Monday, December

Re: Computer purchase dilemma

2013-11-30 Thread John Mullan
If you want decent machines with Win 7 Pro, look at Enterprise class machines like HP's Elitebook and Probook laptops, or similar desktops aimed at the business user, not the typical consumer class machine. jm -Original Message- From: John Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 9:15 PM

Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

2013-07-17 Thread John Mullan
The problem is that there is a different perfect camera for every photographer. jm -- From: John johnsess...@yahoo.com Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 9:52 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Any new flagship camera rumors?

Re: GESO - Bessaflex

2013-07-11 Thread John Mullan
Well remember, it is never his fault for selling the wrong bits, it's you fault for not making them compatible. jm -- From: P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2013 2:58 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net

Re: Pentax is history

2013-07-03 Thread John Mullan
For many years the company name was Asahi Optical, and the brand was Pentax and all was right with the world. To go forward with the company name of Ricoh and the brand Pentax and now it is the end of the world. I'm not sure that the name change is a bad thing or a good thing, it just is.

Re: Pentax dealers in the Bay Area?

2013-06-13 Thread John Mullan
Shutterbug in Santa Rosa was my source, I don't know what their current Pentax status is. JM -- From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 2:45 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Pentax dealers in the

Re: OT - Win8 adoption rate is below Vista's

2013-03-09 Thread John Mullan
Computers sold into the Enterprise or business world are available with Win7 Pro installed because big business tends to be late adopters of new operating system technology. Look at places like http://www.bestbuybusiness.com which is business facing side of Best Buy. Things like the HP

Re: OT - Win8 adoption rate is below Vista's

2013-03-09 Thread John Mullan
Message- From: Steve Sharpe Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2013 9:37 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT - Win8 adoption rate is below Vista's At 9:04 AM -0500 3/9/13, John Mullan wrote: Computers sold into the Enterprise or business world are available with Win7 Pro installed because big

Re: Update on Kodak agony

2013-03-04 Thread John Mullan
Or Polaroid. At least Pentax has maintained the integrity of their product and still makes a premium product. The Kodak name will continue on cheap digital cameras and I suspect the emphasis is on cheap versus inexpensive. ATT was taken over by SBC (Southwest Bell) and they have had the

Re: Windows 8 is Horseshit.

2013-02-23 Thread John Mullan
They won't listen, no matter what you do or say. It's all about profits, and it is cheaper to setup an overseas call center with people who use English words but don't speak the language to read a script that they don't understand. They ask you a question and if you don't give one of their

Re: Windows 8 is Horseshit.

2013-02-21 Thread John Mullan
. Windows key and D gets the desktop, Windows key and X brings up a useful menu. It is just a matter of it being different. I have to sell the stuff, so I am becoming used to it and it really isn't that bad. John Mullan -Original Message- From: Bill Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 9:15

Re: pulled the switch (enablement)

2012-11-24 Thread John Mullan
Available Time is on aisle 53 of a 40 aisle store. jm -Original Message- From: Igor Roshchin Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2012 9:08 PM To: PDML@pdml.net Subject: Re: pulled the switch (enablement) Sat Nov 24 14:26:36 EST 2012 Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Igor Roshchin str at

Re: OT: A bridge too far ... er too low?

2012-11-09 Thread John Mullan
There is a very similar bridge on Onondaga Lake Parkway in Syracuse, NY. All sorts of warning signs, flashing lights and they still hit it. I recall driving past a truck that spilled orange juice on the road and about a week later another that spilled alcohol. I wonder if they were trying to

Re: Is this ugly or what?

2012-10-22 Thread John Mullan
Doubtful, lens does not have the lizard skin, factory unit does not have black face on prism, ebay unit doesn't look anywhere as nice as the factory unit. Looks like someone tried to counterfeit a gold LX. Also, serial # is wrong for a factory unit. jm -Original Message- From: Bob

Re: PESO - Back Seat Driver

2012-10-18 Thread John Mullan
Or is it Bark Seat Driver? When it is my Boston Terrier and I in the car alone, she has to have both front paws on the dash (from the passenger seat) looking to see where we are going. When there is another passenger she rides behind me peering over my left shoulder to see ahead. jm

Re: PESO - Back Seat Driver

2012-10-18 Thread John Mullan
Ken, your image brings to mind one a friend shot of his two white labs in the front seats of his then new '66 Mustang convertible. The male was in the drivers seat with his front paws on the wheel, looking for all the world like a happy couple from a manufacturers advertising image heading

Re: Why won't the internet just answer the stupid, question?

2012-10-13 Thread John Mullan
stupid question the right way, so if anyone has ideas ... From: John Mullan Because there are many different ways it is best to ask the bank in question what method they use. Is it savings or loan, each uses a different approach. jm -Original Message- From: John Sessoms Sent: Friday

Re: Why won't the internet just answer the stupid, question?

2012-10-13 Thread John Mullan
: Saturday, October 13, 2012 3:30 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Why won't the internet just answer the stupid, question? On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 01:55:09PM -0400, John Mullan wrote: With todays interest rates it is probably LESS than a penny, unless you have some ridiculously large amount

Re: OT: Why won't the internet just answer the stupid question?

2012-10-12 Thread John Mullan
Because there are many different ways it is best to ask the bank in question what method they use. Is it savings or loan, each uses a different approach. jm -Original Message- From: John Sessoms Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 10:29 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: OT: Why won't the

Re: Kodak getting out of inkjet printer business

2012-10-04 Thread John Mullan
Like Kodak, Lexmark is exiting the consumer inkjet printer business. Their plan is to produce ink through 2015. This is probably pretty realistic planning, while printers can last many years they seem to have an average service life of 3 to 5 years. I don't know how long Kodak thinks they

Re: iPhone 5--sheesh!

2012-09-28 Thread John Mullan
But iPhones are so cool, and iPhone 5 is new, and my iPhone 4s is so uncool and I drank from the Apple kool-aid and I gotta have one... sheesh! is right jm -Original Message- From: Rick Womer Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 7:58 AM To: Pentax List Subject: iPhone 5--sheesh! The

Re: OT: Enablement - the new Monitor

2012-09-25 Thread John Mullan
, and OK to select. When done use MENU to exit. John Mullan -Original Message- From: Ann Sanfedele Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 7:50 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: OT: Enablement - the new Monitor Got an HP S1933 display model at PC Richard for $92 with a 2 year warranty

Re: OT fifty worst cars of all time

2012-09-07 Thread John Mullan
Genetically modified in the worst way. They took out the truly SAAB substituted inserted Opel. John Mullan '77 99, '80 900, '86 9000t -Original Message- From: Brian Walters Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 6:57 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT fifty worst cars of all

Re: OT fifty worst cars of all time

2012-09-07 Thread John Mullan
cars of all time on 2012-09-07 12:15 John Mullan wrote Genetically modified in the worst way. They took out the truly SAAB substituted inserted Opel. John Mullan '77 99, '80 900, '86 9000t cool! we can start the SAAB corner of PDML and challenge the MGB owners to an ice race -- PDML Pentax

Re: Pentax Si

2012-08-13 Thread John Mullan
I don't think it was an oversight, I think it was deliberate, using the Leica as a reference, much like the iPod and steering wheel in an earlier image. jm -Original Message- From: Darren Addy Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 5:24 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Pentax Si

Re: Left out again in third party lenses

2012-05-31 Thread John Mullan
They apparently thought Nikon and Canon needed some improvement. jm -Original Message- From: P. J. Alling Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 1:33 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Left out again in third party lenses Holga now offers pinhole lenses for DSLRs, only Canon and Nikon

Re: Lens repair question

2012-05-01 Thread John Mullan
What about a dot of grease (Vaseline comes to mind, but something more lens friendly) to hold the ball in place, then becoming a lubricant for it after assembly is complete. -Original Message- From: Walt Gilbert Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 3:38 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Pentax K-5 once again makes the cover of Popular Photography

2012-04-22 Thread John Mullan
It's just that Pentax is the only brand they can do this to and not lose the advertising revenue. jm -Original Message- From: Jack Davis Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2012 7:28 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Pentax K-5 once again makes the cover of Popular Photography I,

Re: Pentax Ricoh Imaging Americas Announcement

2012-04-19 Thread John Mullan
If they called it Ricoh-Pentax somebody would probably think it was a baseball player! jm -Original Message- From: John Sessoms Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 10:17 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: RE: Pentax Ricoh Imaging Americas Announcement From: George Sinos This is interesting:

Re: PESO: Would you eat at this restaurant?

2012-04-19 Thread John Mullan
Obviously dining there is a moving experience. jm -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 4:24 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Would you eat at this restaurant? http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15563345 They seem to be quite

Re: OT - Canadian photographer denied entry to USA

2012-02-19 Thread John Mullan
Canada takes a very dim view of Americans coming into the country and doing any work. They may have been determining if what you were there for was work. jm -Original Message- From: Stan Halpin Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 8:12 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT -

Re: Here's a list guaranteed to generate a lot of debate

2012-01-29 Thread John Mullan
It appears that it is a single persons view of great cameras, but done by someone too young to have known some of the truly great cameras in their day. In its day the Spotmatic was what everyone else wished they had made. jm -Original Message- From: Larry Colen Sent: Sunday,

Re: OT: Nikon announces D4

2012-01-06 Thread John Mullan
Pretty soon we will have cameras that are so sensitive that you will be able to shoot the proverbial black cat eating licorice in a coal bin at midnight, jm -Original Message- From: Larry Colen Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 5:20 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: OT: Nikon

Re: black box generated video of Hudson plane landing

2011-12-30 Thread John Mullan
There's really no secret, helicopters simply beat the air into submission. jm -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 2:49 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT: black box generated video of Hudson plane landing I took a course in

Re: Mini PDML Boston

2011-10-22 Thread John Mullan
I'll be glad to provide a soundtrack which will probably be a reasonable substitute. I've been told to move to a different campground, not just a different campsite. john mullan -Original Message- From: Mark Roberts Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 3:18 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PESO - The Sunday Cruise

2011-07-11 Thread John Mullan
The side markers make it a '68. They weren't added until that model year. jm -Original Message- From: Kenneth Waller Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 11:34 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO - The Sunday Cruise Its either a 67 or 68 knarF. Nice capture - he sure looks

Re: TOTALLY OT, but proud mummy needs your help!!

2011-06-30 Thread John Mullan
She got my vote. jm -Original Message- From: Tanya Love Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 9:57 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: TOTALLY OT, but proud mummy needs your help!! So hey everyone! I know I haven't been around of late much, been crazy busy, will fill you all in soon,

Re: New Pentax Q Compact camera system

2011-06-23 Thread John Mullan
The flash may be funny, but should go, if not a long way, at least part way toward reducing red-eye by getting it further away from the centerline of the lens. Smart idea in my book. jm -Original Message- From: Steven Desjardins Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 8:11 AM To:

Re: OT: Now I'm pissed off!

2011-06-12 Thread John Mullan
Surge protector manufacturers often have an insurance policy on devices connected to their product that get fried. Contact the manufacturer. The surge protector is probably fried too. jm -Original Message- From: John Sessoms Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2011 6:50 PM To: pdml@pdml.net

Re: Happy Passover!

2011-04-19 Thread John Mullan
גליקלעך פסח jm -Original Message- From: frank theriault Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 7:36 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Happy Passover! Happy Passover to all who celebrate it, and even to those who don't. ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri

Re: What was your first camera?

2011-04-13 Thread John Mullan
My first was a Kodak Brownie Holiday. Received it for Christmas in 1954-1955 timeframe. In 61-62 timeframe I upgraded to a Kodak Brownie Super 27. Shot a lot of Super slides with that one. '69 brought my first Pentax, H1a. Later added an SPII, then a PZ1p, a 645, *istD and most recently

Re: Yvon Bourque's K-5 e-book review

2011-03-31 Thread John Mullan
I don't think that the $15 I spent on it was wasted, but the book would be far more appropriate for most of the people on, for example, the DPR pentax SLR forum, than the PDML. I think you'll find there are more that fall into that category than there are PDML'ers. Hence the tome is

Re: Church Photographers: Beware!

2011-03-22 Thread John Mullan
And how many blurry pictures are in the making? -Original Message- From: Bulent Celasun Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 3:17 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Church Photographers: Beware! You have rivals: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12849352 Bulent

Re: Gas Prices - I mean REALLY OT, but NOT a rant.

2011-03-11 Thread John Mullan
A not so obvious consequence of this is increased condensation and resultant water in the tank in cold weather environments. Factor in the cost for dry gas. -Original Message- From: Joseph McAllister Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 4:47 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT:

Re: Pentax GPS accessory

2011-02-09 Thread John Mullan
Probably interferes with the antenna's reception of the satellite signals. jm -Original Message- From: eckinator Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 9:36 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Pentax GPS accessory why don'y they make one with a hotshoe on top? 2011/2/9 Dario

Re: Totally OT - WiFi question

2011-01-26 Thread John Mullan
I'll second the IP address being the problem. Look on the routers for a reset button, usually recessed. Press and hold for a few seconds. This should clear the prior settings. jm -Original Message- From: John Sessoms Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 10:39 PM To: pdml@pdml.net

Re: K-3

2011-01-10 Thread John Mullan
Unfortunately, no matter how good a camera is the various pundits, and the buying public expect new models on an overly frequent basis. Even if the K-5 were absolutely perfect and could not be improved in any way they would start to call it outdated. jm -Original Message- From:

Re: OT Ya know you're old when you remember...

2011-01-10 Thread John Mullan
How about: car heaters were an option; air conditioning in cars; running boards; tail fins; windshield visors; when cops directed traffic not traffic lights; the ice man; telephone operators; the introduction of Touch Tone phones. jm -Original Message- From:

Re: OT Ya know you're old when you remember...

2011-01-01 Thread John Mullan
collection of 33 1/3 rpm large platters that were made for the military for broadcast to the troops on Armed Forces Radio. Pretty sure they were 33 1/3. Off to Wikipedia now... On Dec 31, 2010, at 09:31 , John Sessoms wrote: From: John Mullan Who remembers transcription disks? Radio shows were

Re: OT Ya know you're old when you remember...

2010-12-31 Thread John Mullan
Who remembers transcription disks? Radio shows were distributed to the radio stations on large diameter 78 RPM records. That was the reason for the island turntables in radio studios, to allow overhang of the large disks. They eventually went to phone line networks. Early television was

Re: OT Ya know you'reoldwhen you remember...

2010-12-31 Thread John Mullan
The first stereo radios were simultaneous AM and FM, receiving one channel on AM and the other on FM, had to tune them separately. jm -Original Message- From: John Sessoms Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 12:43 AM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT Ya know you'reoldwhen you remember...

Re: Top Gear - GFM ?

2010-12-31 Thread John Mullan
Isn't that true of the news shows as well? jm -Original Message- From: John Sessoms Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 1:32 AM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: RE: Top Gear - GFM ? From: Bob W You ought to send this to them - I bet they'd read it out on Top Gear and thank you for correcting

Re: COMPLETELY OT! Roll Call...

2010-12-30 Thread John Mullan
this is an H1a. -p On 12/29/2010 3:55 PM, John Mullan wrote: It should have the Honeywell H in a frame on the sloped part of the pentaprism where AOCo would be on the non-USA models, and Honeywell Pentax on the vertical panel below the pentaprism where Asahi and Pentax would be. The Spotmatic name

Re: OT Ya know you're old when you remember...

2010-12-30 Thread John Mullan
Or when pizza was an east coast thing, mainly NY and north. My cousin visited from Iowa, enjoyed pizza, got back to Iowa and had roughly this conversation: cousin: I would like a pizza pie waiter: What kind of pie, have all kinds... -Original Message- From: Collin Brendemuehl Sent:

Re: OT Ya know you're old when you remember...

2010-12-30 Thread John Mullan
Rooty Kazooty The original Mickey Mouse club. -Original Message- From: David J Brooks Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 9:37 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT Ya know you're old when you remember... JFK assassination(i was in grade 5, i remember they announced it over

Re: Top Gear - GFM ?

2010-12-29 Thread John Mullan
Or at least more lucrative than currently achieved. -Original Message- From: Cotty Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 9:50 AM To: pentax list Subject: Re: Top Gear - GFM ? On 29/12/10, Cory Waters, discombobulated, unleashed: That Merc sounds positively evil in a way that makes me

Re: COMPLETELY OT! Roll Call...

2010-12-29 Thread John Mullan
I was 47. Sixteen years ago! Or, I recently had the twenty-first anniversary of my twenty-first anniversary of my twenty-first birthday. The kids I work with couldn't figure that one out two years ago when I said it was the 19th anniversary... jm -Original Message- From: DagT

Re: COMPLETELY OT! Roll Call...

2010-12-29 Thread John Mullan
Heiland Pentax! Except this goup is international and Heiland and Honeywell were U.S. trademarks only. And there were other trademarks in other nations over the years. jm -Original Message- From: Jeffery Smith Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 2:01 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: COMPLETELY OT! Roll Call...

2010-12-29 Thread John Mullan
It should have the Honeywell H in a frame on the sloped part of the pentaprism where AOCo would be on the non-USA models, and Honeywell Pentax on the vertical panel below the pentaprism where Asahi and Pentax would be. The Spotmatic name is on the panel below the winder, shutter and shutter

Re: OT Ya know you're old when you remember...

2010-12-29 Thread John Mullan
How about when TV didn't come on until 4 p.m. and signed off after the 11:00 p.m. news with the Star Spangled Banner. In Boston we had only 4 channels to chose from, unless you had a good antenna and could pick up Providence. jm -Original Message- From: Bob Sullivan Sent:

Re: OT Ya know you're old when you remember...

2010-12-29 Thread John Mullan
Meeting a Communist during the McCarthy era How about Air Raid drills in grade school. Or when under God was added to the Pledge of Allegiance. ~Liz http://lizmasoner.wordpress.com/ http://thornsnclaws.wordpress.com/ http://photography.about.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: When Hams Text

2010-12-25 Thread John Mullan
Are you getting ready for Straight key night? It's funny, that's almost the image I expected from the title. --... ...-- -.. . -.- -.. ..--- .-.. jm -Original Message- From: Collin Brendemuehl Sent: Saturday, December 25, 2010 1:10 PM To: pdml Subject: When Hams Text

Re: OT: When your business is billions in the red...

2010-12-19 Thread John Mullan
Scott Adams used to peek in the windows when I worked at HP I swear. Some of his episodes happened exactly as presented in the strip the same day they happened at HP. jm -Original Message- From: David Mann Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2010 1:55 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT (sorta): Camera condition assessment

2010-12-13 Thread John Mullan
Same stuff that collects in your belly-button. jm -Original Message- From: Charles Robinson Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 12:00 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: OT (sorta): Camera condition assessment Just checked on my repair status at C.R.I.S. and I was amused/worried by

Re: Russian names required.

2010-12-08 Thread John Mullan
It has probably already been said, but it doesn't really matter what you name a cat as they will never come when you call it. As for Thomas, there's always Thomasina. jm -Original Message- From: Leon Altoff Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 5:46 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Help needed for MacBook Pro-Dell Monitor connection...

2010-12-08 Thread John Mullan
I don't know if it makes a difference on a Mac, try having the monitor connected and turned on before turning the Mac on. jm -Original Message- From: Rick Womer Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 10:13 PM To: Pentax List Subject: Help needed for MacBook Pro-Dell Monitor connection...

Re: Pentax slogan

2010-12-05 Thread John Mullan
You've bought the rest, now try the best. jm -Original Message- From: eckinator Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 8:25 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Pentax slogan 2010/12/6 John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com: Champagne results for a beer budget. Kobe beef bokeh for a

Re: Pentax slogan

2010-12-05 Thread John Mullan
Pentax, feed your creative side, not your ego. jm -Original Message- From: eckinator Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 8:25 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Pentax slogan 2010/12/6 John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com: Champagne results for a beer budget. Kobe beef bokeh

Re: PESO: Funny street names

2010-11-22 Thread John Mullan
Here in Cincinnati there are parallel streets Homer Ave and Simpson Ave. In Santa Rosa California three streets in parallel and in order Leland, Stanford and Junior. jm -Original Message- From: Ralf R. Radermacher Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 6:20 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject:

Re: PESO firetruck

2010-11-21 Thread John Mullan
He was shooting BW and the sensor thought the red lights were safelights. jm -Original Message- From: Jeffery Smith Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2010 10:03 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO firetruck Well, you did warn us that it was every so often. We'll wait for a

Re: save that old computer

2010-11-13 Thread John Mullan
My first language to code in was Fortran. Then took courses in PL/1 and Assembler. First 10 years of programming was all Assembler. Nearly 20 years after my first experience in Fortran I was finally working in it. jm -Original Message- From: eckinator Sent: Saturday, November 13,

Re: Yay! I'm at school but school isn't!

2010-11-11 Thread John Mullan
Over and above Patriots Day which W usurped for 9/11, how about Evacuation Day? jm -Original Message- From: Bob Sullivan Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 12:31 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Yay! I'm at school but school isn't! Massachusetts has been pretty proud of

Re: Yay! I'm at school but school isn't!

2010-11-11 Thread John Mullan
Armistice Day. jm -Original Message- From: Larry Colen Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 2:03 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Yay! I'm at school but school isn't! On Nov 11, 2010, at 6:33 AM, m...@robertstech.com wrote: I forgot today's a holiday... Remembrance day.

Re: How to fix a missing mode dial

2010-10-04 Thread John Mullan
Yew crack me up. jm -- From: P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 5:58 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: How to fix a missing mode dial On Oct 4, 2010, at 3:51 PM, Ken Waller wrote:

Re: PESO - i-Phone Photog

2010-09-24 Thread John Mullan
I think he's running the Adonis app to check out his own look. jm -- From: P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 8:53 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - i-Phone Photog He seems

Re: What brand is this?

2010-09-21 Thread John Mullan
Weyerhauser , or maybe Masonite? -- From: Frits Wüthrich fritswuthr...@xs4all.nl Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 4:20 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: What brand is this? http://www.froot.nl/posttype/froot/article/kartonnen-cameras/ I just

Re: Peso: Boston

2010-09-03 Thread John Mullan
@pdml.net Subject: Re: Peso: Boston On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 10:05 PM, John Mullan k...@hotmail.com wrote: Then again, the newer Hancock was known as the Plywood Ranch when its windows were falling out. jm Like the Crimson Permanent Assurance.: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX61PUZ3xkI Dave

Re: Peso: Boston

2010-09-02 Thread John Mullan
Which Hancock? I see two of them. And a Prudential. At varying times in my youth and early adulthood each of them was the tallest building in Beantown. Then again, the newer Hancock was known as the Plywood Ranch when its windows were falling out. jm

Re: PESOs - Guernsey Vintage Vehicles

2010-08-25 Thread John Mullan
I wonder if the tractor in the headlamp wasn't a tax thing. Tractor lamps may not have been taxed the same as an auto headlamp and had the tractor as an identifier to keep it from being used in a road going vehicle. Assuming they were the same size of course. jm

Re: Which pentax camera is this?

2010-08-24 Thread John Mullan
In 1971 my parents and I were flying from Boston to Shannon on Aer Lingus. This was at the peak of the troubles in Northern Ireland. Somebody called in a bomb scare on the flight. We had to go through customs where all the luggage was inspected. When they inspected my camera bag they said I

Re: Generous and trusting Pentax

2010-08-24 Thread John Mullan
They did the same when I needed a replacement for my Pz-1p manual several years ago. jm -- From: Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 6:04 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Generous and trusting

Re: Generous and trusting Pentax

2010-08-24 Thread John Mullan
I keep a copy in my camera bag. Hard to do with a PDF unless I have a computer handy. Doesn't need batteries either. jm -- From: Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 10:03 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - Runs Like a Sewing Machine

2010-08-10 Thread John Mullan
at anything faster than typical reversing speeds. On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 08:02:25AM -0400, John Mullan wrote: The Messerschmitt built in postwar Germany also had the same number of gears fore and aft. jm -- From: Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm

Re: PESO - Runs Like a Sewing Machine

2010-07-30 Thread John Mullan
The Messerschmitt built in postwar Germany also had the same number of gears fore and aft. jm -- From: Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 4:26 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Runs

Re: PESO - Famous Brand

2010-07-09 Thread John Mullan
When in Ireland in the early 70's my dad took a picture of the commode as it bore the label Royal Doulton. He was using an SP500, just to keep it in the Pentax context. I have that transparency here someplace. jm -- From: Jack Davis

Re: OT New York border like 4.5 miles ?

2010-07-02 Thread John Mullan
I converted a full size school bus into a camper and used to take it through drive thru lanes, how big is your truck? jm -- From: William Robb war...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 6:13 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net

Re: OT: so how do you tell Google their maps have a town in the wrongplace?

2010-06-24 Thread John Mullan
The way things are in Ohio, there are often two or more places with the same name. If I remember correctly there are three Oakwoods. jm -- From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 8:42 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO Even more bokeh

2010-05-25 Thread John Mullan
I can answer part of the diesel fuel cost question. Way back when, before the mid 70's diesel was abundant because it was essentially a waste by-product of gasoline production. The fuel crises came and went and there was a sudden discovery that diesel engines were more economical than spark

Re: Please Ignore this Pedantic Test

2010-05-10 Thread John Mullan
Is that the new unit of monetary exchange, a Rat's Ass? -- From: Tom C caka...@gmail.com Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 1:45 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Please Ignore this Pedantic Test I had inverse expectations. Or

Re: Please Ignore this Pedantic Test

2010-05-10 Thread John Mullan
Well, that's better than soggy Saltines. jm -- From: Tom C caka...@gmail.com Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 2:40 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Please Ignore this Pedantic Test Just dry saltines. :-) On Mon, May 10, 2010

Re: Please Ignore this Pedantic Test

2010-05-10 Thread John Mullan
All I can say is WHOOP -- From: Bruce Dayton bkday...@daytonphoto.com Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 5:17 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Please Ignore this Pedantic Test I'd just hate to see inflation hit that...

Re: OT - Samsung Jumping in on the Stormtrooper Look

2010-04-30 Thread John Mullan
Are you perhaps thinking of LISP? FORTH is RPN. -- From: AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 5:17 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT - Samsung Jumping in on the Stormtrooper Look 2010/4/30 Larry

Re: Is photography over?

2010-04-22 Thread John Mullan
Actually, it is one to hold the lightbulb, four to turn the ladder, 16 to relate to the experience and ten more the blow pot smoke at the rest. -- From: eckinator eckina...@gmail.com Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 5:54 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail

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