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Skriven 2005-03-09 11:12:50 av Gerald Miller (1:342/512)
   Kommentar till text 4455 av CHARLES ANGELICH (1:123/140)
Ärende: IEXPLORER problem
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Hello CHARLES,

    Responding to a post in the WIN95 area:
    On Thursday March 03 2005 at 21:31,
    CHARLES ANGELICH [1:123/140] wrote to GERALD MILLER,
    about: IEXPLORER problem

 CA>>> No, it is quite clear that Netscape v4.08 is a space hog and a
 CA>>> klunker when compared to Opera even though it has a higher level
 CA>>> (newer) version of javascripting.

 GM>> See? I had to ask. I had presumed you meant that IE was the pig.

 CA> IE _is_ a bloated pig but that comment at my website was in reference
 CA> to Netscape. :-)

Oh!

 GM>> I so seldom use the Web browser from the WfW311 box, I _prefer_ to
 GM>> use the FTP client from Total Commander.  If there's something that I
 GM>> require that can't be obtained via the FTP client (or the limited
 GM>> abilities of the Web browser on the WfW311 box), then I'll fire up
 GM>> either the WinXPP or Win2K machine, get what I need and then move it
 GM>> across the network to the WfW311 box.

 CA> I find Total Commander using a null parallel cable to be so convenient
 CA> that I've not bothered to get the networking setup here.

I have to get more deeply involved with the "permissions".  XPP and W2K are
both NT systems (is that correct?) and lately, they've both been giving me
some grief when trying to make the network connections.

[snip]

 GM>> Well, as many can likely testify, it is getting more difficult to
 GM>> access a lot of sites when one uses legacy software... <g>

 CA> That may change. Users and even _some_ webmasters are becoming
 CA> impatient with all the effort involved in maintaining all the
 CA> gook (javascript, flash, etc.).

So, this process is coming to 'Full circle?'

I'll be looking forward to "slimmer" applications.  ;-))

 GM>>>> --8<--cut

 CA>>> Each year I think of a new reason not to care about networking. I'm
 CA>>> not convinced I really need it here for anything that would justify
 CA>>> the effort.

 GM>> Why Charles, that's _almost_ a luddite philosophy... <G,D&R>

 CA> Yes I suppose it is but then I've not had a printer hooked up for over
 CA> 15 years and I own several including a HP laser printer.

Well, I'm not totally disillusioned with computers, yet, but keep it up
Charles.  <g>

 GM>> I don't believe that you are absolutely inflexible with that outlook.
 GM>> All I have to do is peruse your web sites and read the reams of help
 GM>> that you have given to people over the years. Now, go wash your hands
 GM>> with some very strong soap for typing those words.... ;-)))
 GM>> Networking means many things!

 CA> It's an added level of complexity when attempting to keep backups that
 CA> I don't need/want to deal with right now.

I'm still trying to figure out who said this was going to be easy.  They
were a 'damned liar!'

           Cheers ... Gerald

... An easily understood, workable falsehood is more useful than the truth.
--- GoldED+/DPMI32 v1.1.5-040330 [msg of Wednesday March 09 2005]
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