[arachne] Re: Mouse? (was Browser Won't Start In Default Home Page)
- From: "Eric S. Emerson" <wildrice5@xxxxxxxx>
- To: arachne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 21:32:59 -0500
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Jason,
I suggest you re-read my post stating
that I don't load a mouse driver. It was in
response to Udo's post stating that I use a mouse
more than I admit to. I don't need a mouse
for Arachne and that is an old 486 computer
with very limited resouces so I don't load a
mouse driver to conserve memory and because
I don't need it. It has no connection with whether
I'm a "real" DOS user or not. I was just posting
evidence that Udo was wrong about how much
I use the mouse. You seem to be reading things
in that are not there in print. It's too bad that you
and Udo can't interrogate some of my mouse using
friends. They could tell you how much I frustrate them
because I am using the keyboard to do things
that they routinely do with the mouse when I am
showing them something on my computer.
And that is true no matter what OS I am using.
As far as I know, you are better versed in DOS
than I am. And, I assume Udo has much more
knowledge about computers and DOS than I
do. I have never taken any computer courses
and I have no formal computer training of any
kind. But I can read, and I have, and lots of
people have helped me, for which I am very
grateful.
Jason, I think you expect things from your
computer that I neither need nor want right
now. I wish you luck getting what you want
and I will be happy with what I have now....
and I will continue to search for those things
that are important to me.
Eric
On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:38:46 -0600 Jason Dodd <jasorn@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Arachne at FreeLists---The Arachne Fan Club!
>
>
>
> Eric S. Emerson wrote:
> > Arachne at FreeLists---The Arachne Fan Club!
> >
> > Jason,
> > Who attacked any post by Lester or
> > Rob ? Please post such attacks here because
> > I missed them.
> >
> Oh, I didn't say they were attacked. I said, "... seemed to me
> Lester's
> and Rob's post were received more as attacks to be defended ..." I
> don't think either was attacked. The subjective "seemed to me" is
> key
> there. Perhaps I'm just hyper sensitive to something that isn't
> there.
> Just seems like every time I've for years I've a post was made
> asking if
> or why doesn't arachne do something in a manner some other well
> accepted
> product does, the tone is put-off-ish.
> > Who said "Real DOS users don't use mice" ?
> > I missed that post too.
> >
> The post that went something like, and I'm paraphrasing here, "Oh I
> don't use a mouse. I don't even ever load a mouse driver(implied
> I'm a
> REAL dos user)". And the reply, "Oh, yeah, well I bet you aren't a
> REAL
> dos user. In fact, I bet you even use windows and IE to surf the
> net."
>
> Nope those aren't the exact quotes. But that's how I read it.
> > Who said "Real DOS users don't browse with a gui
> > browser that supports other modern HTML thingees" ?
> > I also missed that post.
> >
> Same as above.
> > Jason, you did say you were open minded, right?
> > Well, some people do honestly think that DOS
> > and Arachne are the best.....that is their opinion....
> > You don't have to agree but at least accept that
> > they honestly believe what they say.
> > Most of those DOS/Arachne lovers do perform a
> > majority of their computer tasks with their favorite
> > browser and operating system. They prefer them
> > and use them as much as they can. They like to
> > promote them just like people like to promote
> > their favorite car or TV program. You are free to
> > promote your favorites, likewise. However, if you
> > do it on a list of DOS/Arachne lovers, and you refute
> > what they believe in.....well, you better expect some
> > static.
> >
> > Eric
> >
> I think I said I 'try' to be open-minded. I don't always succeed.
>
> I agree wholeheartedly when it comes to favorites. 'Objective' is
> the
> key word in,
>
> "who think arachne and dos are objectively the best browser and OS
> respectively."
>
> Perhaps I'm wrong and dos really is the best OS and arachne the best
> browser. But try as I might, I can never get it to do a fraction of
> what I typically do routinely on linux or windows. I'm still trying
> so maybe I'll figure it out. I will note however, that nobody I've
> asked has been able to tell me how either.
>
> It only takes me a few seconds to rattle off many things that can't
> be done in dos. So far nobody's ever been able to tell me one thing
> that dos can do that linux can't.
>
> When I can rattle off a list of things an OS can't do that another
> can and nobody can give me one thing the other way around and still
> the 2nd OS is claimed to be objectively better... well, that gets me
> a little crazy.
>
>
>
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