Re: low level format on a lisa?

[Roy Miller <millers@inetnebr.com>]

Stephen Shaw wrote:

> On Mon, 29 Oct 2001 12:56:17 -0600, Roy Miller wrote:
>
> > Paul Grammens wrote:
> >
> >> Roy Miller <millers@inetnebr.com> wrote
> >> >
> >> > Having said that, Paul should have the good grace to not clutter up this
> >> > newsgroup with information that can be gotten at another newsgroup.
> >>
> >> <shrug>  It's no different from someone posting a rude "get lost, this is
> >> for Apple II's, not Macs" message.
> >
> > I've seen very few of that sort of post, if any. And those are still much
> > shorter than give out Mac help.
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Some who
> >> > read these posts, esp. from outside the US have to pay for each minute
> >> that they
> >> > are online, and therefore have to download every post and wade through the
> >> mess
> >> > that others can just "ignore."
> >>
> >> Sheesh. Even 1200 bps can download a text message in a second or two.
> >
> > Those who have raised that issue here on this newsgroup have pointed out
> > that they have to download ALL messages. Even at at DSL speed, that can be
> > more than a second or two. Further, many phone companies charge you for a
> > full minute if you only use a second. TransAtlantic calls can cost over a
> > $1.00 a minute. Calls to Australia or southern Africa can cost upwards of
> > $3.00 a minute. Perhaps some of the non North Americans could enlighten us
> > as to what it costs them to read this stuff.
>
> Very true Roy. Luckily I have a friend who works for the telephone monopoly in
> this country (South Africa) so I get my newsgroup packets courtesy of a 622 meg
> fibre optic line. Otherwise I wouldn't be posting.

And now I know why you post about once a week, replying to many different threads
all at the same time. Makes sense.

I have friends who are missionaries in Namibia (though they may now be in
Mozambique) and in Perth, Aus. We would call them to give them some encouragement,
let them hear a Philadelphia accent, and tell them how badly the Phillies or the
Eagles are playing - BUT we would call at strange times so that it was cheap from
hear (cheap being $1.00 a minute) and yet not the middle of the night for them.

Roy