Re: [vox-tech] Safe to run 486dx2 w/o fan?

2002-01-30 Thread Jeff Newmiller
On Wed, 30 Jan 2002, Bill Broadley wrote: > On Tue, Jan 29, 2002 at 06:52:58AM -0800, Ryan wrote: > > I just took the fan off my 486DX2 66 tu use on my gfx card (the card's fan > > developed an extreamly annoying buzz) > > > > Think the 486 will fry if I just slap some thermal grease and a heat

Re: [vox-tech] Safe to run 486dx2 w/o fan?

2002-01-30 Thread Bill Broadley
On Tue, Jan 29, 2002 at 06:52:58AM -0800, Ryan wrote: > I just took the fan off my 486DX2 66 tu use on my gfx card (the card's fan > developed an extreamly annoying buzz) > > Think the 486 will fry if I just slap some thermal grease and a heatsink on > it? The specs are available afaik, just g

Re: [vox-tech] Why not APC? (wasTripp Lite UPS)

2002-01-30 Thread Bill Broadley
On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 09:35:07AM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Good for you. A UPS is a nice thing. > > Why are APC units to be avoided? I have used any number of them in the server >closet in the past and I have not encountered any difficulty that I recall. A friend >has a nice one t

Re: [vox-tech] Why not APC? (wasTripp Lite UPS)

2002-01-30 Thread Henry House
On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 01:11:00PM -0800, Roland (Rusty) Minden wrote: > I have been using mine for about 6 month now and have no complaints so far. > On Wednesday 30 January 2002 09:50, you wrote: > > My APC's been working great for the 2+ years I've had it, too. > > -bill! Okay, it appears my m

Re: [vox-tech] C: functions that return a string

2002-01-30 Thread Jeff Newmiller
On Wed, 30 Jan 2002, Peter Jay Salzman wrote: > i have a function, GetCPUType(), that returns a local (but static) > string. this works from main(): > >char buf[BUFFERSZ]; >strcpy(buf, GetCPUType(proc_cpu)); >printf("CPU Type: %s", buf); > > this doesn't (it prints garbage): > >

Re: [vox-tech] C: functions that return a string

2002-01-30 Thread Rod Roark
ptr is a pointer, not the character buffer itself. Sounds like whatever it's pointing to was on the stack. Perhaps what you meant to do was define ptr as: static char[BUFFERSZ]; -- Rod http://www.sunsetsystems.com/ On Wednesday 30 January 2002 14:49, Peter Jay Salzman wrote: > i have

[vox-tech] C: functions that return a string

2002-01-30 Thread Peter Jay Salzman
i have a function, GetCPUType(), that returns a local (but static) string. this works from main(): char buf[BUFFERSZ]; strcpy(buf, GetCPUType(proc_cpu)); printf("CPU Type: %s", buf); this doesn't (it prints garbage): printf("CPU Type: %s", GetCPUType(proc_cpu)); the function looks

[vox-tech] latex question

2002-01-30 Thread Peter Jay Salzman
keywords: latex, reference, list, cite posted to vox-tech for archivial purposes pete - Forwarded message from p - Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 17:44:57 -0800 To: Nicole Carlson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: Peter Jay Salzman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: latex question begin Nicole Carlson

Re: [vox-tech] Why not APC? (wasTripp Lite UPS)

2002-01-30 Thread speck
The other website that someone gave didn't work. http://www.sibbald.com/apcupsd/ This does. Now, I can see that APC wouldn't want to give technical specs to just anyone, but the vast majority of the electrical and serial connector info is published in a variety of PDF files on their site. Now,

Re: [vox-tech] Why not APC? (wasTripp Lite UPS)

2002-01-30 Thread Roland (Rusty) Minden
I have been using mine for about 6 month now and have no complaints so far. Rusty On Wednesday 30 January 2002 09:50, you wrote: > On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 09:35:07AM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Good for you. A UPS is a nice thing. > > > > Why are APC units to be avoided? > > My APC's be

[vox-tech] IDE controller wanted

2002-01-30 Thread Rod Roark
Anyone in Davis have a PCI IDE controller they'd like to sell cheap? Speed is not important... ATA33 is fine. Email me off-list. Thanks. -- Rod http://www.sunsetsystems.com/ ___ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailm

Re: [vox-tech] Why not APC? (wasTripp Lite UPS)

2002-01-30 Thread Rod Roark
I've had one (500 VA) for about 3 years... no trouble with it. Though a couple of times I've wished I also had a diesel generator in the back yard. :-) -- Rod http://www.sunsetsystems.com/ On Wednesday 30 January 2002 09:35, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Good for you. A UPS is a nice thing.

Re: [vox-tech] Why not APC? (wasTripp Lite UPS)

2002-01-30 Thread Brian Lavender
On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 09:42:55AM -0800, Henry House wrote: > On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 09:35:07AM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Good for you. A UPS is a nice thing. > > > > Why are APC units to be avoided? I have used any number of them in the server >closet in the past and I have not e

Re: [vox-tech] Why not APC? (wasTripp Lite UPS)

2002-01-30 Thread nbs
On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 09:35:07AM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Good for you. A UPS is a nice thing. > > Why are APC units to be avoided? My APC's been working great for the 2+ years I've had it, too. -bill! ___ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PRO

Re: [vox-tech] VNC/TightVNC Was yet another windows question - reverseexceed?

2002-01-30 Thread Stephen M. Helms
This is ther version I am using: TightVNC viewer version 1.2.2 (based on VNC 3.3.3r2) I do not know about swaping the alt and meta keys ( I have not looked into it yet). Henry House wrote: > On Tue, Jan 29, 2002 at 03:22:35AM -0800, Stephen M. Helms wrote: > > Since we are on the subject of VNC

Re: [vox-tech] Why not APC? (wasTripp Lite UPS)

2002-01-30 Thread Henry House
On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 09:35:07AM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Good for you. A UPS is a nice thing. > > Why are APC units to be avoided? I have used any number of them in the server >closet in the past and I have not encountered any difficulty that I recall. A friend >has a nice one t

Re: [vox-tech] Why not APC? (wasTripp Lite UPS)

2002-01-30 Thread speck
Good for you. A UPS is a nice thing. Why are APC units to be avoided? I have used any number of them in the server closet in the past and I have not encountered any difficulty that I recall. A friend has a nice one that he bought here: http://auction.apcc.com/ a while ago and has served him