XPost: rec.arts.books.tolkien   
   From: fred@thejanitor.corp   
      
   On 2021-02-15, John W Kennedy  wrote:   
   > On 2/15/21 1:59 PM, Bill O'Meally wrote:   
   >> So, the battery on my 8-year-old Macbook decided it will no longer hold   
   >> a charge. Rather than replacing the battery, I decided to upgrade to a   
   >> new machine. My new Macbook is loaded with Big Sur, wheras my old one   
   >> has Catalina OS. To my chagrin, Big Sur does not seem to support my   
   >> newsreader, Unison (I am writing this on my constantly plugged-in old   
   >> computer). A quick web search appears to confirm this. Another nail in   
   >> the coffin of usenet?!   
   >>   
   >> Options appear to include include:   
   >> 1) Periodically firing up the old Mac to read and post on newsgroups   
   >> 2) Hope that this is just a glitch with Big Sur and that Apple will   
   >> correct it with an upgrade   
   >> 3) Search for another newsreader that is supported by Big Sur   
   >> 4) Say, "Oh well. I guess that's it for usenet for me. It was a good run".   
   >   
   > Unison is a dead product, and has been for years. Thunderbird should   
   > work, but I can???t be sure because my system is too old for Big Sur; I???m   
   > waiting for the next-generation Macbook Pro. But I know that Thunderbird   
   > runs on Catalina.   
   >   
      
   Is this some sort of new palantir thingy? Didn't know they needed batteries or   
   operating systems.   
      
   Would Sauron use a Mac or a PC?   
      
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