Damn bloody winsleaze Outlook, IT keeps on foibling me back into ihug, when I want slingsshot. ----- Original Message ----- From: "afme@xxxxxxxxxx" <adrianix@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx>; "Iain Buchanan" <iain@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 8:08 PM Subject: Re: newbie > Ta, I'll try that, come back later. > > "works" means that something happens when I click a menu item, like getting a package doing its thing. > No flashing lights or whistles; haha, I ain't no puerile. Got the gnome gui, with 5 icons in the bottom > panel and three top screen; that's all. Just managed to get into evolution, but got stuck halfway thru. > Cannot get the modem working. When it asks for name and email address, I fill that in and the next > three holes say its optional, but "Next" won't do as told. But every time I boot up again, something > shows up that was not there before. Anyhow got the wheel mouse ps/2 going. > > I want to check out gnome versus kde to find out how it works. Dunno yet which one I'll use. I tried > :home, on the screen in gnome, but was not told that is nautilus; I'll try again and see. I need to get > some directories installed so as to poke stuff in the right places. > > It all contributes something I did not know before, and certainly did not find in the install or customs > docs. > > I've written to docs at redhat and am told my comments are valid, of course they are, about the starting > docs, but will they do what I "know" they should, explain very bit of jargon, add som help when things > do not go as one is told, etc blahh. > I get your email as "attached" and would like to get it in the email page, otherwise I have to use my > mouse finger too often <g>, weak. > > I've surfed to find a driver for that dang win lucent #2 VFD agere modem and find there's lots to get > once and after one knows which specific chip they sold me. I suppose open office will have a fax > function; have not gone into that one yet. Dloaded scan modem and linmodem, supposed to tell one, in > gz, which means can only read it once in Linux and use the right packages, haha. > > A friend, wizard prog designer who gave me the RH v 8.0, is coming over on Sunday to fix a few things > and I hope that will get me an inch or so further along the line. > > Neurosis no 1 of the moment is to get into Linux and do a few things with it. So, yes, I'll come back > later with a few queries. Got a psycho make-up that needs to know what happens when one does X, bummer. > So step by step instructions will help. How do I get from gnome into text mode and back? I'm scared to > do things in root just in case it bumbles into bad things. Yep just did some of menu systems settings > and that. reduced things to only 1.5 gigs and installed some to gawp at. See next bootup what happens. > > I've always been nuts, compared with "normals". I ain't crabby, just me. All scorpions go sideways, > oops, called "lateral" these days. Just LOVE the "exactly", which comes only once and after one has the > system between the ears. If only you got into MY specialties, I'd show you; more haha. Just as well I > never grew up into a "mature", addled [pun!] person. > "If the world is weird, get used to it". > "If you prescribe to reality it don't cooperate. > > Ta, Adrian. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Iain Buchanan" <iain@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <adrianix@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 7:13 PM > Subject: Re: newbie > > > > -- > Psyche-list mailing list > Psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
