Executor 2.0/executorv2.0.iso/pc/dos/extra/docs/maillist/text/archive.96/text0224.txt

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>>>>> "Ken" == Ken Long <Kenneth> writes:
In article <[e-mail]> "Kenneth E. Long (Ken Long Jr.)" <[e-mail]> writes:


    Ken> On 21 Jan 1996, Kyle Silfer wrote:

    >> I never used to have this problem with Executor, but now I get
    >> annoying error messages of the Disk I/O error variety. This is
    >> true of 1.99q for DOS, and at least one executable revision
    >> before it... I saved a copy of the 1.99p7 executable and if I
    >> swap it in place of 1.99q the floppy read/write works
    >> perfectly.
    >>
    >> The errors are pretty instantaneous... as soon as I try to
    >> copy, no matter what disk I use. I'll be keeping my copy of
    >> 1.99p7 around until this bug clears up.
    >>
    >> --Kyle

    Ken> I'm having a problem with Executor Dos 1.99q not reading or
    Ken> writing floppy disks at all.  When I try to read a disk or
    Ken> format a blank one, the system just hangs with the drive
    Ken> light still lit.  I think the disk may still be spinning, but
    Ken> nothing happens.  Any ideas?

Apparently we introduced a serious bug in 1.99q.  It's a very high
priority bug and I hope to have something fixed by this weekend.

--Cliff
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[e-mail] wrote:
> >
> >Piracy is wrong.
> 'k, objection noted...
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> Travis Mikalson
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This is irrelevant, but *my* University has a campus wide
site license for a whole lot of software...

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>Please don't assume that the purpose of any question asked of you on the
>net is to abuse or ridicule you.  I was simply suggesting an alternative
>that may or may not be reasonable for your situation.
>
>Again, apologies for being taken as abusive.
>
>-Tony

Tony if it were this simple, you would have a leg to stand on.  You have to
come off sounding abusive or sarcastic, even if it is not your intention.
If that is not your intention, then you should examine your audience before
you comment.

Look at the facts:

- you made the comments that someone should purchase a OS native product in
a list/newsgroup specifically directed at and concerning the use of non-OS
native products through the use of an OS/hardware emulator (Executor).

- in the original message in question, the sender specifically requested
assistance in determining if there was any knowledge pertaining to the
success of running a Macintosh native version of Wordperfect under
Executor.

        -your response - there is a native app.

- when he asked if you could be of assistance, you said no, you had no
time, nobody probably did, and he should go out and buy the native app.
You proceeded to tell him that since it was available on all platforms, why
would anyone bother to go to the trouble (which others have explained)

Indeed, why would anyone bother to spend ten years developing an emulator
that would allow it?

I really have to ask you (against my better judgement) why are you here?
Why subscribe to this newsgroup if you can afford to buy a copy of every
software package you own for every platform you run?  More importantly,
when it was obvious from the original message what information was being
requested, why reply if you were not going to answer, and after that, why
the snide answer when you gave an inappropriate answer and the original
poster mistook that as interest.

General rule of thumb, if one person thinks you were rude it is a mutual
misunderstanding.  If three people think you were rude, they are probably
right.

Cheerios,
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