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Forum: General 05-17-2018, 07:56 AM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
Just generators of loads of hot air???

Just generators of loads of hot air???
Forum: General 05-17-2018, 06:53 AM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
Now that is a good reason for using it.

Now that is a good reason for using it.
Forum: General 05-15-2018, 02:51 PM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
Not quite true since Windows Admin authority is...

Not quite true since Windows Admin authority is NOT the same as it is under Linux. There are at least two higher security levels that require different logins. I believe that one of those is only...
Forum: General 05-13-2018, 02:18 PM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
Since when was Linux spelt the way you do. Even...

Since when was Linux spelt the way you do. Even bigger moron. (to use your words)

You lot (both sides) are beginning to sound like that pathetic sweet advert on TV at the moment with the people...
Forum: General 04-11-2018, 08:36 AM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
Post deleted. Not needed. Ta!YesItsMe

Post deleted. Not needed.
Ta!YesItsMe
Forum: General 04-11-2018, 05:10 AM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
Believe you me, there are reasons to dislike any...

Believe you me, there are reasons to dislike any and all OS's.
I've been programming and such since well before PCs were invented and have used most of them. They all have their faults and all -...
Forum: General 04-10-2018, 03:05 PM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
Normal?? really?? Who says it is despised?...

Normal?? really??

Who says it is despised? OH just you childish lot who seem to think that Linux cannot do anything wrong and is the best thing since sliced bread. If it THAT good, why is it...
Forum: General 04-10-2018, 02:45 PM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
If this is not being extremely childish, then I...

If this is not being extremely childish, then I don't know what is!!!

I post from Windows because
A) I support it for users and need to run it myself
B) Linux does NOT have some of the tools I...
Forum: General 04-10-2018, 01:20 PM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
When are you going to stop being so childish. ...

When are you going to stop being so childish.
If the only way you can present Linux is to be so childish, then it is no wonder that people find it difficult to take Linux seriously in it's own right.
Forum: General 03-25-2018, 01:04 PM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
Sounds like you've been mulling things!!!

Sounds like you've been mulling things!!!
Forum: General 03-25-2018, 12:55 PM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
Have you seen the doctor about your condition??

Have you seen the doctor about your condition??
Forum: General 03-03-2018, 05:52 AM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
Ignorant!

Ignorant!
Forum: General 02-28-2018, 07:31 AM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
Hypocrite

Hypocrite
Forum: General 02-28-2018, 06:35 AM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
Was that a personal attack - that you have been...

Was that a personal attack - that you have been told not to do??


In any case you do really need to learn how to spell.

YOUR is the possessive pronoun.
YOU'RE is the compression of you...
Forum: General 02-25-2018, 06:39 AM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
Oh troll de troll! How funny you aren't

Oh troll de troll! How funny you aren't
Forum: General 02-25-2018, 05:14 AM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
Well some were!!

Well some were!!
Forum: General 02-24-2018, 05:42 PM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
Far,far better than your grammar. Even when your...

Far,far better than your grammar. Even when your errors are pointed out to you, you're still getting it wrong.
I just hope you don't do any programming.
Forum: General 02-24-2018, 04:16 PM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
At least I know which version of your/you're etc...

At least I know which version of your/you're etc to use.
Forum: General 02-24-2018, 11:00 AM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
At least Windows users can spell correctly and...

At least Windows users can spell correctly and don't have such a puerile attitude!!
I suspect a lot more people would use Linux if the community, or at least some of the ones seen on these forums,...
Forum: General 02-22-2018, 09:22 AM
Replies: 3,733
Views: 406,650
Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
FastBoot is just another name for hibernation. ...

FastBoot is just another name for hibernation.
Anyone with any sense turns it off and lives with the extra time a proper boot takes.
Forum: General 11-10-2017, 11:10 AM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
I didn't say "AN OS". I said "OS" which was the...

I didn't say "AN OS". I said "OS" which was the IBM precursor of MVS that was called OS - short for OS/360.
OS was the full blown Operating System for Mainframes and DOS was the subset that was used...
Forum: General 11-10-2017, 10:59 AM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
That brings back a few memories. I was working...

That brings back a few memories.
I was working for Rolls Royce and was on temporary assignment at their Helicopter Engine Division at Leavesdon.
I was living in what was then the Beehive Hotel and...
Forum: General 11-10-2017, 09:57 AM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
DOS was a subset of OS not Unix and was around...

DOS was a subset of OS not Unix and was around before PCs were invented.
I was using DOS in 1969.
Forum: General 11-08-2017, 10:29 AM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
None of those needed DOS to be installed to run. ...

None of those needed DOS to be installed to run.
They certainly used a lot of old DOS techniques, but so did NT and code based on that. If you look closely at Linux you will find a lot of code that...
Forum: General 11-08-2017, 10:10 AM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
Since Windows 95 it has been an OS in its own...

Since Windows 95 it has been an OS in its own right.
Bill Gates left/sold out when he realised the the management team were more interested in making money from Windows than providing a decent OS
Forum: General 08-28-2017, 07:45 AM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
That is a hardware/BIOS problem as said in reply...

That is a hardware/BIOS problem as said in reply to your other post.
Forum: General 04-14-2017, 11:10 AM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
It was, but it was more about collusion between...

It was, but it was more about collusion between MS and Computer sellers. They had a contract to supply an OS to the makers that would be pre-installed, so they provided a cut down version that was...
Forum: General 04-06-2017, 09:01 AM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
Wrong - XP had both 32 and 64 bit verions. It may...

Wrong - XP had both 32 and 64 bit verions. It may be true that the very restricted HOME version was 32 bit only, but most people used XP Pro anyway.
Forum: General 03-29-2017, 03:51 PM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
I never once complained about dropping support by...

I never once complained about dropping support by anyone!



Be very very careful what you say on a public forum especially IF that is meant to imply people still using old equipment are stupid.
Forum: General 03-29-2017, 03:16 PM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
It just goes to show how carefully you don't read...

It just goes to show how carefully you don't read things. I said that my 15 year old software was NOT for PCs.

And you miss a big point. It is just the SUPPORT and potentially dangerous UPDATES...
Forum: General 03-29-2017, 01:40 PM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
And are they going to be any better off using...

And are they going to be any better off using Linux?
The answer to that is going to be: NO!
There are many projects - especially multi million pound ones - that still use XP, mainly because it IS...
Forum: General 03-29-2017, 12:53 PM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
Not at all. You don't and often cannot...

Not at all.
You don't and often cannot necessarily have control over what software is used in your hardware devices.
Certainly hospital equipment which can often cost millions of pounds and have...
Forum: General 03-29-2017, 06:12 AM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
There are a hell of a lot of Point of Sale tills...

There are a hell of a lot of Point of Sale tills that connect to the internet for accounting purposes. Many of those use XP.
I rather suspect that there are also a hell of a lot of numerical control...
Forum: General 03-28-2017, 06:43 AM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
This is just the first of many hits found when...

This is just the first of many hits found when you use Google.


XP has been receiving updates if you know how to get them. I haven't looked in the last couple of months, but I certainly have been...
Forum: General 03-27-2017, 04:17 AM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
They are a commercial company and like the rest,...

They are a commercial company and like the rest, they want to push their latest product and reduce their costs in supporting old products. They certainly overstepped the line with their efforts with...
Forum: General 03-26-2017, 06:30 PM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
It is only the updates that are being...

It is only the updates that are being discontinued.
Like any old car, manufacturer support ceases after a few years and after a couple of later models have been produced.
It will still work and I...
Forum: General 03-23-2017, 03:06 PM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
As I said, it depends which version you had. They...

As I said, it depends which version you had. They were very different and it is hard to believe that they both had the same core OS.
Forum: General 03-23-2017, 01:46 PM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
95 was terrible until the later version. 98SE...

95 was terrible until the later version.
98SE was usuable
2k was a vast improvement.
XP - Home was terrible - PRO was OK
Forum: General 03-06-2017, 09:55 AM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
I use AOL CDs as coasters and just bin them when...

I use AOL CDs as coasters and just bin them when they get dirty.
Forum: General 03-04-2017, 06:21 AM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
I think that was just the UPDATE

I think that was just the UPDATE
Forum: General 03-03-2017, 05:19 PM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
Like politics and religion, it could easily turn...

Like politics and religion, it could easily turn bad. I seldomm play games. It was not meant as a slight!!
I've had a bad week of too much aggro from people - including my bank getting snooty...
Forum: General 03-03-2017, 02:17 PM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
If you had suggested it a few years ago I might...

If you had suggested it a few years ago I might have taken you up on it.
I just want to use my PC nowadays. I've spent too many years supporting hardware and software to get into debates about it....
Forum: General 03-03-2017, 01:14 PM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
I doubt it!

I doubt it!
Forum: General 03-03-2017, 12:05 PM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
You are not the only one with computing...

You are not the only one with computing experience that pre-dates PCs so don't try that one.

I do NOT continuously PRAISE Windows - I tend to defend it against ILLOGICAL and silly attacks - as I...
Forum: General 03-03-2017, 10:56 AM
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Views: 406,650
Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
So if you don't see the joke, it is trolling! ...

So if you don't see the joke, it is trolling!

Typical!!
Forum: General 03-03-2017, 10:39 AM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
Don't you have any sense of humour?? Even...

Don't you have any sense of humour??
Even though I do have a point about Linux users pulling in many different directions.
Don't get me wrong, I am a Linux user as well as a Windows user and my...
Forum: General 03-03-2017, 09:15 AM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
I'm not suggesting stopping anyone at all. I'm...

I'm not suggesting stopping anyone at all.
I'm suggesting that perhaps if Linux users could aggree on something, maybe it might become more prolific.

I don't think "masering" a package will help...
Forum: General 03-03-2017, 05:25 AM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
I doubt it! It may have more to do with that...

I doubt it!
It may have more to do with that there IS a place for both.
As I have said before, there are far too many different distributions of Linux, each with its own learning curve.
Forum: General 02-20-2017, 07:33 AM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
That sounds thoroughly logical!!

That sounds thoroughly logical!!
Forum: General 09-10-2016, 02:50 PM
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Posted By dave@burn-it.co.uk
Accepted, not that I was worried anyway. I did...

Accepted, not that I was worried anyway. I did wonder whether I might have said it many years ago and forgotten.
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