This is too easy ...

[mbbrutman]

A rant section on a bulletin board - this is going to be fun.

Things I can't stand ...

Reality TV.
Dumb TV in general.

People who cause door dings.
People who don't know which side of a door to pass though.
People who are always in a hurry.
People who don't take pride in their work.

Sniping on eBay.
Parting out working systems on eBay.

Inconsistencies in foreign policy.
Inconsistencies in domestic policy.


There, that should get some traffic going ... : - )

[CP/M User]

"mbbrutman" wrote in message:

> A rant section on a bulletin board - this is going to be fun.

Yes, this might be going to be the busyiest section in the
messageboard.

> Things I can't stand ...

> Reality TV.
> Dumb TV in general.

Ditto! I suppose you hate people saying ditto? :-(

> People who cause door dings.
> People who don't know which side of a door to pass though.

Even when there locked?

> People who are always in a hurry.

I hate that too. But probably for a different reason!

> People who don't take pride in their work.

That's not me.

> Sniping on eBay.
> Parting out working systems on eBay.

> Inconsistencies in foreign policy.
> Inconsistencies in domestic policy.


> There, that should get some traffic going ... : - )

Geez, I think there might be some flaming about
to happen here!

Regards.

[mbbrutman]

A locked door is a barrier, so that immediately changes the problem domain ..

Apparently if we want some traffic, we're going to have to ask the question:

What is the best operating system?



DOS 2.1 of course!!



(woohooo!)

[CP/M User]

"mbbrutman" wrote in message:

> A locked door is a barrier, so that immediately changes the
> problem domain ..

> Apparently if we want some traffic, we're going to have to ask
> the question:

> What is the best operating system?



> DOS 2.1 of course!!



(woohooo!)

My name suggests otherwise! ;-)

Though I just some ol' nut who has
CP/M on their 8bit & IBM computers! :-)

Regards.

[mbbrutman]

I gotta corner you and chat sometime ..

How are you running CPM on the PCs? Are you using CPM 86, or are you using a Nec V20 and running the Z80 version of it?

I've long thought about taking CPM for a test drive. Heck, even C64s can do it with the Z80 chip on the cartridge.

(Crap, this isn't a rant ...)

[CP/M User]

"mbbrutman" wrote in message:

> I gotta corner you and chat sometime ..

> How are you running CP/M on the PCs? Are you using CP/M-86,
> or are you using a Nec V20 and running the Z80 version of it?

No, I'm not using a NEC V20 chip. I'm using a modified version
of CP/M-86 v1.1 (written for the PC/XT originally) which was
modified to work on 286s/386s/486s/Pentiums, etc, etc.

There have also been many enhancements (some which I don't
use), such as support for 720kb & 1.44Mb & 1.2 Mb floppy
disks, a Ramdisk which uses the extended memory in the
computer (up to 15Mb I think), support for partitions on new &
large Hard disk spaces (there was a problem where the OS
only originally allowed an 8mb hard disk partition, because
of the size of really big hard disks nowadays, this is really
involved & can't quite explain all this to you) & there is a
program which allows you to have more than 8mb under
CP/M-86 (upto 120Mb I believe). But I don't use the Hard
Disk routines, since I think I have enough & get by without
them. I also think that 8mb is plenty for a system like CP/M-86.
I only have a 4Mb partition & think it's plentiful for what I do!
:-)

> I've long thought about taking CP/M for a test drive. Heck, even
> C64s can do it with the Z80 chip on the cartridge.

It can, but the results aren't too impressive from what I've heard. :-(

(Crap, this isn't a rant ...)

Erik will just move us to the CP/M section, if he thinks we're off-topic
here! :-) But if you want to rant on about the C64! :-)

[Terry Yager]

What is the best operating system?

My .02, CP/M 2.2 of course. It's the first OS I ever used, and the last one I ever understood. Having access to source code helped a lot, too.

[CP/M User]

"Terry Yager" wrote in message:

> What is the best operating system?

> My .02, CP/M 2.2 of course. It's the
> first OS I ever used, and the last one
> I ever understood. Having access to
> source code helped a lot, too.

On the IBM I use CP/M-86 v1.1 (which
is the 16bit version of CP/M 2.2!).
Programming it is great! :-)
On my Amstrad I like programming
CP/M 2.2 because it's so much easier
than CP/M Plus, which messes around
with the extra 64k (on my 128k
machine).

Some jokers in alt.folklore.computers
think that CP/M 2.2 is a bloated OS,
but everything would seem bloated to
them if they are using CP/M 1.x! :-(

Cheers.

[Terry Yager]

Yesw, I have played around with CP/M 86 and even CCP/m 86. It;s nice, but, no source code. Do you have any?

--T

[David Buttery]

DOS 2.1 of course!!(woohooo!)

Ooh, BBC Master 512 memories ahoy! That ran DOS 2.1 on the 80186 co-processor thingy. Dunno how well, though...

[CP/M User]

"Terry Yager" wrote in message:

Hi Terry,

> Yes, I have played around with CP/M 86
> and even CCP/m 86. It;s nice, but, no
> source code. Do you have any?

There is a commented disassembly of CP/M-86
at the Unofficial CP/M website:
http://www.cpm.z80.de/ just click on the Source
Code section. I think there might have been
some progress in obtaining the CP/M-86 source,
but I could be wrong. I'm not sure if any source
for Concurrent CP/M-86 is available.
Even though CP/M-86 v1.1 is 20 years old, it's
still copyrighted (which might explain why no
offical source is available for it).

Cheers.

[CP/M User]

"David Buttery" wrote in message:

Hi David,

>> DOS 2.1 of course!!(woohooo!)

> Ooh, BBC Master 512 memories ahoy! That
> ran DOS 2.1 on the 80186 co-processor thingy.
> Dunno how well, though...

Was that a 16bit computer in it's own right?

What I mean is, the BBC Master 512 just another
computer or something you could plug into a BBC
Model A or B.

Cheers.

[Thomas Hillebrandt]

What is the best operating system?

DOS 2.1 of course!!

Amiga OS 3.0 . . . speaking solely of systems I have personal experience with, of course, since anything else would be pretty dumb!

[A1239872]

My favorite operating system is commodore 64 basic X2. Even though the its blue screen reminds me of the blue screen of death in XP. But I like how its nice and simple to use. Or I just like it for no reason. By the way, how did this topic change from things I dont like to my favorite/best OS?????[/b]

[carlsson]

They say that there is a fine line between love and hate, just like there is a fine line between genious and insane.

Back to the OP; reality TV is getting more and more "washed out", so in order to keep the viewers in front of the dumb box, producers make even more extreme reality shows. The latest I read about today will be something like Big Brother if you have seen it, but the house will be populated by a handful of professional female porn actresses and an equal amount of average men who are going to have sex in front of the camera. The men (only?) are voted out depending on how poorly they perform, and the winner will get a contract as a professional porn actor.

Of course, generous amounts of nudity and sex have been on TV before in various parts of the world, but to base a program only on sexual performance seems like a new record low (or high, if you like that kind of movies).

Door dings? Is that when they ring the door bell, or slam the door shut? Over here, most doors are narrow enough to only let one in or out at a time, so there is not a problem with left or right. People walking on the wrong side of the road however is a similar subject which makes me upset sometimes.

I don't do eBay, but I've heard that sniping is almost the only way to do business, as everyone else does it or the seller may trick you somehow if you don't act fast enough. Maybe it is an exaggeration.

Policies, laws and regulations often are built up one part at a time as needed, so it is not so strange that there are inconsistencies and loop holes. Reworking everything costs too much money or time, so in the best case, new regulations are imposed on top of the old rules which prevents a particular loop hole to be used. Sometimes I get the feeling that policies and certain laws are a little too easy to change or add - as soon as the political balance shifts, you risk to face a partially new situation depending who you are and what you do.