Hi all, I would completely agree with Wayne. Most of my knowledge for computers has come through fiddling and experimenting. I started my exploration of system internals by deleting command.com in DOS version 5.5. Once I put the system together, there was no turning back.
Pranav -----Original Message----- From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wayne Johnson Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 5:37 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Need recommendation for remote-control program At 06:37 PM 5/23/2006, Pete Holsberg typed: >Everything I ask about is above my level of (demonstrated) >expertise. I.e., if I knew how to do it, why would I ask? Please feel free to ask but my whole point is that NO ONE gets expertise until they try. Maybe they'll have to do it several times until they succeed but until one stops the questions & starts trying one will NEVER know if the could or couldn't do whatever it is. I never built my own computer until I did it the 1st time. Did I have plenty of questions? Sure but I was doing it as I went. Sometimes I had to stop & dig for an answer before I could proceed but I never stopped. I dug & dug for information on how to put a 72meg RFM HD in a IBM-PC then because I can read I eventually found the answer but at some point I had to put down the papers & say "here goes". You know what? It did NOT work the 1st time I tried & come to find out I had to replace the proprietary chip on the RFM Controller card. Everywhere I turned I was told it couldn't be done until I just picked up the phone & ordered a chip from WD. When the chip arrived & I put it into the card then I could see the drive I was as happy as a person with rose colored glasses even tho I had to now do a low level format that took hrs & hrs & hrs. & then there was the regular formatting. Somehow I lost my glasses when I tossed them in the air the 1st time I actually wrote data to that beast but I had a 72 meg HD in a machine that people said could only hold 10 meg. If one never does a thing then they'll never have a question & whether one calls an obstacle a minor nuisance or a mountain is predominantly in their mind's eye but all can be overcome. You're correct in that it may take a while but until one applies them self then they'll never know. ----------+---------- Wayne D. Johnson Ashland, OH, USA 44805 <http://www.wavijo.com> -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required. -- ---------------------------------------- WIN-HOME Archives: http://PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM/archives/WIN-HOME.html Contact the List Owner about anything: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html
