Re: Giving up on giving it up ...

["mhchoate" mhyerchoate@xxxxxxxx]

I don't have a current problem (wrt XyWrite) on this computer. But I gotta
be ready for it to break. I need another one ready-to-go -- a redundant
backup. (I've realized that backups lined up for the next 20-30(?) years
probably isn't reasonable.)


I work to deadlines .... and some of them drop-dead .... in the middle of a
job (project), there isn't time for computer-shopping and system tweaking
and head-scratching.


My experience buying this one tells me Caveat Emptor and (try to) minimize
assumptions. ..


But it works fine for me now.

I'm saving all these messages in case they'll help me when I discover my
Gotcha's when I do buy that redundant computer.


Many thanks.
Marge
Who hardly fails at undervaluing this list less.




----- Original Message -----
From: "Harry Binswanger" 

To: 
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 11:26 PM
Subject: Re: Giving up on giving it up ...



Marge,

All I can say is, "Oh." Your experience and your usage (overstrike mode)
seem to be different from mine. I won't be in Texas until next March, so I
hope you can get things fixed before then!


There is another possible solution: TameDOS, which handles all the visuals
of Xy a bit differently, and has its own Properties for setting the
cursor. I rely on TameDOS for using Xy and so do a couple of others. For
some, it hasn't worked out quite right. If you want to try it (on a free
trial basis), go to:


http://tamedos.com/downloads/downloads.htm

and select, probably, Tame45e.zip to download. Tame51pre0.exe is in beta
testing--it is a better but less stable product than Tame45e.




Harry Binswanger
hb@xxxxxxxx