From: nomad***@***absamail.co.za   
      
   On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 07:55:39 -0800, Bill Leeper   
    wrote:   
      
   >DarkMatter wrote:   
   >> On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 22:46:23 +0100, Alex Wenzel   
   >>  Gave us:   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>>No good news, again...   
   >>>Linux would have been my next guess. I have Suse LinuxPPC 7.3 laying around   
   >>>for quite some time, never dared to install it on any machine.   
   >>>I have 144 MB RAM on my 3400c, but I'm not sure that would make it any   
   >>>better.   
   >>>Maybe I should just buy some old Thinkpad, too.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>   Or at least try to refrain from top posting in Usnet.  You know...   
   >> like LEARN what the protocols are, and follow them...?   
   >   
   >I am sick and tired of comments about top posting. Who really cares? If   
   >it bothers you so much don't read the posts. It is a stupid convention   
   >that has no use anymore. It is a perfect example of the "That's the way   
   >our fathers did it so thats the way we will do it" forever and will we   
   >ever sock it to anyone who dares to do it differently.   
   >   
   >And for the original poster: Top post all you want and ignore the snide   
   >remarks. There are many of us out here who really don't care where the   
   >post is, but do care about what is said.   
   >   
   >Now, for all you died in the wool bottom poster, flame away. And if you   
   >want to put your flames on the top feel free to do so.   :-)   
      
   Here's a flame free question for you -- are you a fan of the Jeopardy   
   TV quiz show?   
      
   As for the rest of us, it's usually easier to work out what's going on   
   when you have the question _before_ the answer -- otherwise it often   
   doesn't make much sense...   
      
   Laters   
      
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   in search of something cool.   
      
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