Re: [NTLK] Trouble Moving .rtf to Newt

Yeah, I might have been a bit harsh, but you must agree that there are some ridiculous ideas floating around. Some people will spend three or four grand on an Apple computer and then use some convoluted methodology to avoid spending a hundred bucks somewhere else. Allow me illustrate this further with a *slight* exageration:
"I need a power supply for my eMate. I know it's supposed to take X-volts at so many amps. However, I'm wondering if I can wear a tin foil hat and connect a lightning rod to the Newton to power it that way. Oh, and I want to know if I can download software from the OLPC initiative via Ubuntu and transfer it across a FireWire-to-Serial-to-Kerosene interface. I'm using a G5 Mac with OS 11 with a 1 baud modem. It would also be great if it could read JCL from a mainframe..."

The point I'm making is this -- our Community is small enough already. Let's try to at least adhere to some standards, so that we can solidify and strengthen our efforts. Experimentation is fine, but let's not be ridiculous about it.

Matt K.
Detroit, Michigan USA

Thomas Brand <thomasbrand@mac.com> wrote: I think that this list is an example to the very concept you are attempting t rebute. That is people will and are using unconventional technology such as the Apple Newton itself. www.mynewtonblog.net
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-----Original Message-----
From: "M. Kowal"
Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 06:42:45
To:newtontalk@newtontalk.net
Subject: Re: [NTLK] Trouble Moving .rtf to Newt

I get a laugh reading on the list about people trying to use some bizaare software (i.e. Basilisk this and Ubuntu that), and they're actually surprised when they can't get cross-platform communications to work! Who even uses an app like Nisus Writer? WTF? I'm guessing that's 1/1000th of one-percent of all PC users, and I'm being conservative in my estimate. If you did not create the source .RTF with a common tool such as MS Word or StarOffice, what do you expect? Come on, this is just common sense!
       
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