Hi,
Eko wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Aug 2000 22:26:53 +0200, Bernie wrote:
>
> > BTW: I never actually did leave the list since the ammount of
> > mail dwindeld down there wasn't much point.
>
> I knew, that's what good about a list in comatose. Members never
> leave, and sometimes even forgot that they still subscribed <g>.
I just subscribed to SurvPc two weeks ago and find it very interesting.
Now I see these statements above and gather from it, that traffic has
dwindled in this list, which I find really sad, as it is a invaluable
source of knowledge about old but not obsolete technology.
As I'm going to stay on this list and contribute to it, if I have
something useful to say, I'd like to introduce myself beforehand:
I'm a 30yo male from Germany, who only recently got into dos. I earn a
living by providing electronic services (CAD etc.) for archeological
research projects, working with many different programs and oses.
Some months ago I needed to revive my 486 Laptop, as there is some work
in the library waiting for me (finishing my studies, that is. I want proper
payment for my business.). Remembering Win3.11 always being painfully
slow on that Laptop, I thought, well just root through the net and find some
dos programs, they should be going really fast. At that time I thought dos
was dead, but to my surprise I found a thriving community of users and a
whole bunch of cool projects still going on.
It took some effort and help from others, but now I'm the proud owner of
a finely tuned Computer, which can serve my needs even beyond my
expectations.
Just now I'm writing this mail on it, a thing I never dreamed of, and
I'm doing it lying comfortably in my bed (Yes, working freelance has its
advantages.), instead of sitting in front of my main NT machine, which
takes several minutes to boot and to connect to the internet. And this is what
I love about dos, its quickness. It has its limitations, which may be
painful for users relying only on one os, but which are smoothed out, if
You're using it only for certain purposes.
I'm dreaming now of cutting open the case of the laptop and installing
the battery of an up to date notebook, as the genuine one is of course a
joke. Don't know if this is technically possible, maybe someone has an advice?
The other thing I want to ask is, if anyone has experience about how to
adjust the local settings (charset, etc.) in Lynx386, Olim and Minuet. I
didn't seem to get it right. I could go on and on chatting about my experiences,
as I'm still amazed by my recent discoveries (nethack!), but I don't want to
bore You longtime subscribers, to whom all this is no news. Anyway,
nice being here with You and all the best,
Ioannis
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