Re: 800K floppies

2001-08-31 Thread rlf
From: Andrew W. Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 800K floppies Whoa. I thought you were getting rid of everything 'cause your Mom was about to toss it or you out. What happened down there this summer? What clever ruse did you employ to get your way once again? Do you fill your room at school

Re: 800K floppies

2001-08-30 Thread Andrew W. Hill
Whoa. I thought you were getting rid of everything 'cause your Mom was about to toss it or you out. What happened down there this summer? What clever ruse did you employ to get your way once again? Do you fill your room at school with unused gear too? I'm just being nosy, I know. Sad part is

Re: 800K floppies (OT)

2001-08-30 Thread Andrew W. Hill
At 21:37 -0700 on 28/08/01, Andrew W. Hill wrote: (Apologies for the language. But admit it, it's funny. Yes, swearing is funny. Dammit.) ...and monkeys, monkeys are comedy gold. Okay. My Mom thinks I'm wierd for laughing this long at a computer. Your roommate thinks that too...oh

Re: 800K floppies (OT)

2001-08-29 Thread william ahearn
I like monkeys. The pet store was selling them for five cents a piece. I thought that odd since they were normally a couple thousand. I decided not to look a gift horse in the mouth. I bought 200. I like monkeys. Are those 68k monkeys? If not, take them to the PCI list. Jeez, and the nanny

Re: 800K floppies (OT)

2001-08-29 Thread TeffDogg
on 8/29/01 12:20 AM, Galen Tatsuo Komatsu at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 16:50:24 -1000 From: Alex Allee [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Apologies for the language. But admit it, it's funny. Yes, swearing is funny. Dammit.) ...and monkeys, monkeys are comedy gold. That story

Re: 800K floppies

2001-08-29 Thread rlf
Vintage Macs wrote... From: Andrew W. Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 800K floppies Number of computers in my room = 10... Computers fill about 30% of the volume (not floor space) of my 10x12x7 bedroom. Work your way back from there Whoa. I thought you were getting rid of everything

Re: 800K floppies (OT)

2001-08-29 Thread the pickle
At 21:37 -0700 on 28/08/01, Andrew W. Hill wrote: (Apologies for the language. But admit it, it's funny. Yes, swearing is funny. Dammit.) ...and monkeys, monkeys are comedy gold. Okay. My Mom thinks I'm wierd for laughing this long at a computer. Your roommate thinks that too...oh wait,

Re: 800K floppies

2001-08-29 Thread the pickle
At 00:46 -0400 on 29/08/01, Steve Moody wrote: are talking about a brown-load of 800K floppies, what is wrong with taking a double density or high density floppy and formatting it 800K? What Gregg said, but read the FAQ for more. p

Re: 800K floppies

2001-08-28 Thread Gavin Charles
I have an absolute shitload of 800K floppies if anyone wants them. Located in Oz however. Gavin -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook

Re: 800K floppies

2001-08-28 Thread Alex Allee
on 8/28/01 7:04 PM, Gavin Charles at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have an absolute sh*tload of 800K floppies if anyone wants them. Located in Oz however. So would that be a metric sh*tload? Sorry. I couldn't help myself. :) -- Alex Allee [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: 800K floppies

2001-08-28 Thread Andrew W. Hill
on 8/28/01 7:04 PM, Gavin Charles at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have an absolute sh*tload of 800K floppies if anyone wants them. Located in Oz however. So would that be a metric sh*tload? Australian measurements. This is going to be uncensored otherwise it makes no sense. I seriously

Re: 800K floppies

2001-08-28 Thread Alex Allee
on 8/28/01 7:41 PM, Andrew W. Hill at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 8/28/01 7:04 PM, Gavin Charles at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have an absolute sh*tload of 800K floppies if anyone wants them. Located in Oz however. So would that be a metric sh*tload? Australian measurements

Re: 800K floppies (OT)

2001-08-28 Thread Galen Tatsuo Komatsu
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 16:50:24 -1000 From: Alex Allee [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Apologies for the language. But admit it, it's funny. Yes, swearing is funny. Dammit.) ...and monkeys, monkeys are comedy gold. I like monkeys. The pet store was selling them for five cents a

Re: 800K floppies

2001-08-28 Thread Steve Moody
At 7:33 PM -0700 8/28/01, Alex Allee wrote: So would that be a metric sh*tload? Sorry. I couldn't help myself. :) A shitload is a lot like a pissload, but it doesn't spread out as well. -- --- My email address is changed to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - please change your address book. New

Re: 800K floppies (OT)

2001-08-28 Thread Andrew W. Hill
(Apologies for the language. But admit it, it's funny. Yes, swearing is funny. Dammit.) ...and monkeys, monkeys are comedy gold. Okay. My Mom thinks I'm wierd for laughing this long at a computer. That was some seriously funny stuff dude Peace Aqua -- Jessicat's Mac User Group -

Re: 800K floppies

2001-08-28 Thread Andrew W. Hill
At 7:33 PM -0700 8/28/01, Alex Allee wrote: So would that be a metric sh*tload? Sorry. I couldn't help myself. :) A shitload is a lot like a pissload, but it doesn't spread out as well. Can be an advantage though. You can pile it higher. Plus, if you live on a hill... Okay, I gotta

Re: 800K floppies

2001-08-28 Thread Steve Moody
At 10:28 PM -0700 8/28/01, Gregg Eshelman wrote: As long as we are talking about a brown-load of 800K floppies, what is wrong with taking a double density or high density floppy and formatting it 800K? Mr. Science The word for today is Coercivity. The magnetic particles used