Win 98 Continues to Get Better Every Year

[Dan]

Thanks, Ingeborg and that is what I thought was the correct information. I
appreciate your response. By the way, has anyone yet made PCI-Express
graphics cards available to 98 Second Edition through software drivers or was
the technology already considered too old by the software and hardware
companies?

"Ingeborg" wrote:

> =?Utf-8?B?RGFu?= wrote:
>
> > So there is no way to get wireless in 98
> > Second Edition even if the motherboard supports it---- right --- just
> > want to make sure on this point.
> >
>
> You can use wireless on '98, if you can find drivers for it. I have two
> laptops here, one running W98SE, and one running W95 (OSR2), both with a
> working wireless networkcard.
>
>

 

[PCR]

Dan wrote:
| Good PCR --- you should consider doing what I do and have a computer
| that is not net enabled like my good old 486 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Yea. At present, I never run anything overly sensitive on this machine
while connected to the NET-- not that I'm admitting I have
overly-sensitive stuff with files that I only keep on floppy disks! It's
on my to-do list to dual boot to a second, hidden partition that will
have no NET access at all-- not that I need it, though! Don't get me in
trouble with the law, now!

| It has MS-DOS 5 and Windows 3.1 and I still use it and especially now
| since my dual-boot custom built and upgraded from a gaming PC is down
| for the count at least for a while. <grin> I am enjoying playing
| old games like Zeliard again and it is so nice with the Roland MT-32
| music card that my now deceased grandmother Nana bought me in the
| 1980's. The music card was over $700 but I feel it was well worth it
| since it still brings me so much happiness today playing the old DOS
| and Windows 3.1 games that were mainly from Sierra in my game
| collection. The majority of the games are stored in the basement in
| boxes but it is great to pull them out and play them on a real PC
| that was written for consumers and has a real maintenance operating
| system unlike NT (New Technology), 2000, XP Home/Professional, and
| Vista. My Linux and Apple days are fast approaching due to the
| continued foolishness of Microsoft in trying to save some money by
| not having the 9x consumer source code continued. Now you know Gary
| S. Terhune will be upset with me because I broke my word about not
| mentioning the greatness and desire for another 9x operating system.

Didn't you promise him not to talk to much too? It's OK with me, but--
he wants some peace & quiet!

| In addition, think of the children who need to be educated with the
| older software that was written for DOS and Windows 3.1 that will not
| run on XP or Vista. It would be nice if someone would listen to me
| for once. Painted Sky Elementary removed the 98 Second Edition PC's
| this summer for only XP Professional PC's with remote access enabled
| while I was gone for 3 months and look what happened to them. My
| Windows ME PC there that had a hardware glitch preventing it from
| shutting down properly was the only 9x PC left in the place. <!>
|
| "PCR" wrote
|
|> Dan wrote:
|> | Well, I prefer os to let you know about what they are doing. Chris
|> | Quirke, MVP is consider having an underlying maintenance operating
|> | system of Linux to help support Vista. His blog on this is really
|> | interesting to me at least.
|> |
|> | http://cquirke.wordpress.com/2007/09/11/hello-world/#comments
|>
|> I've misplaced my tinfoil hat & cannot click a Vista blog until I
|> find it. But you are right about stealth updates. I guess, in my
|> case with NetZero, I have no choice in any event but to trust them.
|> Stealth updates or otherwise, I must always have Exec.exe running in
|> here when connected to the NET. And it can do anything it pleases!
|>
|> | *Disclaimer: I ask all users to carefully research any above web
|> | links including my own before clicking them willy/nilly (laughs) to
|> | help prevent potential garbage (in the form of addware and/or
|> | spyware usually) from being installed on their computer. *
|> |
|> |
|> | "PCR" wrote:
|> |
|> |> smith wrote:
|> |> | c/o http://windowssecrets.com/comp/070913
|> |> |
|> |> | about system files getting updated with automatic update turned
|> |> | off.
|> |>
|> |> That's scary, but it's part & parcel of regular
|> |> XP/Vista-irradiation-- & nothing else! It WON'T happen on our
|> |> Win98 machines, except I do know my ISP (Internet Service
|> |> Provider), NetZero, will do it-- & not just to update phone
|> |> numbers! I'm fairly sure my Kerio Personal Firewall has
|> |> complained once/twice about the signature having changed on
|> |> NetZero's main executable Exec.exe! Also, it takes in new ad's &
|> |> URLs for its mini-TV to show during the logon process!
|> |>
|> |>
|> |> --
|> |> Thanks or Good Luck,
|> |> There may be humor in this post, and,
|> |> Naturally, you will not sue,
|> |> Should things get worse after this,
|> |> PCR
|> |> pcrrcp@netzero.net
|>
|> --
|> Thanks or Good Luck,
|> There may be humor in this post, and,
|> Naturally, you will not sue,
|> Should things get worse after this,
|> PCR
|> pcrrcp@netzero.net

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Should things get worse after this,
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[Dan]

<Snip>

Thanks for reminding me that Gary S. Terhune needs some peace and quiet. I
am slowly starting to feel so much better about the whole crazy situation. I
was able to laugh with my friend Jared over the phone on Saturday because
everything had gotten too crazy. I went from anger, to sadness/being really
upset, to some depression, to feelings that I must stamp out identity theft
in the world to now healing by being able to laugh about it again. Thanks
again for always being there PCR. I know I can trust you. <smile>

 

[PCR]

Dan wrote:
| <Snip>
|
| Thanks for reminding me that Gary S. Terhune needs some peace and
| quiet. I am slowly starting to feel so much better about the whole
| crazy situation. I was able to laugh with my friend Jared over the
| phone on Saturday because everything had gotten too crazy. I went
| from anger, to sadness/being really upset, to some depression, to
| feelings that I must stamp out identity theft in the world to now
| healing by being able to laugh about it again. Thanks again for
| always being there PCR. I know I can trust you. <smile>

You are welcome. I am glad to hear you ultimately have mastered your
emotions. And I hope you haven't murdered Terhune in the interim! He
isn't around anymore!


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[Dan]

My guess is the federal government drafted him to secure their computer
network or maybe just he is taking it easy. <grin> You can tell I am
feeling better just because of my shorter posts.

"PCR" wrote:

> Dan wrote:
> | <Snip>
> |
> | Thanks for reminding me that Gary S. Terhune needs some peace and
> | quiet. I am slowly starting to feel so much better about the whole
> | crazy situation. I was able to laugh with my friend Jared over the
> | phone on Saturday because everything had gotten too crazy. I went
> | from anger, to sadness/being really upset, to some depression, to
> | feelings that I must stamp out identity theft in the world to now
> | healing by being able to laugh about it again. Thanks again for
> | always being there PCR. I know I can trust you. <smile>
>
> You are welcome. I am glad to hear you ultimately have mastered your
> emotions. And I hope you haven't murdered Terhune in the interim! He
> isn't around anymore!
>
>
> --
> Thanks or Good Luck,
> There may be humor in this post, and,
> Naturally, you will not sue,
> Should things get worse after this,
> PCR
> pcrrcp@netzero.net
>
>
>

 

[PCR]

Dan wrote:
| My guess is the federal government drafted him to secure their
| computer network or maybe just he is taking it easy. <grin> You can
| tell I am feeling better just because of my shorter posts.

All right. I think I can believe that. I have no definitive proof you
murdered him, anyhow. It could also have been thanatoid!

| "PCR" wrote:
|
|> Dan wrote:
|> | <Snip>
|> |
|> | Thanks for reminding me that Gary S. Terhune needs some peace and
|> | quiet. I am slowly starting to feel so much better about the whole
|> | crazy situation. I was able to laugh with my friend Jared over the
|> | phone on Saturday because everything had gotten too crazy. I went
|> | from anger, to sadness/being really upset, to some depression, to
|> | feelings that I must stamp out identity theft in the world to now
|> | healing by being able to laugh about it again. Thanks again for
|> | always being there PCR. I know I can trust you. <smile>
|>
|> You are welcome. I am glad to hear you ultimately have mastered your
|> emotions. And I hope you haven't murdered Terhune in the interim! He
|> isn't around anymore!
|>
|>
|> --
|> Thanks or Good Luck,
|> There may be humor in this post, and,
|> Naturally, you will not sue,
|> Should things get worse after this,
|> PCR
|> pcrrcp@netzero.net

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There may be humor in this post, and,
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Should things get worse after this,
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[Dan]

Well, I do hope Gary S. Terhune is doing better and his pets are all right.
It does not sound like his health was too good recently. My crisis could
have put him over the edge. <God, I hope not>

"PCR" wrote:

> Dan wrote:
> | My guess is the federal government drafted him to secure their
> | computer network or maybe just he is taking it easy. <grin> You can
> | tell I am feeling better just because of my shorter posts.
>
> All right. I think I can believe that. I have no definitive proof you
> murdered him, anyhow. It could also have been thanatoid!
>
> | "PCR" wrote:
> |
> |> Dan wrote:
> |> | <Snip>
> |> |
> |> | Thanks for reminding me that Gary S. Terhune needs some peace and
> |> | quiet. I am slowly starting to feel so much better about the whole
> |> | crazy situation. I was able to laugh with my friend Jared over the
> |> | phone on Saturday because everything had gotten too crazy. I went
> |> | from anger, to sadness/being really upset, to some depression, to
> |> | feelings that I must stamp out identity theft in the world to now
> |> | healing by being able to laugh about it again. Thanks again for
> |> | always being there PCR. I know I can trust you. <smile>
> |>
> |> You are welcome. I am glad to hear you ultimately have mastered your
> |> emotions. And I hope you haven't murdered Terhune in the interim! He
> |> isn't around anymore!
> |>
> |>
> |> --
> |> Thanks or Good Luck,
> |> There may be humor in this post, and,
> |> Naturally, you will not sue,
> |> Should things get worse after this,
> |> PCR
> |> pcrrcp@netzero.net
>
> --
> Thanks or Good Luck,
> There may be humor in this post, and,
> Naturally, you will not sue,
> Should things get worse after this,
> PCR
> pcrrcp@netzero.net
>
>
>

 

[PCR]

Dan wrote:
| Well, I do hope Gary S. Terhune is doing better and his pets are all
| right. It does not sound like his health was too good recently. My
| crisis could have put him over the edge. <God, I hope not>

I doubt you or thanatoid were the straw that broke Terhune's back. Yea,
I hope some miracle is in the works for him & you & thanatoid too, if I
have to get serious about it. OK, bye. But I don't want to hear anymore
about it!

| "PCR" wrote:
|
|> Dan wrote:
|> | My guess is the federal government drafted him to secure their
|> | computer network or maybe just he is taking it easy. <grin> You
|> | can tell I am feeling better just because of my shorter posts.
|>
|> All right. I think I can believe that. I have no definitive proof you
|> murdered him, anyhow. It could also have been thanatoid!
|>
|> | "PCR" wrote:
|> |
|> |> Dan wrote:
|> |> | <Snip>
|> |> |
|> |> | Thanks for reminding me that Gary S. Terhune needs some peace
|> |> | and quiet. I am slowly starting to feel so much better about
|> |> | the whole crazy situation. I was able to laugh with my friend
|> |> | Jared over the phone on Saturday because everything had gotten
|> |> | too crazy. I went from anger, to sadness/being really upset,
|> |> | to some depression, to feelings that I must stamp out identity
|> |> | theft in the world to now healing by being able to laugh about
|> |> | it again. Thanks again for always being there PCR. I know I
|> |> | can trust you. <smile>
|> |>
|> |> You are welcome. I am glad to hear you ultimately have mastered
|> |> your emotions. And I hope you haven't murdered Terhune in the
|> |> interim! He isn't around anymore!
|> |>
|> |>
|> |> --
|> |> Thanks or Good Luck,
|> |> There may be humor in this post, and,
|> |> Naturally, you will not sue,
|> |> Should things get worse after this,
|> |> PCR
|> |> pcrrcp@netzero.net
|>
|> --
|> Thanks or Good Luck,
|> There may be humor in this post, and,
|> Naturally, you will not sue,
|> Should things get worse after this,
|> PCR
|> pcrrcp@netzero.net

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Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR
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