Tony, You are extraordinarily tedious.
Sellam On Tue, May 23, 2023 at 2:52 AM Tony Duell via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On Mon, May 22, 2023 at 2:14 PM Liam Proven via cctalk > <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > > > And > > > of course it has to have the right type of disk controller, I > > > certainly need to be able to handle single-density (FM) reading and > > > writing correctly. Some machines can, some can't. I am hardly going to > > > be able to test it before I buy it > > > > This is a normal ability for a machine of the 486 era, I think. > > Not in my experience (back in the day). I had no end of problems with > friends' PCs handling single-density disks. > > > > > > > I'll go > > > on public transport for things that interest me and which I actually > > > want. An PC is not in that category. > > > > I am sorry but that is simply rude, and in context, it is adding an > > insult to the prior insult. If you want the ability, get off your > > backside. If you don't, then suffer in silence. Don't call people > > stupid and then add "that is stupid because I can't be bothered." > > > > I did not call you stupid. I called the suggestion stupid. Which I > still consider it to be. > > I can be bothered. I could be bothered to design the darn thing from > scratch, actually, which would probably take less time. > > > > > > > Not to mention the fact that I > > > doubt I could carry the system box, monitor and keyboard in one go. > > > > Why would you have to? Who said you did? Nobody. You made this up, > > then called me stupid for words you put in my mouth. > > > > My experience is that most sellers, if selling a complete system, want > the whole lot gone in one go. They do not want multiple visits to pick > it up a bit at a time. > > And if the machine is not near me then fares quickly mount up if you > have to make several trips. > > One other point I forgot is the size of such a machine. I don't have > space for one. My house is not large and it's filled with things that > interest me -- like classic computers, tools, electronic test gear, > books, etc. > > > > > Having it sent to me is inconvenient > > > > Nonsense. The bulk of commerce these days is mail order because it is > > *more* convenient. > > Obviously you know my life better than I do. > > Having parcels delivered is inconvenient. I do have things to do that > require me to be out of the house at certain times. I can't be in at a > particular time necessarily. And many of the jobs I do can't be > stopped because the doorbell rings. You try assembling a mechanism > with tiny parts, many spring-loaded, and having to stop mid-way. It > doesn't work. > > Don't tell me that the delivery company will give the time/date the > parcel will be delivered. Such information is totally inaccurate in my > experience. > > -tony >
