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Message no. 1
From: tkerby@***.net (Tim Kerby)
Subject: Sick and tired.
Date: Fri, 04 Oct 96 22:37:53 EDT
Well folks, I must apologize again. My last two messages were filled
with garbage. This is the last straw. I have finally concluded that
Microsoft Windows 95 sucks wind, and the Exchange mailer is worth
excrement. As you can see by this message, I have gone back to using a
real operating system, OS/2. Problems are over. I refuse to be
distracted by Microsoft's flash ever again. Only real substance from
now on....
Thanks for endulging my rant, and again, sorry for the mess.


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Message no. 2
From: Pete Sims <petesims@********.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Sick and tired.
Date: Sat, 5 Oct 1996 06:31:06 +0100
In article <199610050454.EAA168648@*****.ny.us.ibm.net>, Tim Kerby
<tkerby@***.net> writes
>Well folks, I must apologize again. My last two messages were filled
>with garbage. This is the last straw. I have finally concluded that
>Microsoft Windows 95 sucks wind, and the Exchange mailer is worth
Never had a problem with '95, and I've been running it since Beta, :)
but Exchange is crud, utter crud, :( it's a real shame in some ways to
see MS made it to 2054, never mind, a few good runs against them should
slove that problem :)
>excrement. As you can see by this message, I have gone back to using a
>real operating system, OS/2. Problems are over. I refuse to be
>distracted by Microsoft's flash ever again. Only real substance from
>now on....
>Thanks for endulging my rant, and again, sorry for the mess.

Nice to see you've sorted your problems, May I be the first to welcome
you back (not that you've had a *long* absence. :)

TTY
Pete
--
Pete Sims
Heroes or Fools? That's a determination others will make in hindsight. But by
being here now, we make that determination for ourselves, and it's neither.
Lt.Col.T.C.McQueen
Message no. 3
From: "A Halliwell" <u5a77@**.keele.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: Sick and tired.
Date: Sat, 5 Oct 1996 13:51:30 +0100 (BST)
|
|Well folks, I must apologize again. My last two messages were filled
|with garbage. This is the last straw. I have finally concluded that
|Microsoft Windows 95 sucks wind, and the Exchange mailer is worth
|excrement. As you can see by this message, I have gone back to using a
|real operating system, OS/2. Problems are over. I refuse to be
|distracted by Microsoft's flash ever again. Only real substance from
|now on....
|Thanks for endulging my rant, and again, sorry for the mess.

At last someone has seen the light.
He has saved himself from the vile corruption that is Microsloth...
Halleluyah! (sp?)
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|u5a77@**.keele.ac.uk | |
|Andrew Halliwell | "ARSE! GERLS!! DRINK! DRINK! DRINK!!!" |
|Principal subjects in:-| "THAT WOULD BE AN ECCLESIASTICAL MATTER!...FECK!!!!|
|Comp Sci & Electronics | - Father Jack in "Father Ted"
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Message no. 4
From: tkerby@***.net (Tim Kerby)
Subject: Re: Sick and tired.
Date: Sat, 05 Oct 96 23:31:51 EDT
On Sat, 5 Oct 1996 13:51:30 +0100 (BST) Halliwell wrote:

>At last someone has seen the light.
>He has saved himself from the vile corruption that is Microsloth...
>Halleluyah! (sp?)

Amen brother! Death to Gates!


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Message no. 5
From: "Brennan M. O'Keefe" <bmokeefe@**.com>
Subject: Re: Sick and tired.
Date: Sun, 6 Oct 1996 00:47:57 -0500
> From: Tim Kerby <tkerby@***.net>
> To: shadowrn@********.itribe.net
> Subject: Re: Sick and tired.
> Date: Saturday, October 05, 1996 10:31 PM

> On Sat, 5 Oct 1996 13:51:30 +0100 (BST) Halliwell wrote:

> >At last someone has seen the light.
> >He has saved himself from the vile corruption that is Microsloth...
> >Halleluyah! (sp?)

> Amen brother! Death to Gates!

Just give it time. If I recall the Seattle Sourcebook correctly, all the
high-tech industry in Redmond gets wiped out by the Great Crash.
Message no. 6
From: Pete Sims <petesims@********.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Sick and tired.
Date: Sun, 6 Oct 1996 13:14:57 +0100
In article <199610060601.BAA29587@********.io.com>, "Brennan M. O'Keefe"
<bmokeefe@**.com> writes
>> From: Tim Kerby <tkerby@***.net>
>> To: shadowrn@********.itribe.net
>> Subject: Re: Sick and tired.
>> Date: Saturday, October 05, 1996 10:31 PM
>
>> On Sat, 5 Oct 1996 13:51:30 +0100 (BST) Halliwell wrote:
>
>> >At last someone has seen the light.
>> >He has saved himself from the vile corruption that is Microsloth...
>> >Halleluyah! (sp?)
>
>> Amen brother! Death to Gates!
>
>Just give it time. If I recall the Seattle Sourcebook correctly, all the
>high-tech industry in Redmond gets wiped out by the Great Crash.
>
True, but... there is a reference to Microsoft, in as much as Bill
Gates forms a corporation called Microdeck, so, unfortunately for some,
he and his empire (albeit smaller) are still around. This may or may not
be a good thing, depending on how you look at it.

Pete
--
Pete Sims
Civilisation advances by extending the number of important operations which we
can perform without thinking about them.
Message no. 7
From: "John F. Lee" <jfl666@*.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: Sick and tired.
Date: Sun, 6 Oct 1996 09:04:48 -0700 (PDT)
On Sat, 5 Oct 1996, Tim Kerby wrote:

> On Sat, 5 Oct 1996 13:51:30 +0100 (BST) Halliwell wrote:
>
> >At last someone has seen the light.

Yes, Lordy, he has seeeeen the light!

> >He has saved himself from the vile corruption that is Microsloth...

He has cast them wicked devils out!

Can I get a hallelujah?

> >Halleluyah! (sp?)

Can I get an Amen?

>
> Amen brother!

Believe in the power, for it is guh-lorious! In the name of the UNIX, the
Mac, and the OS/2, Amen!

John F. Lee / jfl666@*.washington.edu
No herky-jerky starts or stops!
Message no. 8
From: Tim Mathena <rookie@*******.com>
Subject: Re: Sick and tired.
Date: Sun, 6 Oct 1996 13:43:30 -0700
Well I disagree with you choice of Operating Systems. OS/2 is not user friendly. Windows
95 I have had no problems with. And most of the other people I talk do don't have problems
with it. Now on the other and being in the tech support industry I have had people
complain time and time again about OS/2 and how Un User friendly it was. But if OS/2 is so
grate how come you walk into a computer store and there is [-] that much software for it.
But I guess what ever works for you works.
Message no. 9
From: dbuehrer@****.org (David Buehrer)
Subject: Re: Sick and tired.
Date: Sun, 6 Oct 1996 16:30:18 -0600 (MDT)
Tim Mathena wrote: | |Well I disagree with you choice of Operating
Systems. OS/2 is not user friendly. Windows 95 I have had no problems
with. And most of the other people I talk do don't have problems with
it. Now on the other and being in the tech support industry I have had|
people complain time and time again about OS/2 and how Un User friendly
it was. But if OS/2 is so grate how come you walk into a computer store
and there is [-] that much software for it. But I guess what ever works
for you works. |

What mailer are you using that allows a column width of
over 200 ?!?

BTW, ELM (people are still using, believe it or not) does
not deal with anything over 80 columns wide. I've got to
forward the thing to myself in order to reformat it if I
want to read it.

-David

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alliances like underpants in a dryer without Cling Free."
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Message no. 10
From: "Brennan M. O'Keefe" <bmokeefe@**.com>
Subject: Re: Sick and tired.
Date: Sun, 6 Oct 1996 18:09:41 -0500
> From: Pete Sims <petesims@********.demon.co.uk>
> To: shadowrn@********.itribe.net
> Subject: Re: Sick and tired.
> Date: Sunday, October 06, 1996 7:14 AM
> In article <199610060601.BAA29587@********.io.com>, "Brennan M.
O'Keefe"
> <bmokeefe@**.com> writes

> >Just give it time. If I recall the Seattle Sourcebook correctly, all the
> >high-tech industry in Redmond gets wiped out by the Great Crash.

> True, but... there is a reference to Microsoft, in as much as Bill
> Gates forms a corporation called Microdeck, so, unfortunately for some,
> he and his empire (albeit smaller) are still around. This may or may not
> be a good thing, depending on how you look at it.

Bleah. You're right. When I sent this message, I had just bought Prime
Runners at Archon 20. After I finished with my mail, I started reading the
book. So BILL does have descendants -- funny, I figured that at least his
first-born male child would be forfeit...

Picked up a couple more books at Archon as well. I may have some questions
about a couple things, ESPECIALLY some of the Paracritters of Europe, by
the time I've finished reading.
Message no. 11
From: Pete Sims <petesims@********.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Sick and tired.
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 1996 02:05:05 +0100
In article <199610062323.SAA05674@********.io.com>, "Brennan M. O'Keefe"
<bmokeefe@**.com> writes
>
>> >Just give it time. If I recall the Seattle Sourcebook correctly, all the
>> >high-tech industry in Redmond gets wiped out by the Great Crash.
>
>> True, but... there is a reference to Microsoft, in as much as Bill
>> Gates forms a corporation called Microdeck, so, unfortunately for some,
>> he and his empire (albeit smaller) are still around. This may or may not
>> be a good thing, depending on how you look at it.
>
>Bleah. You're right. When I sent this message, I had just bought Prime
>Runners at Archon 20. After I finished with my mail, I started reading the
>book. So BILL does have descendants -- funny, I figured that at least his
>first-born male child would be forfeit...
Nope sorry, provided you keep your pact with the devil, he will
occassionally request payment, as for fiurst born, the continuation of a
contract is a usual thing, and Legba/Scratch?satan, whatever, will claim
that in preference for payment, after all, it's souls he wants, not
lives. You can sign your soul away and still live a long and fruitful
life - hence the saying "the devil looks after his own". :)

(And to think I'm an extensive Microsoft user - what the hell am I
saying about my lord and master :-? )

>
>Picked up a couple more books at Archon as well. I may have some questions
>about a couple things, ESPECIALLY some of the Paracritters of Europe, by
>the time I've finished reading.
>
Ask away, there are many Europeans in this group who'll answer you, and
Gurth is the unofficial Guru and Shadowrun master (I wonder if we can
call him a Sensei??? more in keeping with the SR flavour?)

Hey Gurth how about it, waddya prefer Guru (as in 60's fruitcake) or
Sensei as in "oriental" master. ???

Pete
--
Pete Sims
Civilisation advances by extending the number of important operations which we
can perform without thinking about them.
Message no. 12
From: "Sascha Pabst" <Sascha.Pabst@**********.Uni-Oldenburg.DE>
Subject: Re: Sick and tired.
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 1996 16:15:29 +0000
On 6 Oct 96 at 16:30, David Buehrer wrote:
> Tim Mathena wrote: | |Well I disagree with you choice of Operating
> Systems. OS/2 is not user friendly. Windows 95 I have had no problems
> with. And most of the other people I talk do don't have problems with
> it. Now on the other and being in the tech support industry I have had|
> people complain time and time again about OS/2 and how Un User friendly
> it was. But if OS/2 is so grate how come you walk into a computer store
> and there is [-] that much software for it. But I guess what ever works
> for you works. |
>
> What mailer are you using that allows a column width of
> over 200 ?!?
I tried not to comment Tim's mail, since i wondered about the same thing,
but... I suppose he uses the MS Mail thingy... *dirty grin*

Sascha
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Message no. 13
From: The Jestyr <s421539@*******.gu.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Sick and tired.
Date: Tue, 8 Oct 1996 09:46:33 +1000 (EST)
> > >At last someone has seen the light.
> > >He has saved himself from the vile corruption that is Microsloth...
> > >Halleluyah! (sp?)
>
> > Amen brother! Death to Gates!
>
> Just give it time. If I recall the Seattle Sourcebook correctly, all the
> high-tech industry in Redmond gets wiped out by the Great Crash.

Yes, but MicroDeck Industries, run by Brian Gates, is located in
Bellevue. And yes, it IS the successor to Microsoft.

Lady Jestyr

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Message no. 14
From: tkerby@***.net (Tim Kerby)
Subject: Re: Sick and tired.
Date: Mon, 07 Oct 96 21:00:46 EDT
On Sun, 6 Oct 1996 13:43:30 -0700 Tim Mathena wrote:

Well, the ShadowRN list is no place for this, so I will be brief.

>Well I disagree with you choice of Operating Systems. OS/2 is not user >friendly.

If I want user friendly, I'll buy a Mac. OS/2 is an advanced operating
system for a knowlegdable user. People use it for its power and
stability. Why do you think it was chosen by most banks in the country
to run the ATM machines? Next time you get out some money, think about
it.

>Windows 95 I have had no problems with. And most of the other people I >talk do
don't have problems with it.

I didn't have any problems with it either until I tried to do
something productive. It plays my games pretty good, though. But so
does my Nintendo.

>Now on the other and being in the tech support industry I have had people >complain
time and time again about OS/2 how Un User friendly it was.

See above.

>But if OS/2 is so great how come you walk into a computer store and there >is [-]
that much software for it. But I guess what ever works for you works.

Actually, OS/2 has more software for it than any other operating
system seeing how it runs DOS, Windows, and OS/2 programs. But I guess
you didn't know that...






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Message no. 15
From: tkerby@***.net (Tim Kerby)
Subject: Re: Sick and tired.
Date: Mon, 07 Oct 96 21:53:50 EDT
On Sun, 6 Oct 1996 09:04:48 -0700 (PDT) John F. Lee wrote:
<<snipped>>
>Believe in the power, for it is guh-lorious! In the name of the UNIX, the
>Mac, and the OS/2, Amen!

Hehe. ROTFLOL.




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Message no. 16
From: tkerby@***.net (Tim Kerby)
Subject: Re: Sick and tired.
Date: Mon, 07 Oct 96 22:03:12 EDT
On Sun, 6 Oct 1996 16:30:18 -0600 (MDT) you wrote:

>What mailer are you using that allows a column width of
>over 200 ?!?
>-David

Oh, one of those user-friendly Windows programs. Oh, you want him to
use one that actually works? Hmm.....


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Message no. 17
From: Paolo Marcucci <paolo@*********.it>
Subject: Re: Sick and tired.
Date: Tue, 08 Oct 1996 08:58:58 +0200
Tim Kerby wrote:
>
> On Sun, 6 Oct 1996 16:30:18 -0600 (MDT) you wrote:
>
> >What mailer are you using that allows a column width of
> >over 200 ?!?
> >-David
>
> Oh, one of those user-friendly Windows programs. Oh, you want him to
> use one that actually works? Hmm.....

STOP

THIS

THREAD

NOW

Thankyou.

:)

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