Re: Fwd: Re: Expanded memory

[Judith Davidsen jdavidsen@xxxxxxxx]

Point taken.

Judith Davidsen

Carl Distefano wrote:
>
> Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 08:34:45 EST
> From: Robert Holmgren 
> Subject: Re: Expanded memory
>
> ** Reply to note from Judith Davidsen Sat, 24 Jun 2000 21:10:32 -0400
>
> > I think when an issue like expanded memory is important to the running
> > of Xywrite it really is not off-topic.
>
> I think when the issue is how much expanded memory XyWrite needs, it is on
> target. How to write the command line that launches XyWrite to establish
> the amount of EMS dedicated to it -- on-topic. But there are many
> "important" prerequisites that must be satisfied before you can get
> XyWrite running: AC power, cables, monitors, operating systems, all sorts
> of things. How to install EMS in Win98 just isn't "on-topic"! There are
> HUNDREDS of user groups devoted to Windows, there's DejaNews
> (www.dejanews.com) for finding the answer to problems that other users
> have previously experienced (this is certainly one of them) -- once you
> _know_ the nature of your problem, why not consult them? Why drag XyWrite
> into it? Fire up a mail client, load in your ISP's list of UseNet groups,
> search for "Windows", and subscribe to a group concerned with "setup",
> e.g. comp.os.ms-windows.setup.win95 or microsoft.public.win98.setup. Ask
> there. Without deprecating the help you obtained here, the truth is that
> you'll get _much better_, more comprehensive, faster support just using a
> browser search engine. I think we should be a lot more rigorous about
> subject matter. The vagaries of Dell tech support are not of XyWrite
> interest, nor really (to me) of any interest whatsoever; so to say that
> "when a manufacturer's tech support doesn't know its own product, the list
> is the only hope", is grotesquely wrongheaded. Given the options,
> including access to deeply-immersed advisors dedicated to your
> environment, this list is the LAST place I would pose technical questions,
> especially *machine-specific* questions! I mean, somebody else wanted to
> know how to UNZIP a ZIPfile. I just passed the query "windows unzip" to
> dogpile (www.dogpile.com), and got *dozens* of comprehensive answers to
> the question, in four seconds flat. Neither do I understand why we're
> addressing the question "What are MS-TNEF mail attachments?" Any
> reasonable person knows that this is just not relevant!!!
>
> I should add that the great majority of subscribers to this forum do
> strictly keep to the one interest we all share.
>
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> Robert Holmgren
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