With all the discussion of PayPal on this group, I thought I'd point
out this article (http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/04/03/08/2357225.shtml)
on Slashdot, for those that aren't regular readers. It seems the FTC
is investigating them.
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Lee K. Seitz
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
In a message dated 03/09/2004 10:02:07 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
With all the discussion of PayPal on this group, I thought I'd point
out this article (http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/04/03/08/2357225.shtml)
on Slashdot, for those that aren't regular readers. It seems the
Stephane Racle wrote:
It was easier to find than I thought... Looks like an RPG with modem play!
Really? What year? I believe American Challenge: A Sailing Simulation
was semi-officially the first modem 2-player game but I'd always like
more data for MobyGames.
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Jim Leonard ([EMAIL
This would be more recent. The box says 1993.
Jim Leonard wrote:
Stephane Racle wrote:
It was easier to find than I thought... Looks like an RPG with modem
play!
Really? What year? I believe American Challenge: A Sailing
Simulation was semi-officially the first modem 2-player game but I'd
Stuart Feldhamer wrote:
Hey, if I was nerdy, I would have played those text adventure games instead
of the cool sports games. : ) Uh, wait a sec...
I didn't find the question THAT nerdy because you had a movie reference
to check. If I asked a question like What was the first game to use
speech
Um, Creepy Corridors?
- Original Message -
From: Jim Leonard [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 4:56 PM
Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Okmelt wizard...
Stuart Feldhamer wrote:
Hey, if I was nerdy, I would have played those text adventure games
Spybot Search and Destroy is slightly better than Ad-Aware, but has a
slightly less intuitive interface. It's the one I use.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I had a LOT of spyware on my computer as I've been using same
drive/programs for a long time (like close to 100 spybots). If you'd
like to
Don't enable preview for attachments, because some exploits have been
written to take advantage of that behavior. Instead, simply don't open
any attachment at all unless you know what it is and who it came from.
BL wrote:
Spyware is really common now in days - if you've had an active PC for a
'82 I think. It was mentioned in the book 'Hackers' by Steven Levy
- Original Message -
From: Jim Leonard [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 5:13 PM
Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Okmelt wizard...
Chris Newman wrote:
Um, Creepy Corridors?
What year
Need wireless rechargable optical mouse. Anyone have suggestions (want cheap, maybe $25 shipped?). Tried ebay but most sellers have shipping cost of $11-20 (yes for one mouse), I refuse to buy from such a seller. Ebay needs new search function, shipping cost search, taking way too long to find one
I have a personal firewall on my system, less of fear that someone might
try to come in, but that something might try to phone home.
For example, a couple of weeks ago I installed a friend's OCR software
for testing and it installed a TSR along with it: even when the OCR
program wasn't running,
Well, the Porsche among the wireless optical is Logitech's MX 700 (MX
900 if you want it as Bluetooth). It uses double the dpi your standard
optical uses and is as accurate as a corded mouse. It also uses
rechargeable batteries, which is a lot cheaper in the long run than
buying batteries again
I have a Microsoft Wireless Intellimouse Explorer 2.0, and I have to
admit it works quite well. No lag, quite comfortable to use, and the
batteries last for a while. It was bought new for CAN $50, so it
shouldn't be too far off your mark...
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Need wireless rechargable
Marco Thorek wrote:
For example, a couple of weeks ago I installed a friend's OCR software
for testing and it installed a TSR along with it: even when the OCR
program wasn't running, the freaking thing tried to contact its makers.
Yes, well, have you considered it was trying to look for a
Nope, that was digitized sound, not synthesized.
Chris Newman wrote:
'82 I think. It was mentioned in the book 'Hackers' by Steven Levy
- Original Message -
From: Jim Leonard [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 5:13 PM
Subject: Re: [SWCollect]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Need wireless rechargable optical mouse. Anyone have suggestions (want
cheap, maybe $25 shipped?). Tried ebay but most sellers have shipping
The only wireless mouse worth getting is the Logitech MX700. But you won't
find it for $25 shipped.
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Jim Leonard ([EMAIL
I'm trying to do a deal with the guy running this website,
http://members.tripod.com/classic-videogames/
Anybody have prior experiences with him? Can he be trusted?
Thanks!
Marco
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This message was sent to you because you
Jim Leonard schrieb:
Yes, well, have you considered it was trying to look for a new/updated version
of itself? :-) Not all phone home software is malicious.
Actually, no. I am probably getting a little paranoid.
The firewall also quarantines any suspicious mail attachments, but as
Thanks for the info, think I will go with the MX700, can get for about $45 shipped.
Tom
Visit my web page for many games for sale/trade and screen shots of Ultima Escape from Mt. Drash, Tom's Ultima, Infocom and RPG page
While the MX 700 is a wonderful piece of hardware (its what I'm using
now) it is REALLY fussy about how far away it is from its base station.
They advertised a max of 6'. More like 2' for truly reliable use. Of
course I have a wireless network and possibly other sources of RF
interference.
Marco Thorek stated:
I'm trying to do a deal with the guy running this website,
http://members.tripod.com/classic-videogames/
Anybody have prior experiences with him? Can he be trusted?
I've dealt with him via Usenet and eBay and had no problems with him
either time. The former was back in
I actually did that a long time ago :-)
However, there were only two levels of nerdiness.
Level 1 is the self-aware nerd. This is a person who realizes he/she is a nerd, and
can control themselves in non-nerd environments. AKA: Closet Nerd or socially
acceptable nerd.
Level 2 is the
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