Re: [ubuntu-uk] Beeb@30

2012-03-18 Thread Smallshire
I will be going... I know its expensive but having spent a few £1000 on my acorn collection over the years i could not turn this down! 150 Miles each way on the bike will be fun just hope the weather is good! -- View this message in context: http://ubuntu.5.n6.nabble.com/Beeb-30-tp4563656p463

Re: [ubuntu-uk] really really off topic ....

2012-03-18 Thread Barry Drake
On 18/03/12 15:09, Grant Phillips-Sewell wrote: You could try DOSBOX. Thanks guys - it actually works. I'm amazed! I had tried a couple of installations of dos - various versions. For some reason I got nowhere trying to install Win 98 - I guess the 2GiB of memory is seen as a nonsense by

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Internet Connection Sharing

2012-03-18 Thread Yorvyk
On Sun, 18 Mar 2012 14:46:41 + "Joe" wrote: > Hi all, > > In my university halls we have to use 802.11x authentication to connect to > the internet, and so can only connect on a computer. > I would like to connect my xbox 360 to the internet too, and I'm told this > can be done by sharing

Re: [ubuntu-uk] really really off topic ....

2012-03-18 Thread Sean Miller
On 18 March 2012 15:22, Liam Proven wrote: > What's the game & what are the system requirements? > I'm actually quite intrigued as to what this game might be too... Was going to suggest installing VMWare or something and installing DOS. Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] really really off topic ....

2012-03-18 Thread Liam Proven
On 18 March 2012 13:15, Barry Drake wrote: > Hi folk  sorry for the off topic.  Please reply off list.  My wife came > home from a jumble sale with an amazing game and asked me if I could find a > way of running it for the grandkids.  It needs a maximum of Windows 95.  It > won't run under XP

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: Re: MS-DOS not being added to GRUB menu (Lubuntu 12.04)

2012-03-18 Thread Liam Proven
On 18 March 2012 13:06, Barry Drake wrote: > On 17/03/12 17:19, Liam Proven wrote: >> >> Smarter mail clients can collapse quoted text, you know... > > > I have a principle of using whatever mail client Ubuntu chooses to give me. >  Currently this is Thunderbird.  In your terms, not one of the 'sm

Re: [ubuntu-uk] really really off topic ....

2012-03-18 Thread Grant Phillips-Sewell
On Mar 18, 2012 1:15 PM, "Barry Drake" wrote: > > Hi folk sorry for the off topic. Please reply off list. My wife came home from a jumble sale with an amazing game and asked me if I could find a way of running it for the grandkids. It needs a maximum of Windows 95. It won't run under XP,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] really really off topic ....

2012-03-18 Thread Ivan Wright
Try DOSBox, its available from the software centre. I doubt Win95 will work on any computer made in the last 8 years or so On Mar 18, 2012 1:15 PM, "Barry Drake" wrote: > Hi folk sorry for the off topic. Please reply off list. My wife > came home from a jumble sale with an amazing game an

[ubuntu-uk] Internet Connection Sharing

2012-03-18 Thread Joe
Hi all, In my university halls we have to use 802.11x authentication to connect to the internet, and so can only connect on a computer. I would like to connect my xbox 360 to the internet too, and I'm told this can be done by sharing an internet connection from the computer. I'm told this is a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: Re: MS-DOS not being added to GRUB menu (Lubuntu 12.04)

2012-03-18 Thread Jim Price
On 18/03/12 13:06, Barry Drake wrote: On 17/03/12 17:19, Liam Proven wrote: Smarter mail clients can collapse quoted text, you know... I have a principle of using whatever mail client Ubuntu chooses to give me. Currently this is Thunderbird. In your terms, not one of the 'smarter' ones. There

[ubuntu-uk] really really off topic ....

2012-03-18 Thread Barry Drake
Hi folk sorry for the off topic. Please reply off list. My wife came home from a jumble sale with an amazing game and asked me if I could find a way of running it for the grandkids. It needs a maximum of Windows 95. It won't run under XP, Win 7 or Wine. It is supposed to be runnable

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Fwd: Re: MS-DOS not being added to GRUB menu (Lubuntu 12.04)

2012-03-18 Thread Barry Drake
On 17/03/12 17:19, Liam Proven wrote: Smarter mail clients can collapse quoted text, you know... I have a principle of using whatever mail client Ubuntu chooses to give me. Currently this is Thunderbird. In your terms, not one of the 'smarter' ones. There may be others like me, so thank you