Re: OT Thunderbird

From	keithr0 <user@account.invalid>
Newsgroups	aus.cars, aus.computers
Subject	Re: OT Thunderbird
Date	2016-11-07 19:29 +1000
Message-ID	<e8avsnFrmnpU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
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On 11/7/2016 12:27 AM, Clocky wrote:
> On 4/11/2016 5:28 PM, keithr0 wrote:
>> On 11/4/2016 3:56 PM, Clocky wrote:
>>> On 4/11/2016 11:31 AM, keithr0 wrote:
>>>> On 11/4/2016 7:11 AM, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
>>>>> In aus.computers keithr0 <user@account.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>> On 10/31/2016 7:53 AM, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Nice. I've had a 33MHz 486 laptop with 8MB RAM browsing the web over
>>>>>>> WiFi
>>>>>>> (text only though). The determination of sites to force HTTPS meant
>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>> it wasn't completely usable last time I tried it. One of these
>>>>>>> days I
>>>>>>> want to program a newsreader for the Commodore 64. :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I think that it has been done before,
>>>>>
>>>>> Closest I know about is some Email software that sort-of supported
>>>>> Usenet. There's the option of simply connecting to a PC as a terminal,
>>>>> but that doesn't count in my book.
>>>>>
>>>>>> God knows why though.
>>>>>
>>>>> The challenge! Besides some of us like disappearing down a rabbit
>>>>> hole to live in the past. The present keeps annoying me too much
>>>>> anyway.
>>>>>
>>>>> Plus if I put the software on a cartridge I'll get near instant
>>>>> booting, so that's better than any PC and its associated OS. The
>>>>> complex use of a floppy disk to temporarily store the groups
>>>>> header files will probably slow it down terribly after that,
>>>>> but my power-on to groups list time will be the best on the
>>>>> block. That I can guarantee.
>>>>>
>>>> There are plenty of challenges to be had with modern systems that
>>>> actually advance things rather than just raking over the past. I've
>>>> seen
>>>> the huge advances over the 47 years that I've been involved with
>>>> computers, I've had fun with them all but its always time to move on to
>>>> the next one.
>>>
>>>
>>> It's whatever floats your boat though. I personally like vintage and new
>>> hardware alike, they need not be mutually exclusive interests.
>>>
>> I like vintage machinery, thats why I play with old aircraft, but old
>> computers seem rather pointless to me.
>>
>
>
> I could ask what the point is in playing with old aircraft and vintage
> machinery but I already know the answer, it's whatever blows your trumpet.

A well reserved old aircraft, or piece of machinery will bring pleasure 
to a lot more people than a Commodore 64 program no matter how clever.

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Re: OT Thunderbird felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-10-27 16:13 +1100
  Re: OT Thunderbird Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-10-27 17:24 +1100
    Re: OT Thunderbird Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-10-27 16:14 +0800
      Re: OT Thunderbird Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-10-28 07:57 +1100
        Re: OT Thunderbird Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-10-28 13:23 +0800
          Re: OT Thunderbird not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-10-29 01:25 +0000
            Re: OT Thunderbird Noddy <me@wardengineering.com> - 2016-10-29 12:43 +1100
              Re: OT Thunderbird Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-10-29 13:58 +1100
            Re: OT Thunderbird Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-10-30 07:31 +0800
              Re: OT Thunderbird not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-10-30 00:01 +0000
                Re: OT Thunderbird Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-10-30 09:07 +0800
                Re: OT Thunderbird not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-10-30 21:53 +0000
                Re: OT Thunderbird Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-10-31 08:51 +0800
                Re: OT Thunderbird Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-10-31 15:38 +1100
                Re: OT Thunderbird Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-10-31 19:32 +0800
                Re: OT Thunderbird Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-11-01 14:07 +1100
                Re: OT Thunderbird Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-11-01 13:54 +0800
                Re: OT Thunderbird keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2016-11-01 17:52 +1000
                Re: OT Thunderbird Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-11-01 19:30 +0800
                Re: OT Thunderbird keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2016-11-01 22:26 +1000
                Re: OT Thunderbird Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-11-02 06:57 +0800
                Re: OT Thunderbird keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2016-11-02 15:38 +1000
                Re: OT Thunderbird Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-11-02 20:03 +0800
                Re: OT Thunderbird Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-11-02 00:39 +1100
                Re: OT Thunderbird Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-11-02 00:33 +1100
                Re: OT Thunderbird not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-11-03 21:25 +0000
                Re: OT Thunderbird Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-11-04 13:52 +0800
                Re: OT Thunderbird Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2016-11-04 07:46 +0000
                Re: OT Thunderbird keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2016-10-31 16:27 +1000
                Re: OT Thunderbird not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-11-03 21:11 +0000
                Re: OT Thunderbird keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2016-11-04 13:31 +1000
                Re: OT Thunderbird Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-11-04 13:56 +0800
                Re: OT Thunderbird keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2016-11-04 19:28 +1000
                Re: OT Thunderbird not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-11-04 22:59 +0000
                Re: OT Thunderbird keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2016-11-06 20:24 +1000
                Re: OT Thunderbird not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-11-06 21:51 +0000
                Re: OT Thunderbird keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2016-11-07 19:33 +1000
                Re: OT Thunderbird not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-11-07 21:28 +0000
                Re: OT Thunderbird Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-11-06 22:27 +0800
                Re: OT Thunderbird keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2016-11-07 19:29 +1000
          Re: OT Thunderbird felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-10-29 14:09 +1100
            Re: OT Thunderbird Noddy <me@wardengineering.com> - 2016-10-29 16:33 +1100
              Re: OT Thunderbird Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2016-10-29 17:15 +1100
                Re: OT Thunderbird Noddy <me@wardengineering.com> - 2016-10-29 18:19 +1100
                Re: OT Thunderbird Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2016-10-29 18:55 +1100
                Re: OT Thunderbird Noddy <me@wardengineering.com> - 2016-10-29 23:52 +1100
                Re: OT Thunderbird Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2016-10-30 09:07 +1100
                Re: OT Thunderbird Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-10-30 07:19 +1100
                Re: OT Thunderbird Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2016-10-30 07:44 +1100
                Re: OT Thunderbird Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-10-30 07:36 +0800
                Re: OT Thunderbird Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2016-10-30 11:29 +1100
                Re: OT Thunderbird Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-10-30 13:21 +0800
            Re: OT Thunderbird Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-10-30 07:18 +1100
              Re: OT Thunderbird Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2016-10-30 07:45 +1100
                Re: OT Thunderbird not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-10-29 23:37 +0000
                Re: OT Thunderbird Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2016-10-30 11:32 +1100
                Re: OT Thunderbird Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-11-01 10:18 +0800
              Re: OT Thunderbird Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-10-30 07:47 +0800
              Re: OT Thunderbird felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-10-30 10:56 +1100
                Re: OT Thunderbird Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-10-30 11:32 +1100
                Re: OT Thunderbird Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-10-30 11:40 +1100
                Re: OT Thunderbird Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2016-10-30 09:09 +0800

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