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Re: Trying Linux (Ubuntu) - failed miserably
ArameFarpado wrote:
> Em Sábado, 24 de Novembro de 2007 18:17, Old Enough escreveu: > >> Well, Kameel and NoStop - I've come to the conclusion that I'm just >> too old for this stuff (I'm probably three or four times your age) > Wow... 150 ?? He's got to be at least 170... Dean ![]() |
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Re: Trying Linux (Ubuntu) - failed miserably
Dean DeBruin wrote:
> ArameFarpado wrote: >> Em Sábado, 24 de Novembro de 2007 18:17, Old Enough escreveu: >> >>> Well, Kameel and NoStop - I've come to the conclusion that I'm just >>> too old for this stuff (I'm probably three or four times your age) >> Wow... 150 ?? > > He's got to be at least 170... > > Dean ![]() I was thinking maybe 210. caver1 |
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Re: Trying Linux (Ubuntu) - failed miserably
ArameFarpado wrote:
> Em Sábado, Old Enough escreveu: > >> Well, Kameel and NoStop - I've come to the conclusion that I'm >> just too old for this stuff (I'm probably three or four times >> your age) > > Wow... 150 ?? I make 4 * 0x4c as roughly 0x130, or 304 decimal. Wow. -- Chuck F (cbfalconer at maineline dot net) <http://cbfalconer.home.att.net> Try the download section. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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Re: Trying Linux (Ubuntu) - failed miserably
Old Enough wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:30:33 GMT, NoStop <nospam@nspam.com> wrote: > >> Where does it display this message? If within the GUI environment, then you >> can fix the prob by editing xorg.conf and inputting the hsync and vsync >> values for your monitor. A google will tell you how this needs to be done >> in xorg.conf. >> >> Cheers. > > > Well, Kameel and NoStop - I've come to the conclusion that I'm just > too old for this stuff (I'm probably three or four times your age) - > I'll just settle for Windows, even though I'm not fond of Microsoft's > way of doing things. > > Thanks for trying to help, though! > > Cheers! > > _________________________________ > Old Enough > to know I don't know a thing .... I'm over 60 and find Ubuntu not too difficult to learn. Alias |
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Re: Trying Linux (Ubuntu) - failed miserably
On 2007-11-24, Old Enough <ab@cd.ca> wrote:
[..] > Well, I based that statement on my perception that most people hanging > around computers and trying the off-the-beaten-path stuff would be > around 18 - 25 years old (possibly younger). Not true, as those of us who are almost 50 will attest. Can I have a quick poll of ages here? You can lie a little but not too much :-) Andrew -- Now I can praise him, now that I can stand by to mourn and speak before this web that killed my father; yet I grieve for the thing done, the death, and all our race. I have won; but my victory is soiled, and has no pride. |
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Re: Trying Linux (Ubuntu) - failed miserably
On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 09:55:59 +0000, andrew wrote:
> On 2007-11-24, Old Enough <ab@cd.ca> wrote: > > [..] > >> Well, I based that statement on my perception that most people hanging >> around computers and trying the off-the-beaten-path stuff would be >> around 18 - 25 years old (possibly younger). > > Not true, as those of us who are almost 50 will attest. Can I have a > quick poll of ages here? You can lie a little but not too much :-) > > Andrew > 67 -- Prince of the Underworld |
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Re: Trying Linux (Ubuntu) - failed miserably
On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 09:55:59 +0000, andrew wrote:
> On 2007-11-24, Old Enough <ab@cd.ca> wrote: > > [..] > >> Well, I based that statement on my perception that most people hanging >> around computers and trying the off-the-beaten-path stuff would be >> around 18 - 25 years old (possibly younger). > > Not true, as those of us who are almost 50 will attest. Can I have a > quick poll of ages here? You can lie a little but not too much :-) 35 Here... -- Joe - Registered Linux User #449481 joe at hits - buffalo dot com "Hate is baggage, life is too short to go around pissed off all the time..." - Danny, American History X |
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Re: Trying Linux (Ubuntu) - failed miserably
On 25 Nov 2007 09:55:59 GMT
andrew <andrew@ilium.invalid> wrote: > On 2007-11-24, Old Enough <ab@cd.ca> wrote: > > [..] > > > Well, I based that statement on my perception that most people hanging > > around computers and trying the off-the-beaten-path stuff would be > > around 18 - 25 years old (possibly younger). > > Not true, as those of us who are almost 50 will attest. Can I have a > quick poll of ages here? You can lie a little but not too much :-) 21 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. *2 -- ~/.signature MD5 Hash error. |
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Re: Trying Linux (Ubuntu) - failed miserably
On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 19:08:05 -0500
CBFalconer <cbfalconer@yahoo.com> wrote: > X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.75 [en] (Win98; U) [] > > ArameFarpado wrote: > > Em Sábado, Old Enough escreveu: > > > >> Well, Kameel and NoStop - I've come to the conclusion that I'm > >> just too old for this stuff (I'm probably three or four times > >> your age) > > > > Wow... 150 ?? > > I make 4 * 0x4c as roughly 0x130, or 304 decimal. Wow. yebbut, he's talking people who actually moved away from Windows. -- ~/.signature MD5 Hash error. |
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Re: Trying Linux (Ubuntu) - failed miserably
andrew wrote:
> On 2007-11-24, Old Enough <ab@cd.ca> wrote: > > [..] > >> Well, I based that statement on my perception that most people hanging >> around computers and trying the off-the-beaten-path stuff would be >> around 18 - 25 years old (possibly younger). > > Not true, as those of us who are almost 50 will attest. Can I have a > quick poll of ages here? You can lie a little but not too much :-) 46 |
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