RE: [H] something new ?????

2005-08-05 Thread Bobby Heid
I have been using Replicator at home and here at work for years now. Not sure why you are having a problem. Is there anything in the log? Bobby -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of FORC5 Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 11:54 PM To:

Re: [H] A new version of Forte' Agent has been released.

2005-08-05 Thread CW
Forte got burned because they were bought by a company who gave two craps about them. I've been a registered user for a long time; I'm glad to see the update. CW -Original message- From: Wayne Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 22:43:34 -0500 To: The Hardware List

RE: [H] something new ?????

2005-08-05 Thread FORC5
downloading now thanks At 06:46 AM 8/5/2005, Bobby Heid Poked the stick with: Just came across this: SyncToy v1 Beta for Windows XP (from MS) http://tinyurl.com/9su8n Have not used it, but it may be something worth looking in to. Bobby -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- Bill Gates, the

RE: [H] Various interface/bus thoughput specs

2005-08-05 Thread James Maki
Ryan, Thank you. I wish I had found that website! I was gleaning bits and pieces of the information from many different sites and trying to form it into a single coherent list. Jim Maki [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Ryan Vorachek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the

RE: [H] something new ?????

2005-08-05 Thread FORC5
pretty nice little toy, will synchronize both ways, only drawback I see is can not be scheduled. I must be getting lazy, in the old days would have just wrote a batch file to do this :-D cool At 06:46 AM 8/5/2005, Bobby Heid Poked the stick with: Just came across this: SyncToy v1 Beta for

[H] Linux

2005-08-05 Thread FORC5
OK Linux gurus, what would be best for some one who is Linux illiterate ? recommendations appreciated Fred -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- Ok! I'm weird, but I'm saving up to become eccentric.

RE: [H] something new ?????

2005-08-05 Thread Wayne Johnson
At 12:00 PM 8/5/2005, FORC5 typed: I must be getting lazy, in the old days would have just wrote a batch file to do this :-D Now a days aren't they called scripts? rotflmao --+-- Wayne D. Johnson Ashland, OH, USA 44805 http://www.wavijo.com

Re: [H] Linux

2005-08-05 Thread Ben Ruset
Destop? Ubuntu seems to be all the rage right now. Supports a lot of hardware and is pretty nice. http://www.ubuntu.com Server? I personally love CentOS Enterprise Linux. It's basically Red Hat Enterprise repackaged into a free format. http://www.centos.org FORC5 wrote: OK Linux gurus, what

Re: [H] First virus for Vista?

2005-08-05 Thread jeff.lane
Beta 2 SP1 - Original Message - From: Thane Sherrington [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 7:33 AM Subject: [H] First virus for Vista? http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5819428.html?tag=nl.e589 Yes, I know it's a bit of fear mongering

Re: [hardware] [H] Linux

2005-08-05 Thread Steve
Ubuntu..without a doubt...the one linux distro I've actually grown attached too :) What impressed me first time I installed it was it wasn't overloaded with programs, just the essentials. And nice clean interface to boot. It installed on a Gigabyte board found all the SATA/RAID drivers

Re: [hardware] [H] Linux

2005-08-05 Thread Ben Ruset
To be fair, XP is a few years older than Ubuntu. XP is just about as slow as Debian's releases. :) The only issue I had with Ubuntu was getting it to run at native resolution on my widescreen Toshiba laptop. Other than that, everything else detected at worked. If you don't like Gnome, you can

Re: [H] A new version of Forte' Agent has been released.

2005-08-05 Thread warpmedia
If you're looking for binaries, keep dreaming, nothing is free. Buzzardnews Giganews are 2 paid sevices I'd recomend. Wayne Johnson wrote: At 08:38 AM 8/5/2005, Bobby Heid typed: Can you point us at some of the free NG servers? Sorry but the only free one that I use is the one that my

RE: [H] A new version of Forte' Agent has been released.

2005-08-05 Thread Bobby Heid
Me too. I'll check that link out when I get home. Thanks, Bobby -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wayne Johnson Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 12:04 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: RE: [H] A new version of Forte' Agent has been released.

RE: [H] A new version of Forte' Agent has been released.

2005-08-05 Thread Bobby Heid
I use the RR NGs, but since the OP was talking about some free NGs, I figured that I might check them out. Not looking for binaries, btw. Bobby -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of warpmedia Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 12:49 PM To: The

Re: [H] A new version of Forte' Agent has been released.

2005-08-05 Thread Steve
And IMO if your mainly into binaries then Forte is well behind the pack...I dropped it awhile ago and now use Newsleecher exclusively And for servers, I find Usenetserver.comgood value@ $40/3mths unlimited. Reasonable retention rate also. - Original Message - From: warpmedia

Re: [H] A new version of Forte' Agent has been released.

2005-08-05 Thread Wayne Johnson
At 12:48 PM 8/5/2005, warpmedia typed: If you're looking for binaries, keep dreaming, nothing is free. Buzzardnews Giganews are 2 paid sevices I'd recomend. AstraWeb is good fairly cheap they don't count header retrieval against your downloads. Another nice thing is if you buy the 10g

Re: [H] A new version of Forte' Agent has been released.

2005-08-05 Thread Wayne Johnson
At 01:13 PM 8/5/2005, Steve typed: And IMO if your mainly into binaries then Forte is well behind the pack...I dropped it awhile ago and now use Newsleecher exclusively And for servers, I find Usenetserver.com good value @ $40/3mths unlimited. Reasonable retention rate also. I don't care for

Re: [hardware] [H] Linux

2005-08-05 Thread Wayne Johnson
At 01:15 PM 8/5/2005, FORC5 typed: do not know what knome and kde are whats the difference ? nom d since they both start with k end in e They are both GUIs --+-- Wayne D. Johnson Ashland, OH, USA 44805 http://www.wavijo.com

Re: [hardware] [H] Linux

2005-08-05 Thread Ben Ruset
Gnome and KDE are two different desktops for Linux. FORC5 wrote: whats the difference ? do not know what knome and kde are my bad been awhile, played with linux a long time ago and wound up on the floor with the cd's and a ball peen hammer :-D fp

Re: [hardware] [H] Linux

2005-08-05 Thread Steve
Both are desktop environments - KDE (K Desktop Environment) and GNOME (GNU Network Object Model Environment). Each has it's own Window manager, default apps etc. It goes a lot deeper then that of course and each side has it's detractors and evangelizers. But IMO, if your going to try out

Re: [hardware] [H] Linux

2005-08-05 Thread FORC5
thanks, actually came back to me a little and was what I guessed At 10:35 AM 8/5/2005, Wayne Johnson Poked the stick with: At 01:15 PM 8/5/2005, FORC5 typed: do not know what knome and kde are whats the difference ? nom d since they both start with k end in e They are both GUIs

Re: [H] A new version of Forte' Agent has been released.

2005-08-05 Thread Gary Udstrand
news.readfreenews.net for text only groups. biggulp.readfreenews.net for bins also news.individual.net it a great text news server and is only ~$10.00 per year. -Gary Bobby Heid said the following on 8/5/2005 12:09 PM: I use the RR NGs, but since the OP was talking about some free NGs, I

Re: [hardware] [H] Linux

2005-08-05 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 02:35 PM 05/08/2005, Wayne Johnson wrote: At 01:15 PM 8/5/2005, FORC5 typed: do not know what knome and kde are whats the difference ? nom d since they both start with k end in e LOL! I believe it's Gnome, rather than Knome. :) T

Re: [H] Problems with WinXP Home installation on AMD k6 computer

2005-08-05 Thread Ben Ruset
Make sure you have the latest BIOS for the board. Additionall, disable any ACPI support the board may have. Further, remove any non-essential components installed, and if you have more than one DIMM in the machine, remove them so you only have one. Do a full format, not a quick format as

Re: [H] Problems with WinXP Home installation on AMD k6 computer

2005-08-05 Thread W. D.
At 13:07 8/5/2005, James Maki wrote: I am having a problem with an old amd k6/400 based computer and before I relegate it to the scrap heap, I wanted to check if anyone has an idea of the problem or where to look for the problem. In the past, I have loaded Windows ME on this system and used it

Re: [H] Problems with WinXP Home installation on AMD k6 computer

2005-08-05 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 03:07 PM 05/08/2005, James Maki wrote: In the past, I have loaded Windows ME on this system and used it without problem. I tried to install WinXP Home, and always had the same problem. The initial install would freeze at about 77% complete. If I re-boot and do a What motherboard is it?

[H] New PC locks up and blue screens all the time

2005-08-05 Thread Gary Udstrand
What a crapper. I built this PC to prevent this exact kind of issue. :-( In particular I just recently built the following Shuttle PC : 1) Shuttle SNP25 barebone 2) AMD64 3700+ San Diego 3) 2G of OCZ 184pin DDR400 Unbufferred with Copper Heatspreader 4) Sapphire Raedon X800XL 256MB GDDR3 PCI

Re: [H] New PC locks up and blue screens all the time

2005-08-05 Thread Harry McGregor
Go to memtest.org and download the iso, and run a full memtest overnight. I have had a lot of problems with OCZ memory recently, and blue screens on modern hardware are almost always hardware/memory related. Harry On Fri, 2005-08-05 at 13:59 -0500, Gary Udstrand wrote:

RE: [H] Problems with WinXP Home installation on AMD k6 computer

2005-08-05 Thread James Maki
-Original Message- From: James Maki I am having a problem with an old amd k6/400 based computer I guess I should have started at the FIC website! From the VA-503+ FAQ: Q. Will the VA-503+ support Windows XP? A. The VA-503+ does not meet the hardware specifications required by

RE: [H] Problems with WinXP Home installation on AMD k6 computer

2005-08-05 Thread James Maki
-Original Message- From: James Maki I am having a problem with an old amd k6/400 based computer I guess I should have started at the FIC website! From the VA-503+ FAQ: Q. Will the VA-503+ support Windows XP? A. The VA-503+ does not meet the hardware specifications required by

RE: [H] Problems with WinXP Home installation on AMD k6 computer

2005-08-05 Thread James Maki
Jeff, Our posts must have passed in the mail. Thanks for the BIOS site. When I visited the FIC website, I could not get the BIOS site to load. But, as you said, the updates don't address Windows XP, and as my last post mentioned, FIC specifically states the mb doesn't support XP, which your

Re: [H] Linux

2005-08-05 Thread Christopher Fisk
On Fri, 5 Aug 2005, FORC5 wrote: OK Linux gurus, what would be best for some one who is Linux illiterate ? Mandriva is very easy to use, and a pretty nice system. I use Gentoo, but I'm not sure a rank beginner would be happy with it, then install Procedure is... different. As someone who

RE: [H] New PC locks up and blue screens all the time

2005-08-05 Thread Bobby Heid
Also, monitor the temps. What does the blue screen say? Bobby -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Harry McGregor Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 3:11 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] New PC locks up and blue screens all the time Go

Re: [H] New PC locks up and blue screens all the time

2005-08-05 Thread Gary Udstrand
I don't remember off hand (I am at the office and the PC is at home). I called the wife but she it at the beach with the kids. I will find out later this afternoon and post the info. -Gary Bobby Heid said the following on 8/5/2005 2:39 PM: Also, monitor the temps. What does the blue screen

RE: [H] Problems with WinXP Home installation on AMD k6 computer

2005-08-05 Thread James Maki
-Original Message- From: Winterlight I have one of the early 503+ with a K62550. It is running with XP PRO. There is nothing about a 503+ that precludes it from working with XP. However, this board, by todays standards, is a problematic POS. The problem is your board, and

[H] your experience refilling toner in a laser cartridge

2005-08-05 Thread rls
Its that time that I need to replace all the toner carts in my Okidata C5150N L.E.D. Laser Color Printer. Buying the 4 carts (black plus 3 primaries) is about $450. I can get a toner kit for all for about $150 - So I think I might give it a roll. The Oki carts are designed so that adding toner is

Re: [H] your experience refilling toner in a laser cartridge

2005-08-05 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 05:14 PM 05/08/2005, rls wrote: Its that time that I need to replace all the toner carts in my Okidata C5150N L.E.D. Laser Color Printer. Buying the 4 carts (black plus 3 primaries) is about $450. I can get a toner kit for all for about $150 - So I think I might give it a roll. The Oki carts

Re: [H] Linux/more questions

2005-08-05 Thread FORC5
What works with Linux ? does it come ready for Internet and email or is that extra stuff sorry if this seems stupid. :-} At 12:28 PM 8/5/2005, Christopher Fisk Poked the stick with: On Fri, 5 Aug 2005, FORC5 wrote: OK Linux gurus, what would be best for some one who is Linux illiterate ?

Re: [H] Linux

2005-08-05 Thread JRS
Ubuntu.. Complete Windows desktop relaicement, works really well.. It even found 2 different wireless cards I had in my laptop all on it's own. :) Free download... http://www.ubuntulinux.org/ OK Linux gurus, what would be best for some one who is Linux illiterate ? recommendations

Re: [H] Linux/more questions

2005-08-05 Thread Ben Ruset
It comes with a browser and email client. It will usually have some games, an office suite, development (C++, etc.) tools, etc. Pretty much anything you want to do chances are that you can do it under Linux. It just might not have all the features and ease of setup that Windows does. FORC5

Re: [H] Linux/more questions

2005-08-05 Thread Winterlight
Basic Internet office box is supported out of the box. ... or any kind of real server support. But you will have trouble finding support for multimedia devices like TV turners, ATI All in One cards, capture devices. Many games. I wonder about cameras and USB devices, and scanners, etc.

Re: [H] your experience refilling toner in a laser cartridge

2005-08-05 Thread jeff.lane
Thane, That's interesting. I have never heard of the fuser issue. Do you have any references to the problem? TIA Jeff From: Thane Sherrington [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [H] your experience refilling toner in a laser cartridge At 05:14 PM 05/08/2005, rls wrote: Its that time that I

Re: [H] your experience refilling toner in a laser cartridge

2005-08-05 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 07:30 PM 05/08/2005, jeff.lane wrote: Thane, That's interesting. I have never heard of the fuser issue. Do you have any references to the problem? Every Lexmark training course I go on they talk about this. And I've seen it first hand. I've seen three HP printers and two Lexmarks that

[H] F.E.A.R. demo now available

2005-08-05 Thread Veech Malone
One of many places available... http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/fear/513626p1.html the screenies on this thing look pretty amazing, guess it's time for the inevitable bi-annual upgrade. Gonna dump my 3.0G P4, the heat is killer.

[H] Re: Hardware Digest, Vol 19, Issue 16

2005-08-05 Thread Chris Shaw
On Fri, 5 Aug 2005 11:59:41 GMT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Message: 5 Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 09:46:52 -0400 From: Bobby Heid [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [H] something new ? To: Bobby Heid [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'The Hardware List' hardware@hardwaregroup.com Message-ID: [EMAIL

Re: [H] Linux/more questions

2005-08-05 Thread FORC5
was wondering about Eudora thx At 03:25 PM 8/5/2005, Winterlight Poked the stick with: Basic Internet office box is supported out of the box. ... or any kind of real server support. But you will have trouble finding support for multimedia devices like TV turners, ATI All in One cards,

Re: [H] your experience refilling toner in a laser cartridge

2005-08-05 Thread Ben Ruset
I've also noticed paper jams happen more often with non-OEM cartridges than they do with OEM ones. Thane Sherrington wrote: At 07:30 PM 05/08/2005, jeff.lane wrote: Thane, That's interesting. I have never heard of the fuser issue. Do you have any references to the problem? Every Lexmark

Re: [H] Linux/more questions

2005-08-05 Thread Ben Ruset
Eudora can run under WINE just fine. FORC5 wrote: was wondering about Eudora thx At 03:25 PM 8/5/2005, Winterlight Poked the stick with: Basic Internet office box is supported out of the box. ... or any kind of real server support. But you will have trouble finding support for multimedia

Re: [H] your experience refilling toner in a laser cartridge

2005-08-05 Thread Ben Ruset
This was in a HP 5si printer. That company often bought Xerox branded carts. Gary VanderMolen wrote: Haven't had that problem with my $99 Brother HL-1440 laser printer. Been using cheap $35 toner cartridges. Once the fuser or drum goes bad, I'll just buy a new printer for $99. Gary