I now have my general "browse the internet" computer up and running so I
can once again read the list and type on a real keyboard instead of
using my laptop.
The CD-RW drive is recognized, but won't read a CD. Don't know how I'm
going to replace it, since all you can find now-a-days is DVD dri
If you get a cheap CD/DVD ROM device the computer will just read it as a
CD reader. However unless you're running WinME, I don't think there's a
version of windows that won't recognize and read DVDs. Writing them is
another matter.
However if all you want is to replace your CD ROM there's t
On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 11:11:42AM -0400, John Sessoms wrote:
> I now have my general "browse the internet" computer up and running
> so I can once again read the list and type on a real keyboard
> instead of using my laptop.
>
> The CD-RW drive is recognized, but won't read a CD. Don't know how
>
> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
> John Sessoms
> I now have my general "browse the internet" computer up and running so
> I
> can once again read the list and type on a real keyboard instead of
> using my laptop.
>
You probably need one of these:
http://w
From: "P. J. Alling"
If you get a cheap CD/DVD ROM device the computer will just read it as a
CD reader. However unless you're running WinME, I don't think there's a
version of windows that won't recognize and read DVDs. Writing them is
another matter.
However if all you want is to replace yo
From: John Francis
On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 11:11:42AM -0400, John Sessoms wrote:
> I now have my general "browse the internet" computer up and running
> so I can once again read the list and type on a real keyboard
> instead of using my laptop.
>
> The CD-RW drive is recognized, but won't read
On 2011-03-23 12:10 , John Sessoms wrote:
The DVD drive ain't broke, so I ain't gotta fix it. I'm trying to have
both the DVD-RW & the CD-RW working in this system.
why not two DVD-RW drives then?
or if the computer has a USB or Firewire port, buy a cheap used external
from Craigslist -- dece
From: "Bob W"
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
> John Sessoms
> I now have my general "browse the internet" computer up and running so
> I
> can once again read the list and type on a real keyboard instead of
> using my laptop.
>
You probably need one of t
> >> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf
> Of
> >> > John Sessoms
> >> > I now have my general "browse the internet" computer up and
> running so
> >> > I
> >> > can once again read the list and type on a real keyboard instead
> of
> >> > using my laptop.
> >> >
> >
From: steve harley
On 2011-03-23 12:10 , John Sessoms wrote:
> The DVD drive ain't broke, so I ain't gotta fix it. I'm trying to have
> both the DVD-RW & the CD-RW working in this system.
why not two DVD-RW drives then?
or if the computer has a USB or Firewire port, buy a cheap used external
On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 02:10:13PM -0400, John Sessoms wrote:
> From: John Francis
>
> >On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 11:11:42AM -0400, John Sessoms wrote:
> >>> I now have my general "browse the internet" computer up and running
> >>> so I can once again read the list and type on a real keyboard
> >>>
I still have a dual 3 1/2-5 1/4 drive that I've mounted in pretty much
every new computer I've built. How else am I supposed to read the disks
that came with my Windows 3.11 installation.
On 3/23/2011 4:53 PM, John Francis wrote:
On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 02:10:13PM -0400, John Sessoms wrote:
John Francis wrote:
>On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 02:10:13PM -0400, John Sessoms wrote:
>> From: John Francis
>>
>> >On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 11:11:42AM -0400, John Sessoms wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> The CD-RW drive is recognized, but won't read a CD. Don't know how
>> >>> I'm going to replace it, since all
On 23/03/2011 21:18, Bob W wrote:
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf
Of
John Sessoms
I now have my general "browse the internet" computer up and
running so
I
can once again read the list and type on a real keyboard instead
of
using my laptop.
You probably
On 3/24/2011 1:28 AM, mike wilson wrote:
I suspect there is a return to the old ways underway. I recently had a
carpenter in to quote for some work on my house. He has no email or
internet
presence, and I suspect no computer although he is quite young, well
educated and obviously working regularl
From: John Francis
On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 02:10:13PM -0400, John Sessoms wrote:
> From: John Francis
>
> >On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 11:11:42AM -0400, John Sessoms wrote:
> >>> I now have my general "browse the internet" computer up and running
> >>> so I can once again read the list and type o
From: Mark Roberts
John Francis wrote:
>On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 02:10:13PM -0400, John Sessoms wrote:
>> From: John Francis
>>
>> >On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 11:11:42AM -0400, John Sessoms wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> The CD-RW drive is recognized, but won't read a CD. Don't know how
>> >>> I'm going t
On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 10:06 AM, John Sessoms wrote:
> I do not exist to make the system happy; the system exists to make me happy!
> I would find two DVD drives boring.
Get a DVD-RW and a DVD+RW.
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John Sessoms wrote:
>I would find two DVD drives boring.
That's one of the weirdest statements I've ever read on this list!
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On 2011-03-24 08:03 , John Sessoms wrote:
I'd be just as happy with BlueRay & DVD or DVD & CD-R ... I just don't
want DVD & DVD.
okay, if you'll buy a bare IDE DVD-RW, i'll exchange it to you for one
of the well-functioning CD-RW that are in Firewire cases in front of me;
a DVD-R would be fin
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