YATYRD (was: PalmOS no more? :(

Long, so won't burden you with this again for quite some time into the future. I come to this list looking for cleverness, and find it sometimes, and within that subset of messages sometimes find something great to try. It's just like any subscription service, sometimes worthless, sometimes repetitive, and what's left could be called worth the effort to look (and don't forget, to add to... try to add to the wisdom of this service, not the worthlessness of it). I think something clever can be done with just about anything, like just a piece of paper can become so much Oragami. And I expect that cleverness here, on topic cleverness too BTW. Problem 1: the flood Two problems that float to the top is that after 1981 (PC) and 1991 (Win) computers just kept getting more poopular and selling more, so we're saddled with a humongous list of things to talk about (and collect). Wait about 8 years and any neat computer is free it seems (recent free additions here: HP 2CPU Netserver/native SCSI2; Mac G4 tower, loaded; numerous 1998 laptops etc.), so if you have any interest, you get a Tsunami. Problem 2: dumbing down Another problem is that post 1991 Microsoft mainly gave up on focussing on neat tech and went to things that would grab the Non tech's attention... just basic mass marketing. I could post a list 80 KB llist of personal MS disappointments, but won't. This shift created the Linux market. This shift also creates opportunities for others to add the neatness that MS likes to ignore. Bottomline for me on this issue: MS turned it's back on me, the tech market, it's convenient to ignore them back, but besides the BS their software had to in the least exist and can be made clever. We've seen some dumb questions on the list but for 99% of the posters one or two intercessions and they get it afterwards. The ten year rule is pretty good, but doesn't fight the flood problem, for that we got a lazy democracy. Just try to stay smart and you won't get flamed out. John A. ClassicQuote "Television is called a medium because it is neither rare nor well done." the clever Ernie Kovacs, probably around 1950