Re: computer nerd

[Judith Davidsen jdavidsen@xxxxxxxx]

Lawrence,

Where would you take Mr. Markowski to shop in New York City?

Thanks in advance.

Judith Davidsen

Lawrence Malkin wrote:
>
>   Most of my problems have been solved with your help,
> and with the help of a computer specialist whom I shall recommend
> highly for those living in New York. Through him I also confirm
> that some some screen and font problems cannot be solved. It
> seems
> they really depend on the hardware of the computer: caveat
> emptor!
>   Other members have asked me about the specialist: he is is a
> young Polish mathemetician named Matthew Markowski who works out
> of his home in Brooklyn (718-389-8250). Since he learned
> computers in Poland during the past decade, he is familiar with
> DOS. One very helpful member of our group warned that the only
> place I would find a DOS engineer in this area would be in the
> the Museum of Natural History--stuffed. But Matthew is very much
> alive. He will come to you in New York and offer tutelage and
> software adjustment in perfect English. He does not look down his
> nose at users of what others seem to consider obsolete programs.
> He charges $40 an hour. Making some adjustments and installing a
> couple of old DOS programs such as Word for Word took about two
> hours. Establishing that I couldn't improve the font took
> slightly more than two hours. Downloading various programs made
> little difference. The reason is the chips used by the computer.
> My six-year-old laptopToshiba Satellite 100 (Win95) still
> presents a beautiful full-screen page; my new laptop Toshiba
> Satellite 1800 (Win 98) is acceptable with Xywrite in a Window
> but no more, and the font is impossible full screen
>   But the lesson I learned is that next time I buy a computer,
> I am going to consult this group and, if possible, take Mr.
> Markowski with me to try it out with XyWrite. As is already
> obvious from comments here, different computers like different
> people come with different faces and can't be fully
> modified..Thank you all for your help