Thanks!twinsrwe @ Wed Jan 10, 2007 7:22 am wrote:Good one, Kat. I love your sence of humor!Kat @ Wed Jan 10, 2007 12:10 am wrote:what were we talking about

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Yes I too check things- I check testimony, spelling, content. I compose some posts - they may take 30 to 40 minutes just to form them. I write them in my mail program so I can build them systematically (and my mail program checks spelling!)twinsrwe @ Wed Jan 10, 2007 7:20 am wrote:I agree, Kat. Depending on the contents, I double check the facts of my research before posting. Sometimes, I'll triple check the research facts, especially if it is a long post, before posting.Kat @ Wed Jan 10, 2007 12:03 am wrote:Well Judy, I'm glad to know you do research and think about your posts and compose your posts! I noticed you said you even hold them in abeyance until you are ready. I do that too- it is exemplary- as far as I'm concerned!
I do too, Kat! I create a new message in my e-mail program, write up what I want to post, check resources, content, spelling, etc., then copy and paste it into a postreply on the forum.Kat @ Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:48 am wrote:Yes I too check things- I check testimony, spelling, content. I compose some posts - they may take 30 to 40 minutes just to form them. I write them in my mail program so I can build them systematically (and my mail program checks spelling!)
"Personal computers" couldn't be invented until the 1970s as they depend on transistors, not tubes. They've been around since about 1977, when 'Popular Electronics' featured the first one - MITS Altair (?).1bigsteve @ Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:49 am wrote:Judy, when you say "email program" are you talking about Mircosoft's "Outlook Express?" I never did learn to "cut and paste." I'll have to check with info or help and learn the ropes. I wish they had PC's in the '50's, I wouldn't be so dumb now.
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Yes, Steve, I do have Microsoft's "Outlook Express". Is this also the e-mail program that you use? If so, I would be glad to show you how to cut/copy and paste via a PM.1bigsteve @ Thu Jan 11, 2007 9:49 am wrote:Judy, when you say "email program" are you talking about Mircosoft's "Outlook Express?" I never did learn to "cut and paste." I'll have to check with info or help and learn the ropes. I wish they had PC's in the '50's, I wouldn't be so dumb now.
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RayS @ Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:57 am wrote:"Personal computers" couldn't be invented until the 1970s as they depend on transistors, not tubes. They've been around since about 1977, when 'Popular Electronics' featured the first one - MITS Altair (?).1bigsteve @ Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:49 am wrote:Judy, when you say "email program" are you talking about Mircosoft's "Outlook Express?" I never did learn to "cut and paste." I'll have to check with info or help and learn the ropes. I wish they had PC's in the '50's, I wouldn't be so dumb now.
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You can look it up.
twinsrwe @ Thu Jan 11, 2007 9:16 am wrote:Yes, Steve, I do have Microsoft's "Outlook Express". Is this also the e-mail program that you use? If so, I would be glad to show you how to cut/copy and paste via a PM.1bigsteve @ Thu Jan 11, 2007 9:49 am wrote:Judy, when you say "email program" are you talking about Mircosoft's "Outlook Express?" I never did learn to "cut and paste." I'll have to check with info or help and learn the ropes. I wish they had PC's in the '50's, I wouldn't be so dumb now.
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BTW: Not knowing how to use the cut/copy and paste feature does not make you dumb! You are a wise man who has the desire to learn.
"You can look it up" refers to those who doubt my word.1bigsteve @ Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:36 pm wrote:It was the Altair 8800 built in 1975. It started out with the Intel 8008 processor in 1972 and progressed from there. Bill Gates and Paul Allen wrote the software for it if I remember correctly. I was born two decades too early. Kids now days are born with chips in their heads.RayS @ Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:57 am wrote:"Personal computers" couldn't be invented until the 1970s as they depend on transistors, not tubes. They've been around since about 1977, when 'Popular Electronics' featured the first one - MITS Altair (?).1bigsteve @ Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:49 am wrote:Judy, when you say "email program" are you talking about Mircosoft's "Outlook Express?" I never did learn to "cut and paste." I'll have to check with info or help and learn the ropes. I wish they had PC's in the '50's, I wouldn't be so dumb now.
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You can look it up.![]()
And Ray, we are all grown people so you don't need to constantly tell us, "you can look it up." We already know we can look things up. We also know we can wipe our noses too. I use Google constantly. To look things up I mean, not to wipe my nose. Thanks for the input.
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You're off topic.......RAY.....!!!!!!!!!!!!RayS @ Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:02 pm wrote:"You can look it up" refers to those who doubt my word.1bigsteve @ Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:36 pm wrote:It was the Altair 8800 built in 1975. It started out with the Intel 8008 processor in 1972 and progressed from there. Bill Gates and Paul Allen wrote the software for it if I remember correctly. I was born two decades too early. Kids now days are born with chips in their heads.RayS @ Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:57 am wrote: "Personal computers" couldn't be invented until the 1970s as they depend on transistors, not tubes. They've been around since about 1977, when 'Popular Electronics' featured the first one - MITS Altair (?).
You can look it up.![]()
And Ray, we are all grown people so you don't need to constantly tell us, "you can look it up." We already know we can look things up. We also know we can wipe our noses too. I use Google constantly. To look things up I mean, not to wipe my nose. Thanks for the input.
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Your memory was much better than mine! Maybe it was 1975, not 1977 when I first subscribed to 'BYTE', but decided it wasn't time to be involved. BTW IBM made a sort of business computer, monitor and keyboard combined like the early models circa 1975, but quite high priced. I only read about it.
The reason for separate monitors and keyboards will be obvious after a few years. (Ever spill soda on a keyboard?)
While the Intel 4004 chip was used in calculators and the first microcomputers, it wasn't until the 8008 and 8-bit computers that the market began. Circa 1981? IBM came out w/ 8088 chip for its advanced computers, sending the 8008s into oblivion. IMO
You're welcome, Steve. This sounds, good. I'm looking forward to your PM.1bigsteve @ Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:44 am wrote:Thank you, Judy. You are very kind. I do use Outlook Express. I'll PM you later today. I would appreciate learning how to do all that. Hey, I'm still on dial-up! I got some catching up to do. Talk with you later.
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I was injecting a little sarcasm because you frequently comment that posters are off topic, but you do the same thing yourself. Apparently, it went over your head.RayS @ Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:21 pm wrote:Can a response to a previous posting ever be off topic? NIMOSallyG @ Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:06 pm wrote:...
You're off topic.......RAY.....!!!!!!!!!!!!
Or maybe in one ear and out the other?SallyG @ Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:17 pm wrote:I was injecting a little sarcasm because you frequently comment that posters are off topic, but you do the same thing yourself. Apparently, it went over your head.RayS @ Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:21 pm wrote:Can a response to a previous posting ever be off topic? NIMOSallyG @ Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:06 pm wrote:...
You're off topic.......RAY.....!!!!!!!!!!!!
I know what you mean, Kat. Sometimes I swear, my friends have ESP right in the middle of when I am typing a response post; they think this is a good time to call me! Grrrr... Bless their hearts; gotta love them.Kat @ Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:11 pm wrote:I have Entourage. And Apple.
I too can store my post during interruptions. Sometimes I think I get more nice chatty e-mails while I'm *composing* than at any other time!
I usually save my efforts in "Draft" form. They are still saved in my mail program as Draft.
Those are the good days when there's enough interest to inspire me like that!