There were some bios' amenable to that approach; if it is more pervasive, please explicate? -----Original Message----- From: optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of C. Pond Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2014 10:23 PM To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Using the Optacon to look at the PC In Windows, one can use windows-based tools and an editor to read and edit the BIOS. -----Original Message----- From: Gordon Kent Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2014 11:11 PM To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Using the Optacon to look at the PC Now if we could only read the system bios, they used to be very easy but then they started making them look like windows with all different colors and all. FOr gosh sakes, it's onlhy supposed to be a utility for serious users who need to get inside the system to change basic options, not to play a video game. Gord On Apr 20, 2014, at 1:18 PM, Tracy Carcione <carcione@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > My PC has been acting up, again. One of the annoying things it does > is take an age to start talking. I hooked up the monitor and looked > at it with the good old Optacon. At least then I could tell something > about what was happening. > I also tried using it to look at the graphics on a pretty inaccessible > anti-malware program. I saw the graphics, but they still didn't make > sense to me. What's a square with squiggles in the corner supposed to > represent! > But it was good to have a clue about what was going on. > Tracy > > to view the list archives, go to: > > www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l > > To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without > the > quotes) in the message subject. > > Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a > message > to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > to view the list archives, go to: www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. ----- Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1432 / Virus Database: 3722/6868 - Release Date: 04/19/14 to view the list archives, go to: www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. to view the list archives, go to: www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject.