[rollei_list] Re: JARGON coding" (was: TEST, deciphered)
- From: "Peter K." <peterk727@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 06:02:19 -0700
No. But everyone knows something about a particular area and at times
likes to talk about it. Kind of like when the conversation start
getting into things like Porsche engine design, 8-cylinder
motorcycles, etc.
As for me, I like the single malt and rollei conversations, both of
which seem absent as of late.
Peter K
On 4/27/05, Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Peter,
>=20
> Does all this jargon help computer idiots such as me?
>=20
> Jerry
>=20
> "Peter K." wrote:
>=20
> > Ahhh, the Unix folks have arrived. There goes the neighborhood. :-)
> >
> > On 4/27/05, Don Williams <dwilli10@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > At 02:09 PM 4/27/2005, you wrote:
> > > >% munpack outfile
> > > >Did not find anything to unpack from outfile
> > > >
> > > >%
> > > >
> > > > > Ahem.. you don't use unix or linux ? never heard about emacs ? eh=
, ki=3D
> > d
> > > > > me not : is this REALLY possible ?
> > > >
> > > >It is REALLY possible, but not true in this case. My normal OS is
> > > >OpenBSD, although I use a couple of SCO OSR5 and AIX machines at wor=
k.
> > > >My only experience with emacs was with Microsoft's "me" editor quite=
a
> > > >while ago. Life's too short to bother with emacs! Vivat vi!
> > > Try vedit instead. It is vi with a status line at the bottom of the =
scre=3D
> > en.
> > >=3D20
> > > I think folks who brag about emacs are showing off anyhow.
> > >=3D20
> > >=3D20
> > > >Seriously, doesn't mimencode produce headers that allow other progra=
ms
> > > >to decode its output?
> > >=3D20
> > > Don Williams
> > > La Jolla, CA
> > >=3D20
> > >=3D20
> >
> > --=3D20
> > Peter K
> > =3DD3=3DBF=3DD5=3DAC
>=20
>=20
--=20
Peter K
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