Hi! Tony,

On 17 Mar 19 10:21, you wrote to me:

I like being isolated from the network and a non terminal
interface. :)

I can't do that any longer.

I haven't found a "live" interface that works for me.

Mmm... well, I think I have. I've kinda lost the point of discussion, being a simpleton. Are we talking Fidonet access? With my point system the OS, my mailer, tosser, and, reader/editor(s) travel on a USB stick. (I just need access to either of my binkD servers with a mobile ISP account, to complete the loop.) Any non-specific boot-from-USB PC-doohickey can be used, either mobile or desktop.

Consistent/persistent interface(s) on a 'stick'. Is that close?

Good luck. I might be bringing DOS back myself, as I want to
resurrect old systems, which are DOS based.

I just need it for reference purpose(s), having over 25 years' of stuff and what was still-running software. :) It's just the modern virtualisation software that fucked up.

... Emergency repair procedure #1: Kick it.

Haha true! :D

Whenever I see the quote I'm reminded of (someone like Kenneth More, made up with a beard) playing the part of a Scottish-British Naval "beachmaster" directing traffic on an invasion beach in 'The Longest Day' (D-day) flick, presented with a Bren Gun Carrier with conked-out engine. He uses his gnarly Scottish walking stick to give the car a superhero bang! on the engine cowling, and gets it going!, much to his & the driver's surprise.

Cheers,
Paul.

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Hi! Tony,

On 03/16/2019 06:25 AM, you wrote:

Remind me...

Interesting, I'm looking forward to reading that netmail. :)

Thanks, but that may take some time best spent on other tasks I have on my 'todo'. OTOH, I would suggest that you look for Mark Lewis's note to Nathanael Culver in this morning's bunch of posts. (MSGID: 1:3634/12.73 5c8bf140 refers.) Mark does a succinct job on the outcome.

Cheers,
Paul.

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On 2019 Mar 16 10:53:00, you wrote to Paul Quinn:

Thanks, but that may take some time best spent on other tasks I have
on my 'todo'. OTOH, I would suggest that you look for Mark Lewis's
note to Nathanael Culver in this morning's bunch of posts. (MSGID:
1:3634/12.73 5c8bf140 refers.) Mark does a succinct job on the
outcome.

Such back references are a pain to follow, that's now in my "past". :(

sounds like some software could use a threading model which makes it easy to go back through threads and even to list posts so they can easily be read and then return to where one was in their reading ;)

here's what i posted...

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There are currently only zones 1-4 in FidoNet.

I realize that. But 5-7 still traditionally "belong" to FidoNet

Z7 is not and never was a fidonet zone... it was dreamed of being a fidonet zome encompassing maybe R50 in Z2 at one time but that never came to be... especially since another FTN or two
was already using it...

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