Text 61775, 53 rader
Skriven 2010-08-17 11:33:16 av Paul Quinn (3:640/384)
  Kommentar till text 61774 av MILES MAXTED (1:123/140)
Ärende: Ooops !?
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Hi! Miles,

On 17/08/10 08:18, you wrote:

 MM> Yesterday, my laptop coughed its last, its HD endlessly seeking some last
 MM> track.

F*ck!  I nearly choked on a cookie when I read this note!

 MM> This may well end my dial-up connection to Auckland's MAXIE BBS - and
[ ...trimmed... ]
 MM> It all started with a Z80 Big Board and a air-coupler phone modem at 300
 MM> baud...

[gulp!]

Ermm... the usual male thing kicked in, and I want to help fix it with you...

I have a spare USRobotics Courier V.Everything if it will help you. And, I mean
-spare- as it's a backup for my main Courier hanging off the BBS which hasn't
been used 'in anger' since 5 Jul 2006, just prior to a (U.S. Navy) sysop who
moved from Okinawa back to Virginia Beach USA.  It's *free* if you can use it.

 MM> This household now runs ADL2 broadband, and my replacement laptop also
 MM> connects away from the home wan with a prepay data stick at even faster
 MM> speeds.

 MM> I'll be checking in through Doc's Place perhaps once a day, but probably
 MM> relinquishing the moderator-ships - I need to see how the changes work
 MM> out.

Okay.  Be aware that I run a newsgroup server for Fidonet echoes - you may note
that I'm using it for this note - and I also can run a mailing list<-->echo
link for you, if you prefer email instead of news.

Also, I'm aware that Peter Knapper also has at least one method of connecting
via TCP/IP.  He may have other options[shrug].

 MM> I also need to have a serious go at retrieving data off the old hard
 MM> disc... ah me, it does pay to keep up-to-date on back-ups, doesn't it ?

Ah, yes.  I'm up-to-my-ears in backup strategies these days.  I actually envy
unsuspecting users nowadays.

Good luck with your retrieval efforts.  Let me know if I can help.

Cheers,
Paul.

.... How come pizza gets to your house faster than the police?

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