Msg: 152 *Conference*

07-03-91 12:10:31

From: RICHARD HANSON

To : HOWARD PLETCHER

Subj: REPLY TO MSG #151 (COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS)

Good suggestions and questions.  It is VERY possible that I miss-typed when
editing my comments on TS-DOS.  Indeed, the T key--not Ctrl T--tags individual
files.
 
DVI cable sources remain a mystery.  There "is" a company that sells the parts
for home-builders.  The company is:
 
 Digi-Key Corp.
 701 Brooks Ave. South
 P.O. Box 677
 Thief River Falls, MN 56701-0677
 1-800-344-4539
 
I have their catalog but have not annotated the actual parts by page or number.
Get their latest catalog and let us all know what to buy.
 
Yeah, there's got to be a better way of handling the S to skip information.
The S to skip works in "every" listing here online.  It's like part of the host
program.
 
Glad you like the new ONLINE LIBRARY CATEGORY DISK that we're planning on
sending "ever" library access member.  It will definately help folks search the
library without having to spend so much time online in that one function, prior
to actually downloading files.  Other "beta testers" of the disk report some
problems with VGA displays--I'll work on that.  They've also recommended that I
include indept descriptions of the various products, as well as tutorials on
BBS use.  Good suggestions.  The only drawback to the disk is that it is MS-DOS
oriented, only.  But then, like the explanation sheet says, I "assume" that
most folks can get a hold of an MS-DOS computer to use.
 
Good idea about placing all the HAM stuff on a disk and mailing it your way.
Do me a favor: I don't want to miss anything.  Go through the Online Library
Category Disk I sent you and make a list of all the programs you "think" are
applicable to HAM.  Upload the list and I will offload the online files, put
them on a disk and send them your way.  I will also ask our online librarian,
Robert Benson, to see if he has anything else on HAM in his vast, non-libraried
sources.
 
Lastly: Howard, you really need to move up to Lapdos II.  Please excuse my
bluntness but Lapdos II will eliminate your DOS to laptop or TPDD file
transfers.  Sometimes I get far too wordy pushing the fearures and
opportunities of Lapdos but it REALLY does make a world of difference.
 
Okay... I'm finsihed lecturing... send your list of what you want sent from the
library... I'm ready to get this project going... -Rick-