I remember 8 inch floppies.
At work we had to convert our 5.25 inch floppies to 3.5 inch floppies. Now no one uses floppy disks any more.
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- Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:18 pm
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: Terminology Oldsters vs Youngsters
- Replies: 116
- Views: 2646
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:39 am
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: Windows - what do you use it for?
- Replies: 56
- Views: 2425
Re: Windows - what do you use it for?
I use Windows only to stream content to an Optoma projector for watching sports and Netflix shows on a wall.
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 10:48 am
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: Samsung Strikes Again
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1237
Re: Samsung Strikes Again
We've always used the cheaper Motorola smart phones. Never had an issue with them.
- Wed Jan 31, 2024 2:20 pm
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: Why do you choose linux mint as your main OS?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1788
Re: Why do you choose linux mint as your main OS?
I needed an OS for a newly built computer in late 2006. I got a free CD from Ubuntu, but when I tried to install it, the thing would just spin at a high rate and not install. I knew that the computer was working because I could run Knoppix on it. I looked around and saw a new distro, Linux Mint (Bar...
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 7:09 pm
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: Halt and Catch Fire (TV series)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 522
Re: Halt and Catch Fire (TV series)
I just started watching it. Very interesting - and confrontational!.
Thanks for posting about it.
Thanks for posting about it.
- Mon Nov 20, 2023 9:03 am
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: Black Friday deals are useless
- Replies: 10
- Views: 775
Re: Black Friday deals are useless
Best Buy usually has some good Black Friday technology deals. They even sell some Amazon smart home packages.
- Sun Oct 29, 2023 1:46 pm
- Forum: Other topics
- Topic: Is it possible to rename the "Move to Trash" context menu entry?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 487
Re: Is it possible to rename the "Move to Trash" context menu entry?
Move to Compost Pile would be a more enviornmentally friendly action.
- Tue Aug 01, 2023 1:56 pm
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: I hate Texas right now
- Replies: 110
- Views: 6953
Re: I hate Texas right now
It's not quite as hot here in Tampa Bay area (presently 92 at 2 pm), but despite some sporatic rain we are way below normal rainfall this summer. Being 2 miles from the gulf helps keep the temperature down around here.
- Sun Jul 30, 2023 1:43 pm
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: Could AI replace Moderators
- Replies: 16
- Views: 949
Re: Could AI replace Moderators
That begs the question, "could AI create a Linux distribution?" So I asked the AI at Scalenut.com: "Yes, AI has the potential to create a Linux distribution. Artificial intelligence can be used to automate various tasks involved in creating and maintaining a Linux distribution, such a...
- Sat Jul 29, 2023 11:55 am
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: Chocolate sprinkles in the USA (or: how to become a beloved national benefactor)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1103
Re: Chocolate sprinkles in the USA (or: how to become a beloved national benefactor)
:shock: I find Hershey's dark chocolate to be too sweet for my taste. Besides having more sweetener in it, the ratio of malitol to Splenda is higher, making it literally crappier. The last few months, Hershey has been the only dark chocolate I've been able to find since Russell Stover, my usual sou...
- Sat Jul 29, 2023 9:48 am
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: Chocolate sprinkles in the USA (or: how to become a beloved national benefactor)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1103
Re: Chocolate sprinkles in the USA (or: how to become a beloved national benefactor)
Hershey actually makes a good dark chocolate, which is the only kind I like. One has to be careful though as a leading consumer magazine has found that some dark chocolate contains a disturbing amount of cadmium and lead. A lot depends on where it is sourced. Cocoa beans from South America appear to...
- Sun Jun 11, 2023 11:16 am
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: New Desktop Computer - Part 2 (Modifications)
- Replies: 71
- Views: 2467
Re: New Desktop Computer - Part 2 (Modifications)
Seeing all you've gone through, It's almost easier to assemble one's own desktop or tower computer. A lot cheaper too.
My current desktop was built in 2006 and is on it's third motherboard and set of components.
My current desktop was built in 2006 and is on it's third motherboard and set of components.
- Sun Jan 29, 2023 9:41 am
- Forum: Chat about Linux Mint
- Topic: Installing Mint (my way)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1727
Re: Installing Mint (my way)
Installing Mint Cinnamon 21.1 on my new 500 GB SSD went well. No problems encountered. I did set up a swap partition, although I've since read that it is better to use a swap file instead. No matter, as I have plenty of memory. Cinnamon 21.1 is very nice and well worth upgrading to. I did have to do...
- Thu Jan 26, 2023 9:48 am
- Forum: Chat about Linux Mint
- Topic: Installing Mint (my way)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1727
Re: Installing Mint (my way)
That's about what I'll do with my Cinnamon desktop computer when my new SSD arrives. (Except for the proper English and NZ dictionary )
- Mon Jan 23, 2023 9:29 am
- Forum: Chat about Linux Mint
- Topic: Installing Mint (my way)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1727
Re: Installing Mint (my way)
With my experience in taking the Upgrade Path from LM20.3 Cinnamon to LM21.1 now, I think that my days of a Fresh Install are over. ( barring I don't have to change my Daily Driver ) I really loved how most of my Preferences were retained. Did you use the graphical method (sudo apt install mintupgr...
- Sun Jan 22, 2023 6:10 pm
- Forum: Chat about Linux Mint
- Topic: Installing Mint (my way)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1727
Re: Installing Mint (my way)
I deleted Firefox and Thunderbird and replaced them with Seamonkey from a PPA. Then customize my Xfce desktop a bit, transparent horizontal panel on the bottom (kinda looks like a Mac, though I've never had a Mac), no desktop icons, favorite fonts, that's about it, then update. That's close to what...
- Fri Jan 06, 2023 12:31 pm
- Forum: Chat about Linux
- Topic: How Many Years Did You Try to Move to Linux?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 2669
Re: How Many Years Did You Try to Move to Linux?
My son, who was going to Tech School at the time, gave me a Knoppix disc in 2006 when I expressed some interest in the Linux that he was learning. I tried it, but didn't think it was useful enough to replace windows. I then received a free disc that Ubuntu was offering at the time. I tried it in my ...
- Sat Dec 24, 2022 7:03 pm
- Forum: Chat about Linux
- Topic: Poll: which non-mint linux distro would you recommend to people switching from windows 8.1 to linux?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 5194
Re: Poll: which non-mint linux distro would you recommend to people switching from windows 8.1 to linux?
I've tried six of those listed distros and I suppose Peppermint was the easiest and had the best features, followed by Zorin.
- Mon Dec 12, 2022 10:58 am
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: Good "alternative" email provider? Or return to GMail?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 3600
Re: Good "alternative" email provider? Or return to GMail?
Another vote for Fastmail. I've used it for years and really like its features. It's hosted out of Australia.
- Fri Dec 02, 2022 4:03 pm
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: "In the old days we...."
- Replies: 275
- Views: 28581
Re: "In the old days we...."
At one time I used a Stringy Floppy drive with a Radio Shack TRS-80. It used tiny cassettes with a magnetic tape. It worked quite well.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exatron_Stringy_Floppy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exatron_Stringy_Floppy