Re: 800K floppies

2001-08-31 Thread rlf
>From: "Andrew W. Hill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: 800K floppies > >>Whoa. I thought you were getting rid of everything 'cause your Mom was >>about >>to toss it or you out. What happened down there this summer? What clever >>ruse did yo

Re: 800K floppies (OT)

2001-08-30 Thread Andrew W. Hill
>At 21:37 -0700 on 28/08/01, Andrew W. Hill wrote: > >>> > (Apologies for the language. But admit it, it's funny. Yes, swearing is funny. Dammit.) > >> >>>...and monkeys, monkeys are comedy gold. >> >>Okay. My Mom thinks I'm wierd for laughing this long at a computer. > >Your roommate t

Re: 800K floppies

2001-08-30 Thread Andrew W. Hill
>Whoa. I thought you were getting rid of everything 'cause your Mom was >about >to toss it or you out. What happened down there this summer? What clever >ruse did you employ to get your way once again? Do you fill your room at >school with unused gear too? I'm just being nosy, I know. Sad part i

Re: 800K floppies

2001-08-29 Thread the pickle
At 00:46 -0400 on 29/08/01, Steve Moody wrote: >are talking about a brown-load of 800K floppies, what is wrong with >taking a double density or high density floppy and formatting it 800K? What Gregg said, but read the FAQ for more. p ___

Re: 800K floppies (OT)

2001-08-29 Thread the pickle
At 21:37 -0700 on 28/08/01, Andrew W. Hill wrote: >> > (Apologies for the language. But admit it, it's funny. Yes, swearing >>> is funny. Dammit.) >> >>...and monkeys, monkeys are comedy gold. > >Okay. My Mom thinks I'm wierd for laughing this long at a computer. Your roommate thinks that too

Re: 800K floppies

2001-08-29 Thread rlf
Vintage Macs wrote... >From: "Andrew W. Hill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: 800K floppies > >Number of computers in my room = 10... > >Computers fill about 30% of the volume (not floor space) of my >10x12x7 bedroom. Work your way back from there >

Re: 800K floppies (OT)

2001-08-29 Thread TeffDogg
on 8/29/01 12:20 AM, Galen Tatsuo Komatsu at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 16:50:24 -1000 > From: Alex Allee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> (Apologies for the language. But admit it, it's funny. Yes, swearing >> is funny. Dammit.) > > ...and monkeys, monkeys are comedy gold. That

Re: 800K floppies (OT)

2001-08-29 Thread william ahearn
>I like monkeys. The pet store was selling them for five cents a piece. I >thought that odd since they were normally a couple thousand. I decided >not to look a gift horse in the mouth. I bought 200. I like monkeys. > Are those 68k monkeys? If not, take them to the PCI list. Jeez, and the nan

Re: 800K floppies

2001-08-28 Thread Steve Moody
At 10:28 PM -0700 8/28/01, Gregg Eshelman wrote: > > As long as we > > are talking about a brown-load of 800K floppies, >> what is wrong with >> taking a double density or high density floppy and >> formatting it 800K? > > >The word for today is Coerci

Re: 800K floppies

2001-08-28 Thread Gregg Eshelman
nip out the bad shhtuff and you'll be fine. > As long as we > are talking about a brown-load of 800K floppies, > what is wrong with > taking a double density or high density floppy and > formatting it 800K? The word for today is Coercivity. The magnetic particles used on a Hig

Re: 800K floppies

2001-08-28 Thread Steve Moody
At 9:41 PM -0700 8/28/01, Andrew W. Hill wrote: >Can be an advantage though. You can pile it higher. Plus, if you >live on a hill... > >Okay, I gotta stop before I get banned again Just snip out the bad shhtuff and you'll be fine. As long as we are talking about a b

Re: 800K floppies

2001-08-28 Thread Andrew W. Hill
>At 7:33 PM -0700 8/28/01, Alex Allee wrote: >>So would that be a metric sh*tload? >> >>Sorry. I couldn't help myself. :) > >A shitload is a lot like a pissload, but it doesn't spread out as well. Can be an advantage though. You can pile it higher. Plus, if you live on a hill... Okay, I g

Re: 800K floppies (OT)

2001-08-28 Thread Andrew W. Hill
> > (Apologies for the language. But admit it, it's funny. Yes, swearing >> is funny. Dammit.) > >...and monkeys, monkeys are comedy gold. Okay. My Mom thinks I'm wierd for laughing this long at a computer. That was some seriously funny stuff dude Peace Aqua -- Jessicat's Mac User Group - ht

Re: 800K floppies

2001-08-28 Thread Steve Moody
At 7:33 PM -0700 8/28/01, Alex Allee wrote: >So would that be a metric sh*tload? > >Sorry. I couldn't help myself. :) A shitload is a lot like a pissload, but it doesn't spread out as well. -- --- My email address is changed to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - please change your address book. New Pic

Re: 800K floppies (OT)

2001-08-28 Thread Galen Tatsuo Komatsu
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 16:50:24 -1000 From: Alex Allee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > (Apologies for the language. But admit it, it's funny. Yes, swearing > is funny. Dammit.) ...and monkeys, monkeys are comedy gold. I like monkeys. The pet store was selling them for five cents a

Re: 800K floppies

2001-08-28 Thread Alex Allee
on 8/28/01 7:41 PM, Andrew W. Hill at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> on 8/28/01 7:04 PM, Gavin Charles at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> I have an absolute sh*tload of 800K floppies if anyone wants them. >>> Located in Oz however. >> >> So would

Re: 800K floppies

2001-08-28 Thread Andrew W. Hill
>on 8/28/01 7:04 PM, Gavin Charles at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> I have an absolute sh*tload of 800K floppies if anyone wants them. >> Located in Oz however. > >So would that be a metric sh*tload? Australian measurements. This is going to be uncensored otherwi

Re: 800K floppies

2001-08-28 Thread Alex Allee
on 8/28/01 7:04 PM, Gavin Charles at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have an absolute sh*tload of 800K floppies if anyone wants them. > Located in Oz however. So would that be a metric sh*tload? Sorry. I couldn't help myself. :) -- Alex Allee [EMAI

Re: 800K floppies

2001-08-28 Thread Gavin Charles
I have an absolute shitload of 800K floppies if anyone wants them. Located in Oz however. Gavin -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 |