Stupid Guest Tricks

BRWombat wrote:I am tech-savvy, enough to happy to stick with XP for now, thank you very much.

I'm tech-savvy enough to have stuck with Windows 2000 Pro for my Windows-specific apps.

I keep hoping that Wine will improve enough I can dump the Windows boxen and convert all to Linux.

kurtisnelson wrote:Hackintosh.

LOL Kurt! This just might be the way to go. :) Spoke yesterday with a really cool techie from UCI who has had Windows 7 for a few months & says it's a Great program. He's the guy who wiped Vista off my new computer 2 yrs. ago. He has Windows 7 in beta. Pirates most other software. Gotta love him. ;) Will buy new computer in Dec. when Christmas sales are full blast. Could wait for darph's promised check. Have been down this road. :D: His checks are s l o w, which means Windows 8 may be out.

darph nader wrote:If I "don't" get windows7, will I still be able to herass MS? And vice-versa,or will my HP take a big DUMP?

WTH are you talking abt???? You have my address, my cell, my work locations, family business www site, my Mom's address. Want my SS # now? Windows 7 or not - which you cannot install yourself. Even if your Hp goes south you can still make my life miserable. Pretty much safe as far as an open door harassment policy darph. ;) "And vice-versa." What do you mean? I don't vice-versa you? :) NEVER!! :p:

So I have my XP Pro systems, XP Pro on my netbook because XP home sucks for a network guy and both have Windows7RC running in a VM. I'm still not so sure I'll switch.

Now, if only I can get Leopard to run on my beige G3. In fact, can we get Tiger to run on it? I know that Snow Leopard won't have a chance.

Cranbiz wrote:So I have my XP Pro systems, XP Pro on my netbook because XP home sucks for a network guy and both have Windows7RC running in a VM. I'm still not so sure I'll switch.

Now, if only I can get Leopard to run on my beige G3. In fact, can we get Tiger to run on it? I know that Snow Leopard won't have a chance.

You're outta luck with the G3 running Leopard. You may have a shot with Tiger but it'll be pretty doggy. As you're with Netapp, call Casey Todd in IT. He's in Sunnyvale. He should know if it'll work.

hobie16 wrote:You're outta luck with the G3 running Leopard. You may have a shot with Tiger but it'll be pretty doggy. As you're with Netapp, call Casey Todd in IT. He's in Sunnyvale. He should know if it'll work.

I actually knew that. Sarcasim is tough to portray in a chat room. Tiger has been known to install (with some help from xpostfacto) but as you point out, it's about as responsive as molassas on a New England winter day.

It was more to point out that us older G3 owners were left out in the cold by Apple with newer versions of OSX.

Cranbiz wrote: it's about as responsive as molassas on a New England winter day.

Sorry, I've never been to Boston. What's that like?

It's one of many variations of a phrase meaning something moves very, very slowly. Synonym: glacial speed.

There's a Bugs Bunny cartoon, set in winter, and Elmer Fudd is trying for the umpteenth time to kill the wabbit, with the help of Daffy Duck. Daffy has Elmer stand behind a nearby tree, ready to blast Bugs when he comes out of his hole, and Daffy calls down the hole, asking Bugs if he has a cup of molasses he can borrow. Bugs replies, "One cup of molasses, coming up!" And when Bugs surfaces with a tin cup of molasses, Elmer fires, but hits the cup; the molasses flows out easily. Bugs notices this, and comments, "That's funny, I didn't think molasses would run in January."

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Cranbiz wrote:... it's about as responsive as molassas on a New England winter day.

Big Wallaby wrote:Sorry, I've never been to Boston. What's that like?

It's a big city with the worst road layout this side of London and the worst drivers that side of Los Angeles.

They talk funny there too.