RE: [newbie] Window$ free -follow -up

2003-07-07 Thread Frankie
BTW, back in 1992 I taught a class for teachers - about computers and using computers. I started the first week of the class by making people play Solitaire, Minesweeper and "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". Nothing technical. Just how to use the mouse and the keyboard, open the application, cl

Re: hitch hikers guide... WAS: Re: [newbie] Window$ free -follow -up

2003-07-06 Thread Anders Lind
> > and if you get the chance, and are a fan - then grab any video you can of > > the BBC Hitchhiker series from Columbia House. I've got the first 6 hours > > (don't remember how many episodes) and it rocks - laughed my buns off! Well, it is kinda cool, but good...hmm.,..doubtful, but as a Hitchh

Re: hitch hikers guide... WAS: Re: [newbie] Window$ free -follow -up

2003-07-06 Thread Ronald J. Hall
On Sunday 06 July 2003 06:49 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > "`The best way to get a drink out of a Vogon is to stick > > your finger down his throat...'" > > -- The Book, on one of the Vogon's social inadequacies. > > No connection to Hitch-hiker, but try > http://www.urban75.com/Mag/java5.ht

Re: hitch hikers guide... WAS: Re: [newbie] Window$ free -follow -up

2003-07-06 Thread Derek Jennings
On Sunday 06 Jul 2003 3:47 pm, Ronald J. Hall wrote: > On Sunday 06 July 2003 06:49 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > "`The best way to get a drink out of a Vogon is to stick > > > your finger down his throat...'" > > > > > > -- The Book, on one of the Vogon's social inadequacies. > > > > No conn

Re: hitch hikers guide... WAS: Re: [newbie] Window$ free -follow -up

2003-07-06 Thread mooney
On 5 Jul 2003 at 23:15, bascule wrote: > and for those who never played: > http://www.douglasadams.com/creations/infocomjava.html > > bascule > > On Saturday 05 Jul 2003 8:15 am, Anders Lind wrote: > > > (where's my towel???) > > > > You always need to know where your towel is... > > > > /Anders

Re: hitch hikers guide... WAS: Re: [newbie] Window$ free -follow-up

2003-07-06 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Sun, 2003-07-06 at 12:00, The Other wrote: > 07/05/03 > > Hello Stephen, > > I don't know. When I get the drive back so I can reinstall > Bamboo, I'll be looking for the Linux version of Hack, or NetHack > if it was officially called that. > > Do you think playing Hack was ever intelligent

Re: hitch hikers guide... WAS: Re: [newbie] Window$ free -follow-up

2003-07-05 Thread The Other
07/05/03 Hello Stephen, I don't know. When I get the drive back so I can reinstall Bamboo, I'll be looking for the Linux version of Hack, or NetHack if it was officially called that. Do you think playing Hack was ever intelligent? Addictive yes, but intelligent? ;) The Other Stephen Kuhn

Re: hitch hikers guide... WAS: Re: [newbie] Window$ free -follow-up

2003-07-05 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Sun, 2003-07-06 at 08:15, bascule wrote: > and for those who never played: > http://www.douglasadams.com/creations/infocomjava.html > > bascule This kinda stuff is going to begin a time wasting revolution; goodbye to 3D accelerated games and FPS's - we're digressing to simpler, more intelligen

hitch hikers guide... WAS: Re: [newbie] Window$ free -follow -up

2003-07-05 Thread bascule
and for those who never played: http://www.douglasadams.com/creations/infocomjava.html bascule On Saturday 05 Jul 2003 8:15 am, Anders Lind wrote: > > (where's my towel???) > > You always need to know where your towel is... > > /Anders -- "`The best way to get a drink out of a Vogon is to stick

Re: [newbie] Window$ free -follow -up

2003-07-05 Thread The Other
07/05/03 Dark Lord, Thank you so much for giving this website. I was playing Infocom first on the Atari 1200XL, then on a Tandy/Radio Shack 8086. You realize you just blew all my free time for this summer, and fall, and . :) Would you be so kind as to give me the directions on how to p

Re: [newbie] Window$ free -follow -up

2003-07-04 Thread Ronald J. Hall
On Friday 04 July 2003 09:13 pm, Stephen Kuhn wrote: > BTW, back in 1992 I taught a class for teachers - about computers and > using computers. I started the first week of the class by making people > play Solitaire, Minesweeper and "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". > Nothing technical. Just how

Re: [newbie] Window$ free -follow -up

2003-07-04 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Sat, 2003-07-05 at 03:53, Ronald J. Hall wrote: > On Friday 04 July 2003 12:11 pm, FemmeFatale wrote: > > > Hm... solitaire... my g/f plays that...but i don't ever play those silly > > little games. Why is it a g/f will play it but not you? :D > > > > Have fun > > - > > FemmeFatale

Re: [newbie] Window$ free -follow -up

2003-07-04 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Sat, 2003-07-05 at 02:11, FemmeFatale wrote: > I envy you. :) > > Hm... solitaire... my g/f plays that...but i don't ever play those silly > little games. Why is it a g/f will play it but not you? :D > > Have fun > - > FemmeFatale, aka The Skirt Ever since I started setting up/

Re: [newbie] Window$ free -follow -up

2003-07-04 Thread FemmeFatale
At 01:53 PM 7/4/2003 -0400, you wrote: On Friday 04 July 2003 12:11 pm, FemmeFatale wrote: > Hm... solitaire... my g/f plays that...but i don't ever play those silly > little games. Why is it a g/f will play it but not you? :D > > Have fun > - > FemmeFatale, aka The Skirt So...Femme..

Re: [newbie] Window$ free -follow -up

2003-07-04 Thread Ronald J. Hall
On Friday 04 July 2003 12:11 pm, FemmeFatale wrote: > Hm... solitaire... my g/f plays that...but i don't ever play those silly > little games. Why is it a g/f will play it but not you? :D > > Have fun > - > FemmeFatale, aka The Skirt So...Femme...what *games* do you play? --

Re: [newbie] Window$ free -follow -up

2003-07-04 Thread FemmeFatale
At 09:35 PM 7/4/2003 +1000, you wrote: Just make sure the g/f knows where to find Solitaire (otherwise known as Klondike) and some of the other card games - and that you instruct her on the usage of things like LICQ/KOPETE/GAIM/KMESS/LICQ - and find out which browser she likes the most - so that y

[newbie] Window$ free -follow -up

2003-07-04 Thread Graham Banks
In my last post I referred to convincing the g/f to abandon window$ in favour of Mandrake 9.1... Just deleted win2K from her machine and now my home is totally free from the o/s from the darkside! WOO HOO! it feels great to a be totally GNU/LINUX - 4 computers and not a copy of window$ a