Do you update right away? Wait a few hours, days, or weeks? I think I am going to delay my immediate updates by a few days for now on sinceI update when available. In the many years I have used FireFox I have
Mozilla keeps releasing too many updates (e.g., v152.0.x) these days.
Yes, I can get and use ESR but I want the newer features and not right
away. I want to wait a little bit before doing upgrades.
Thank you for reading and hopefully answering. :)
Do you update right away? Wait a few hours, days, or weeks? I think I am going to delay my immediate updates by a few days for now on sinceMy personal machine, I usually take releases straight away;
Mozilla keeps releasing too many updates (e.g., v152.0.x) these days.
Yes, I can get and use ESR but I want the newer features and not right
away. I want to wait a little bit before doing upgrades.
On 07/19/2026 9:02 PM, Ant wrote:
Do you update right away? Wait a few hours, days, or weeks? I think I
am going to delay my immediate updates by a few days for now on since Mozilla keeps releasing too many updates (e.g., v152.0.x) these days.
Yes, I can get and use ESR but I want the newer features and not right away. I want to wait a little bit before doing upgrades.
Thank you for reading and hopefully answering. :)
I update when available. In the many years I have used FireFox I have
only regreted it a couple of times and all had to do when the tabs
toolbar was moved above the address away from the page that it was associated with.
Do you update right away? Wait a few hours, days, or weeks? I think I am going to delay my immediate updates by a few days for now on since
Mozilla keeps releasing too many updates (e.g., v152.0.x) these days.
Yes, I can get and use ESR but I want the newer features and not right
away. I want to wait a little bit before doing upgrades.
Do you update right away? Wait a few hours, days, or weeks? I think I am >going to delay my immediate updates by a few days for now on sinceAs soon as the nag appears... it's interesting that a couple of other responders mention 'Tabs on Bottom' as that's the way I run mine too,
Mozilla keeps releasing too many updates (e.g., v152.0.x) these days.
Yes, I can get and use ESR but I want the newer features and not right
away. I want to wait a little bit before doing upgrades.
On Mon, 20 Jul 2026 01:02:43 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
Do you update right away? Wait a few hours, days, or weeks? I think I am >>going to delay my immediate updates by a few days for now on since
Mozilla keeps releasing too many updates (e.g., v152.0.x) these days. >>Yes, I can get and use ESR but I want the newer features and not right >>away. I want to wait a little bit before doing upgrades.
As soon as the nag appears... it's interesting that a couple of other responders mention 'Tabs on Bottom' as that's the way I run mine too,
and really the only major snafu which might re-appear when an update interferes with my userChrome.
Do you update right away? Wait a few hours, days, or weeks? I think I am going to delay my immediate updates by a few days for now on since
Mozilla keeps releasing too many updates (e.g., v152.0.x) these days.
Yes, I can get and use ESR but I want the newer features and not right
away. I want to wait a little bit before doing upgrades.
Thank you for reading and hopefully answering. :)
On 7/20/26 08:37, Nobody wrote:And don't we all know...
On Mon, 20 Jul 2026 01:02:43 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
Do you update right away? Wait a few hours, days, or weeks? I think I am >>>going to delay my immediate updates by a few days for now on since >>>Mozilla keeps releasing too many updates (e.g., v152.0.x) these days. >>>Yes, I can get and use ESR but I want the newer features and not right >>>away. I want to wait a little bit before doing upgrades.
Every few years, but nearly a decade for Thunderbird. Previous updates >eliminated valuable features in exchange for nothing that I found better >than what I'd lost. Running FF 150 and TB 139 right now. Updated both >unwillingly and have no plans to update again without some sort of >compulsion.
You expect others to appreciate your barrage of nigglings... so mebbeAs soon as the nag appears... it's interesting that a couple of other
responders mention 'Tabs on Bottom' as that's the way I run mine too,
and really the only major snafu which might re-appear when an update
interferes with my userChrome.
Monitors are wide. How can you NOT put the tabs at the side?
Do you update right away? Wait a few hours, days, or weeks? I think I am going to delay my immediate updates by a few days for now on since
Mozilla keeps releasing too many updates (e.g., v152.0.x) these days.
Yes, I can get and use ESR but I want the newer features and not right
away. I want to wait a little bit before doing upgrades.
Thank you for reading and hopefully answering. :)
Do you update right away? Wait a few hours, days, or weeks? I think I am going to delay my immediate updates by a few days for now on since
Mozilla keeps releasing too many updates (e.g., v152.0.x) these days.
Yes, I can get and use ESR but I want the newer features and not right
away. I want to wait a little bit before doing upgrades.
Thank you for reading and hopefully answering. :)
Usually when I see a reminder on BluesNews (a gaming website) that
a new version is available ;-)
On 7/20/26 08:37, Nobody wrote:
On Mon, 20 Jul 2026 01:02:43 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
Do you update right away? Wait a few hours, days, or weeks? I think I
am going to delay my immediate updates by a few days for now on since
Mozilla keeps releasing too many updates (e.g., v152.0.x) these days.
Yes, I can get and use ESR but I want the newer features and not
right away. I want to wait a little bit before doing upgrades.
Every few years, but nearly a decade for Thunderbird.-a Previous updates eliminated valuable features in exchange for nothing that I found better than what I'd lost.-a Running FF 150 and TB 139 right now.-a Updated both unwillingly and have no plans to update again without some sort of compulsion.
As soon as the nag appears... it's interesting that a couple of other
responders mention 'Tabs on Bottom' as that's the way I run mine too,
and really the only major snafu which might re-appear when an update
interferes with my userChrome.
Monitors are wide.-a How can you NOT put the tabs at the side?-a We don't need all that horizontal space for most uses and if you have ~30 tabs
you can't read the titles unless they're at the side.
The Real Bev wrote:
Monitors are wide.-a How can you NOT put the tabs at the side?
Sorry! WHAT??
My Monitor is, maybe, 15 inches wide and 10 inches high (but don't quote me). (I have my SM Browser screen set to about 12 inches wide but
Mail&News and IRC screens set to about 10 inches wide.)
If I have 30 tabs across the bottom (not gunna happen!), each tab would
be about half an inch wide. If I had 30 tabs down a side, each tab would
be about a third of an inch deep.
Daniel70 wrote:
The Real Bev wrote:
Monitors are wide.-a How can you NOT put the tabs at the side?
Sorry! WHAT??
My Monitor is, maybe, 15 inches wide and 10 inches high (but don't
quote me). (I have my SM Browser screen set to about 12 inches wide
but Mail&News and IRC screens set to about 10 inches wide.)
If I have 30 tabs across the bottom (not gunna happen!), each tab
would be about half an inch wide. If I had 30 tabs down a side, each
tab would be about a third of an inch deep.
You misunderstand, the tab contents are full height of the firefox
window, it's just a vertical list of tab titles down one edge (I refer
right hand side) and it scrolls vertically when you have lots of tabs,
you can adjust the width so the titles are not truncated to death.
Try it, you might like it ...
On 21/07/2026 7:52 pm, Andy Burns wrote:
Daniel70 wrote:
The Real Bev wrote:
Monitors are wide.-a How can you NOT put the tabs at the side?
Sorry! WHAT??
My Monitor is, maybe, 15 inches wide and 10 inches high (but don't
quote me). (I have my SM Browser screen set to about 12 inches wide
but Mail&News and IRC screens set to about 10 inches wide.)
If I have 30 tabs across the bottom (not gunna happen!), each tab
would be about half an inch wide. If I had 30 tabs down a side, each
tab would be about a third of an inch deep.
You misunderstand, the tab contents are full height of the firefox
window, it's just a vertical list of tab titles down one edge (I refer
right hand side) and it scrolls vertically when you have lots of tabs,
you can adjust the width so the titles are not truncated to death.
Ah! O.K., so the listing is more than one screens height AND you can
scroll to see the undisplayed one.
Try it, you might like it ...
I rarely have more then, maybe, six tabs open, so don't see the
advantage. I seem to recall that FF (or was it SM) could achieve several
rows to Tabs across the bottom of the screen. I don't know if this could happen Vertically as well.
On 21/07/2026 3:01 am, The Real Bev wrote:8< snip >8
Monitors are wide.-a How can you NOT put the tabs at the side?-a We don't need all that horizontal space for most uses and if you have ~30 tabs
you can't read the titles unless they're at the side.
Sorry! WHAT??
My Monitor is, maybe, 15 inches wide and 10 inches high (but don't quote me). (I have my SM Browser screen set to about 12 inches wide but
Mail&News and IRC screens set to about 10 inches wide.)
You misunderstand, the tab contents are full height of the firefox
window, it's just a vertical list of tab titles down one edge (I refer
right hand side) and it scrolls vertically when you have lots of tabs,
you can adjust the width so the titles are not truncated to death.
Try it, you might like it ...
Every morning I make a backup of Thunderbird and Firefox.
THEN I do the updates. If anything happens, rarely, then I replace things and keep going.
On Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:26:00 +1000, Daniel70 wrote:
On 21/07/2026 3:01 am, The Real Bev wrote:
Monitors are wide.-a How can you NOT put the tabs at the side?-a We don't >>> need all that horizontal space for most uses and if you have ~30 tabs
you can't read the titles unless they're at the side.
Sorry! WHAT??8< snip >8
My Monitor is, maybe, 15 inches wide and 10 inches high (but don't quote
me). (I have my SM Browser screen set to about 12 inches wide but
Mail&News and IRC screens set to about 10 inches wide.)
I've got a 21" ASUS VS247 in front of me and on my left a 19" Acer
AL1916W. You need to increase your real estate. ;-)
On 22/07/2026 6:18 am, s|b wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:26:00 +1000, Daniel70 wrote:
On 21/07/2026 3:01 am, The Real Bev wrote:8< snip >8
Monitors are wide.-a How can you NOT put the tabs at the side?-a We don't >>>> need all that horizontal space for most uses and if you have ~30 tabs
you can't read the titles unless they're at the side.
Sorry! WHAT??
My Monitor is, maybe, 15 inches wide and 10 inches high (but don't quote >>> me). (I have my SM Browser screen set to about 12 inches wide but
Mail&News and IRC screens set to about 10 inches wide.)
I've got a 21" ASUS VS247 in front of me and on my left a 19" Acer
AL1916W. You need to increase your real estate. ;-)
WHO?? ME?? Nah, what I've got (HP All-in-One Desktop 24-cr0xxx) is WWWAAAAYYYY more than enough for my purposes .... even when I've gotMy son bought a 45" hi-def TV to use as a monitor. I envy that he has
(Three Tab) SM, FF and LibreOffice open (and that's about as heavy as my Workload gets!! ;-) )
On 7/22/26 02:26, Daniel70 wrote:
On 22/07/2026 6:18 am, s|b wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:26:00 +1000, Daniel70 wrote:
On 21/07/2026 3:01 am, The Real Bev wrote:8< snip >8
Monitors are wide.-a How can you NOT put the tabs at the side?-a We >>>>> don't
need all that horizontal space for most uses and if you have ~30 tabs >>>>> you can't read the titles unless they're at the side.
Sorry! WHAT??
My Monitor is, maybe, 15 inches wide and 10 inches high (but don't
quote
me). (I have my SM Browser screen set to about 12 inches wide but
Mail&News and IRC screens set to about 10 inches wide.)
I've got a 21" ASUS VS247 in front of me and on my left a 19" Acer
AL1916W. You need to increase your real estate. ;-)
Those of us who started out with a 9" b&w monitor are SOOOOO glad things improved.
WHO?? ME?? Nah, what I've got (HP All-in-One Desktop 24-cr0xxx) isMy son bought a 45" hi-def TV to use as a monitor.
WWWAAAAYYYY more than enough for my purposes .... even when I've got
(Three Tab) SM, FF and LibreOffice open (and that's about as heavy as my
Workload gets!! ;-) )
On 23/07/2026 12:15 am, The Real Bev wrote:
On 7/22/26 02:26, Daniel70 wrote:
On 22/07/2026 6:18 am, s|b wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:26:00 +1000, Daniel70 wrote:
On 21/07/2026 3:01 am, The Real Bev wrote:8< snip >8
Monitors are wide.a How can you NOT put the tabs at the side?a We >>>>> don't
need all that horizontal space for most uses and if you have ~30 tabs >>>>> you can't read the titles unless they're at the side.
Sorry! WHAT??
My Monitor is, maybe, 15 inches wide and 10 inches high (but don't
quote
me). (I have my SM Browser screen set to about 12 inches wide but
Mail&News and IRC screens set to about 10 inches wide.)
I've got a 21" ASUS VS247 in front of me and on my left a 19" Acer
AL1916W. You need to increase your real estate. ;-)
Those of us who started out with a 9" b&w monitor are SOOOOO glad things improved.
WHO?? ME?? Nah, what I've got (HP All-in-One Desktop 24-cr0xxx) isMy son bought a 45" hi-def TV to use as a monitor.
WWWAAAAYYYY more than enough for my purposes .... even when I've got
(Three Tab) SM, FF and LibreOffice open (and that's about as heavy as my >> Workload gets!! ;-) )
I upgraded from my 32 inch St-Def T.V. to a 40 inch Hi-Def T.V. maybe
twelve months ago cause all the T.V. chns were switching to Hi-Def.
I've still got the SD T.V. on the floor beside the H.D., cause it has a
DVD drive in it.
But THAT's for T.V., .... this Desktop Computer has, I think, a 24 inch display .... which contains all the HD, etc., electronics WITH-IN the Monitor.
Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
On 23/07/2026 12:15 am, The Real Bev wrote:
On 7/22/26 02:26, Daniel70 wrote:
On 22/07/2026 6:18 am, s|b wrote:
I've got a 21" ASUS VS247 in front of me and on my left a 19" Acer
AL1916W. You need to increase your real estate. ;-)
Those of us who started out with a 9" b&w monitor are SOOOOO glad things >>> improved.
WHO?? ME?? Nah, what I've got (HP All-in-One Desktop 24-cr0xxx) isMy son bought a 45" hi-def TV to use as a monitor.
WWWAAAAYYYY more than enough for my purposes .... even when I've got
(Three Tab) SM, FF and LibreOffice open (and that's about as heavy as my >>>> Workload gets!! ;-) )
I upgraded from my 32 inch St-Def T.V. to a 40 inch Hi-Def T.V. maybe
twelve months ago cause all the T.V. chns were switching to Hi-Def.
I've still got the SD T.V. on the floor beside the H.D., cause it has a
DVD drive in it.
But THAT's for T.V., .... this Desktop Computer has, I think, a 24 inch
display .... which contains all the HD, etc., electronics WITH-IN the
Monitor.
I finally switched from CRT SD to HD after I was evicted from my former
nest during Labor Day 2014 weekend.
Then, I got a 22" HD monitor to
replace my 1280x1024 monitor that had a flicky power switch.
On 23/07/2026 11:26 am, Ant wrote:
Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
On 23/07/2026 12:15 am, The Real Bev wrote:
On 7/22/26 02:26, Daniel70 wrote:
On 22/07/2026 6:18 am, s|b wrote:
<Snip>
I've got a 21" ASUS VS247 in front of me and on my left a 19" Acer >>>>>> AL1916W. You need to increase your real estate. ;-)
Those of us who started out with a 9" b&w monitor are SOOOOO glad things >>>> improved.
WHO?? ME?? Nah, what I've got (HP All-in-One Desktop 24-cr0xxx) isMy son bought a 45" hi-def TV to use as a monitor.
WWWAAAAYYYY more than enough for my purposes .... even when I've got >>>>> (Three Tab) SM, FF and LibreOffice open (and that's about as heavy as my >>>>> Workload gets!! ;-) )
I upgraded from my 32 inch St-Def T.V. to a 40 inch Hi-Def T.V. maybe
twelve months ago cause all the T.V. chns were switching to Hi-Def.
I've still got the SD T.V. on the floor beside the H.D., cause it has a
DVD drive in it.
But THAT's for T.V., .... this Desktop Computer has, I think, a 24 inch
display .... which contains all the HD, etc., electronics WITH-IN the
Monitor.
I finally switched from CRT SD to HD after I was evicted from my former
nest during Labor Day 2014 weekend.
Back in 2003 or 04, one of the local Supermarket chains (ALDI) had a
special for 32inch SD T.V. for just AU$250. My 26inch SD CRT T.V. was
still working but at that price ....!!
Then, I got a 22" HD monitor toI've still got my 15" HP 6720 Laptop on the same desk as my 24" Desktop. Because the 24" has all the electronics behind the Screen, it is rather unstable .... so I have the HP Laptop sitting on the 24" screens base
replace my 1280x1024 monitor that had a flicky power switch.
plate to give it a bit of stability.
Jesus, doesn't anyone use a REAL computer any more?-a Tower case, 4 or 5 hard drives, a DVD drive, a REAL keyboard, a REAL mouse?
On 7/23/26 03:13, Daniel70 wrote:
On 23/07/2026 11:26 am, Ant wrote:
Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
On 23/07/2026 12:15 am, The Real Bev wrote:
On 7/22/26 02:26, Daniel70 wrote:
On 22/07/2026 6:18 am, s|b wrote:
<Snip>
I've got a 21" ASUS VS247 in front of me and on my left a 19" Acer >>>>>>> AL1916W. You need to increase your real estate. ;-)
Those of us who started out with a 9" b&w monitor are SOOOOO glad
things
improved.
WHO?? ME?? Nah, what I've got (HP All-in-One Desktop 24-cr0xxx) is >>>>>> WWWAAAAYYYY more than enough for my purposes .... even when I've got >>>>>> (Three Tab) SM, FF and LibreOffice open (and that's about as heavy >>>>>> as myMy son bought a 45" hi-def TV to use as a monitor.
Workload gets!! ;-) )
I upgraded from my 32 inch St-Def T.V. to a 40 inch Hi-Def T.V. maybe
twelve months ago cause all the T.V. chns were switching to Hi-Def.
I've still got the SD T.V. on the floor beside the H.D., cause it has a >>>> DVD drive in it.
But THAT's for T.V., .... this Desktop Computer has, I think, a 24 inch >>>> display .... which contains all the HD, etc., electronics WITH-IN the
Monitor.
I finally switched from CRT SD to HD after I was evicted from my former
nest during Labor Day 2014 weekend.
Back in 2003 or 04, one of the local Supermarket chains (ALDI) had a
special for 32inch SD T.V. for just AU$250. My 26inch SD CRT T.V. was
still working but at that price ....!!
Then, I got a 22" HD monitor toI've still got my 15" HP 6720 Laptop on the same desk as my 24" Desktop.
replace my 1280x1024 monitor that had a flicky power switch.
Because the 24" has all the electronics behind the Screen, it is rather
unstable .... so I have the HP Laptop sitting on the 24" screens base
plate to give it a bit of stability.
Jesus, doesn't anyone use a REAL computer any more?-a Tower case, 4 or 5 hard drives, a DVD drive, a REAL keyboard, a REAL mouse?-a I only use my laptop when I need to use windows -- once a year for taxes.-a And I HAD a win7 tower and KVM switch until the tax software no longer ran under 7.
I can still use the win7 if I need it, but I don't.
Jesus, doesn't anyone use a REAL computer any more? Tower case, 4 or 5
hard drives, a DVD drive, a REAL keyboard, a REAL mouse? I only use my laptop when I need to use windows -- once a year for taxes. And I HAD a win7 tower and KVM switch until the tax software no longer ran under 7.
I can still use the win7 if I need it, but I don't.
The Real Bev wrote:I wasn't sure whether Bev distinguished "real" keyboards to be clacky,
a REAL keyboard, a REAL mouse?
I'm using a cordless keyboard and cordless mouse.
Jesus, doesn't anyone use a REAL computer any more? Tower case, 4 or 5
hard drives, a DVD drive, a REAL keyboard, a REAL mouse? I only use my laptop when I need to use windows -- once a year for taxes. And I HAD a win7 tower and KVM switch until the tax software no longer ran under 7.
I can still use the win7 if I need it, but I don't.
Jesus, doesn't anyone use a REAL computer any more? Tower case, 4 or 5
hard drives, a DVD drive, a REAL keyboard, a REAL mouse? I only use my laptop when I need to use windows -- once a year for taxes. And I HAD a win7 tower and KVM switch until the tax software no longer ran under 7.
I can still use the win7 if I need it, but I don't.
As for Tablets and Smart phones... Don't get me started... :-/
D.
Should have gotten a smaller one and even though I'm savvy enough to
move the CD/DVD from the old tower to his one I can't be bothered. The
power supply of the Corsair is situated at the bottom and the CD/DVD has
to be placed on top. I would need to buy a longer SATA cable and then
hide it behind the motherboard. Too much hassle and I hardly use the
CD/DVD anymore.
s|b wrote:
The Real Bev wrote:I wasn't sure whether Bev distinguished "real" keyboards to be clacky,
a REAL keyboard, a REAL mouse?
I'm using a cordless keyboard and cordless mouse.
and real mice to not be trackpads?
I have several IBM model-M keyboards, but nowadays I like to have a
Windows key available, so use a TKL mechanical keyboard instead, my
rodent has no tail.
s|b wrote:
The Real Bev wrote:I wasn't sure whether Bev distinguished "real" keyboards to be clacky,
a REAL keyboard, a REAL mouse?
I'm using a cordless keyboard and cordless mouse.
and real mice to not be trackpads?
I have several IBM model-M keyboards, but nowadays I like to have aLogitech tailless rodents rule, but they eventually die. No idea
Windows key available, so use a TKL mechanical keyboard instead, my
rodent has no tail.
In article <113t9iu$3tidi$1@dont-email.me>,
The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
[Snippy]
Jesus, doesn't anyone use a REAL computer any more? Tower case, 4 or 5
hard drives, a DVD drive, a REAL keyboard, a REAL mouse? I only use my
laptop when I need to use windows -- once a year for taxes. And I HAD a
win7 tower and KVM switch until the tax software no longer ran under 7.
I can still use the win7 if I need it, but I don't.
I do here...
Tower case, 2 Hard drives one of which is partitioned into 2 drives, and a DVD drive.
Real mouse, real keyboard and a real monitor that in my dotage I can read, albeit with reading glasses. ;-)
Real software that's easy to navigate because it has proper menus.
As for Tablets and Smart phones... Don't get me started... :-/
The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
Jesus, doesn't anyone use a REAL computer any more? Tower case, 4 or 5
hard drives, a DVD drive, a REAL keyboard, a REAL mouse? I only use my
laptop when I need to use windows -- once a year for taxes. And I HAD a
win7 tower and KVM switch until the tax software no longer ran under 7.
I can still use the win7 if I need it, but I don't.
I still do since I rarely go out due to my disabilities. https://zimage.com/~ant/antfarm/about/MyComputerStuff.txt for my
detailed setups. ;) Long live, the REAL computers. Oh and frak
touchscreens, tiny screens, etc.
On 7/23/26 18:20, Ant wrote:
The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
Jesus, doesn't anyone use a REAL computer any more? Tower case, 4 or 5 >> hard drives, a DVD drive, a REAL keyboard, a REAL mouse? I only use my >> laptop when I need to use windows -- once a year for taxes. And I HAD a >> win7 tower and KVM switch until the tax software no longer ran under 7. >> I can still use the win7 if I need it, but I don't.
I still do since I rarely go out due to my disabilities. https://zimage.com/~ant/antfarm/about/MyComputerStuff.txt for my
detailed setups. ;) Long live, the REAL computers. Oh and frak touchscreens, tiny screens, etc.
Any chance you're the guy in the chair who had "I ride the big iron" as
part of his .sig? Whatever group he was in is long gone...
My previous Model M was a 1988 model and I still cry when I remember spilling coffee into it.-a Current one is 1992 and I'm really careful
about coffee.-a I have maybe 2 more.
On 7/23/26 18:20, Ant wrote:
The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
Jesus, doesn't anyone use a REAL computer any more?-a Tower case, 4 or
5 hard drives, a DVD drive, a REAL keyboard, a REAL mouse?-a I only
use my laptop when I need to use windows -- once a year for taxes.
And I HAD a win7 tower and KVM switch until the tax software no
longer ran under 7. I can still use the win7 if I need it, but I don't.
I still do since I rarely go out due to my disabilities.
https://zimage.com/~ant/antfarm/about/MyComputerStuff.txt for my
detailed setups. ;) Long live, the REAL computers. Oh and frak
touchscreens, tiny screens, etc.
Any chance you're the guy in the chair who had "I ride the big iron" as
part of his .sig? Whatever group he was in is long gone...
I have an external (USB) CD/DVD drive for those computers without one.
Also, 3.5-inch floppy.
On 24 Jul 2026 16:09:24 GMT, Mark Lloyd wrote:
I have an external (USB) CD/DVD drive for those computers without one.
Also, 3.5-inch floppy.
Very high tech. (-:
The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
On 7/23/26 18:20, Ant wrote:
The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
Jesus, doesn't anyone use a REAL computer any more? Tower case, 4 or 5 >> >> hard drives, a DVD drive, a REAL keyboard, a REAL mouse? I only use my >> >> laptop when I need to use windows -- once a year for taxes. And I HAD a >> >> win7 tower and KVM switch until the tax software no longer ran under 7. >> >> I can still use the win7 if I need it, but I don't.
I still do since I rarely go out due to my disabilities.
https://zimage.com/~ant/antfarm/about/MyComputerStuff.txt for my
detailed setups. ;) Long live, the REAL computers. Oh and frak
touchscreens, tiny screens, etc.
Any chance you're the guy in the chair who had "I ride the big iron" as
part of his .sig? Whatever group he was in is long gone...
Nope. Do you have that signature to show?
On 7/24/26 18:43, Ant wrote:
The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
On 7/23/26 18:20, Ant wrote:
The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
Jesus, doesn't anyone use a REAL computer any more? Tower case, 4 or 5 >>> >> hard drives, a DVD drive, a REAL keyboard, a REAL mouse? I only use my >>> >> laptop when I need to use windows -- once a year for taxes. And I HAD a
win7 tower and KVM switch until the tax software no longer ran under 7. >>> >> I can still use the win7 if I need it, but I don't.
I still do since I rarely go out due to my disabilities.
https://zimage.com/~ant/antfarm/about/MyComputerStuff.txt for my
detailed setups. ;) Long live, the REAL computers. Oh and frak
touchscreens, tiny screens, etc.
Any chance you're the guy in the chair who had "I ride the big iron" as >>> part of his .sig? Whatever group he was in is long gone...
Nope. Do you have that signature to show?
Long LONG gone, the oldest message I have is from 2024, and only about a dozen of them. Steve VanDevender. Google for "usenet sig "I ride the
big iron" which is what I did.
On 7/25/26 07:26, The Real Bev wrote:
On 7/24/26 18:43, Ant wrote:
The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
On 7/23/26 18:20, Ant wrote:
The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:case, 4 or 5 >> hard drives, a DVD drive, a REAL keyboard, a REAL
Jesus, doesn't anyone use a REAL computer any more?-a Tower
mouse?-a I only use my >> laptop when I need to use windows -- once a >>>> year for taxes.-a And I HAD a >> win7 tower and KVM switch until the
tax software no longer ran under 7. >> I can still use the win7 if I
need it, but I don't.
I still do since I rarely go out due to my disabilities.https://zimage.com/~ant/antfarm/about/MyComputerStuff.txt for my
detailed setups. ;) Long live, the REAL computers. Oh and frak
touchscreens, tiny screens, etc.
Any chance you're the guy in the chair who had "I ride the big iron"
as part of his .sig? Whatever group he was in is long gone...
Nope. Do you have that signature to show?
Long LONG gone, the oldest message I have is from 2024, and only about a
dozen of them.-a Steve VanDevender.-a Google for "usenet sig "I ride the
big iron" which is what I did.
Addendum:-a Further search revealed <https://www.cluefire.net/> with a
list of really clever comments from the really clever people in a.s.r.
which I read just because there were so many smart posters that it was a
joy to read.
We've lost a lot.
On 25/07/2026 5:33 am, The Real Bev wrote:
On 7/23/26 18:20, Ant wrote:
The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
Jesus, doesn't anyone use a REAL computer any more?a Tower case, 4 or >>> 5 hard drives, a DVD drive, a REAL keyboard, a REAL mouse?a I onlyI still do since I rarely go out due to my disabilities.
use my laptop when I need to use windows -- once a year for taxes.
And I HAD a win7 tower and KVM switch until the tax software no
longer ran under 7. I can still use the win7 if I need it, but I don't. >>
https://zimage.com/~ant/antfarm/about/MyComputerStuff.txt for my
detailed setups. ;) Long live, the REAL computers. Oh and frak
touchscreens, tiny screens, etc.
Any chance you're the guy in the chair who had "I ride the big iron" as part of his .sig? Whatever group he was in is long gone...
If we're getting personal about Ant .... I'd be interested in why does
HE use the Nym "Ant"??
Is his name actually 'ANThony' or similar?? ;-P
On 7/25/26 06:40, s|b wrote:
On 24 Jul 2026 16:09:24 GMT, Mark Lloyd wrote:
I have an external (USB) CD/DVD drive for those computers without one.
Also, 3.5-inch floppy.
Very high tech. (-:
You never can tell. I still have 4 boxes of 50 virgin 3.5" floppies and hundreds with data. No drive, but I bet I could find one if I really
wanted one. It was really painful sending off bales of long-obsolete
stuff to the knackers, but we kept some of it...
Ant .... I'd be interested in why does HE use the Nym "Ant"??
Is his name actually 'ANThony' or similar?? EfyL
On 7/25/26 09:38, The Real Bev wrote:
On 7/25/26 07:26, The Real Bev wrote:a.s.r.
On 7/24/26 18:43, Ant wrote:
The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
On 7/23/26 18:20, Ant wrote:
The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:case, 4 or 5 >> hard drives, a DVD drive, a REAL keyboard, a REAL
Jesus, doesn't anyone use a REAL computer any more?-a Tower
mouse?-a I only use my >> laptop when I need to use windows -- once a >>>>> year for taxes.-a And I HAD a >> win7 tower and KVM switch until the >>>>> tax software no longer ran under 7. >> I can still use the win7 if I >>>>> need it, but I don't.
I still do since I rarely go out due to my disabilities.https://zimage.com/~ant/antfarm/about/MyComputerStuff.txt for my
detailed setups. ;) Long live, the REAL computers. Oh and frak
touchscreens, tiny screens, etc.
Any chance you're the guy in the chair who had "I ride the big iron" >>>>> as part of his .sig? Whatever group he was in is long gone...
Nope. Do you have that signature to show?
Long LONG gone, the oldest message I have is from 2024, and only about a >>> dozen of them.-a Steve VanDevender.-a Google for "usenet sig "I ride the >>> big iron" which is what I did.
Addendum:-a Further search revealed <https://www.cluefire.net/> with a
list of really clever comments from the really clever people in a.s.r.
which I read just because there were so many smart posters that it was a
joy to read.
We've lost a lot.
Historical Context
alt.sysadmin.recovery: Formed as a satirical and peer-support haven
for IT professionals dealing with computer and network failures.
alt.sex.reptiles: An eccentric early alt-hierarchy group that paradoxically overlapped heavily with early internet culture andThx.
literary fan groups.
alt.starfleet.rpg: Widely abbreviated as ASR by its community of writers engaging in collaborative Star Trek roleplaying.
Daniel70 wrote:
Ant .... I'd be interested in why does HE use the Nym "Ant"??
Is his name actually 'ANThony' or similar?? ?
I don't think so ...
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