Re: ISP woes, need updates

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Robert Thomas writes ...
> 
> My ISP has been acting up for months and will not give me a connection
> to their newsgroup server. I've discused this situation with my ISP
> but can only contact "friendly customer representatives" who are zero
> help in fixing my problem, which they insist is not their fault. Many
> thanks to Lazarus Long for directing me to Google groups, which both
> circumnvents my defunct ISP and gives me newsgroup access anywhere in
> the world.
> 
>      While fiddling with various newsgroup readers on both Windows and
> Mac OS, i've inadvertently deleted several threads I was keeping track
> of and would like some updates on the following topics (I forget the
> exact names of the subjects):
> 
>  - The thread dealing with the implimentation of a 32-bit ready IIgs
> or some sort of sloted card which would enable 32-bit functionality (I
> recall the gentleman asking if people would buy a 32-bit ready IIgs
> for $100)
> 
>  - The April Fools thread concerning an 8-bit web browser which
> quickly evolved into a serious effort to bring about such an
> application
> 
>  - The thread dealing with the reconstruction of CMS SCSI cards from
> solder dipped blanks aquired on ebay
> 
> I would be greatly appreciative if someone could fill me in on these
> very interesting projects. Thank you for your time reading this and
> any info you can vonunteer.

     One way to get caught up is to use Google's Advanced Search to 
locate the threads of interest.

     For instance, doing an Advanced Search ...

for  words-   CMS SCSI ebay
in newsgroup-  comp.sys.apple2
Sort by date

gets you matching messages starting with the most recent. One of the
messages is headed

From: Bryan Villados (news002@macgeek.org)
 Subject: Re: Blank CMS SCSI Card PCBs 
 Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
 Date: 2002-03-31 21:19:03 PST



     Doing a similar search for words-  web browser   with starting
date set to April 1 2000 would get you a listing of messages with
the earliest one headed ...

From: Ralph Glatt (julian814@hotmail.com)
 Subject: ANN: Web Browser for 8 bit Apple // 
 Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
 Date: 2002-04-01 16:54:56 PST 



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