So the spammer's machine just happened to be running BO/NetBus/PCAnywhere? That sounds too convienient, and why did he word it that he "hacked" into the computer?
This story sounds something like you'd see on TV or the movies, where everybody's computer is "hackable" and you can see what they are doing on their computer in realtime.
Let me guess, he typed a command on the spammers computer saying "ACCESS ALL OF THE SECRET FILES" in huge letters and got everything he needed.
{andy rooney) Have you ever noticed on lots of web pages that the ad banners load up a lot faster than the page you are trying to visit? Bah. (/andy rooney).
For the record, I was complaining about the poor quality of the motherboard mostly. I wanted it to be a dual boot 98/linux system, but with the SiS video drivers in Linux not working, I had to go out and buy a new video card(that works beautifully in Windows, same for the onboard sound).
As for the weird error messages, it was from the BIOS that I could not figure out. I only had to warm boot it after the error, and it started fine.
I have an Intel create & share webcam. On my main PC, I have a TV card on it. The cam wouldn't work for more than 30 seconds with it.
On the Compaq laptop, running Win98Se, the cam works flawlessly.
As for the realityfusion games, they are just plain silly. You look like an absolute dork waving your arms around trying to pop bubbles,etc.
I remember seeing a kid play some karate game with the RealityFusion setup. I don't know if he was immersed in an interactive game that makes you get out of your chair, or if he has a severe case of Tourette's syndrome.
I had the misfortune of buying a PcChips motherboard, with onboard everything, including the oh-so-wonderful SiS chipset. It worked just great in windows, but after searching high and low, and finding Linux drivers for it, I stiil couldn't get XFree to work with it.
The moral of the story is, avoid PcChips motherbaords(with integrated everything) at all costs. Already the sound has died, and gives me some weird error each time I start it up. Right now it's sitting in the closet.
As soon as I found out I was eligible for DSL through US West, I made a call, and signed up for the service.
1 week later, I had the router in my hands and I was online. Now I just have to pay a $492 phone bill. Just to make sure I didn't get the run-around, I signed up with them for the Internet service as well.
Before I was able with US West, I decided to check with Covad for DSL serivce, since they went a little further from the CO. Unfortunately, their pricing is outrageous. Several hundered dollars for the hardware, and hookup fees, plus a yearly contract. You could get charged if you aren't around when the tech shows up, blah blah blah.
Are you sure that wasn't the episoe of Gilligan's Island where the Japanese guy in the submarine visited the island and took the gang hostage? Gilligan eventually sank the sub.
Why is Coca-Cola so selfish? They should open source(tm) their coke formula, so they won't be such a monopoly on the cola market. Why isn't the DOJ doing anything about this? I mean, the plan should be just to open source Coke, instead of breaking it up into seperate can, fountain, and bottle markets.
Am I going to have to write in my user name and password with Graffiti each time I want to use my Linux PDA? I can't imagine using the CLI with Graffiti to be very fun.
I really don't understand this. Why, out of all the possible 3-letter combinations, is GOD going to get approved?
I've seen better ideas for TLDs from the trolls on here..xxx is probably the best one strictly for porn sites, and boom, you've solved keeping kids off the porn.
In 98, you add all sorts of banner sites to hosts.sam(or is it just hosts?), add "geocities.com" mapping to 127.0.0.1 and a few other free-page providers to disable javascript, and most of the banner ads are gone.
If IE insists on not showing the page from the one DNS error the ad banner gets, upgrade to IE5.
This would seem to be better than MAME. With MAME, it is a challenge to get roms, and then a challenge to get WORKING roms, and then a challenge to get MAME to NOT lock up when you try out a game or two.
And don't get me started on why my Sidewinder game pad won't go up. The program gets real weird when trying to redefine the damn controls. Up is UP, okay?
I just got hit with the virus at my workplace. here's the funny part. The extremely attractive female coworker who sent it to me(twice!) would be the LAST person who would ever love me, or even talk to me.
Talk about the ultimate irony.
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I see that all the time at our local cable community stations. The most common ones are, as you said, the screen asking for a boot disk, OR you just get a plain WorkBench screen.
There also have been sightings of the Windows 95 channel, default install. Wish I could just catch them in the act of setting things up. I'd be captivated for hours.
Better yet, if they ran PC Anywhere, you can watch(as well as your other subscribers) you goof off on the computer in real time!
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So the spammer's machine just happened to be running BO/NetBus/PCAnywhere? That sounds too convienient, and why did he word it that he "hacked" into the computer?
This story sounds something like you'd see on TV or the movies, where everybody's computer is "hackable" and you can see what they are doing on their computer in realtime.
Let me guess, he typed a command on the spammers computer saying "ACCESS ALL OF THE SECRET FILES" in huge letters and got everything he needed.
I didnt make a word of that article. So is another "digital revolution?"
Are the trolls now hijacking the moderation system?
{andy rooney) Have you ever noticed on lots of web pages that the ad banners load up a lot faster than the page you are trying to visit? Bah. (/andy rooney).
For the record, I was complaining about the poor quality of the motherboard mostly. I wanted it to be a dual boot 98/linux system, but with the SiS video drivers in Linux not working, I had to go out and buy a new video card(that works beautifully in Windows, same for the onboard sound).
As for the weird error messages, it was from the BIOS that I could not figure out. I only had to warm boot it after the error, and it started fine.
I have an Intel create & share webcam. On my main PC, I have a TV card on it. The cam wouldn't work for more than 30 seconds with it.
On the Compaq laptop, running Win98Se, the cam works flawlessly.
As for the realityfusion games, they are just plain silly. You look like an absolute dork waving your arms around trying to pop bubbles,etc.
I remember seeing a kid play some karate game with the RealityFusion setup. I don't know if he was immersed in an interactive game that makes you get out of your chair, or if he has a severe case of Tourette's syndrome.
Why do I only keep seeing statements and hype like that ONLY on slashdot?
I had the misfortune of buying a PcChips motherboard, with onboard everything, including the oh-so-wonderful SiS chipset. It worked just great in windows, but after searching high and low, and finding Linux drivers for it, I stiil couldn't get XFree to work with it.
The moral of the story is, avoid PcChips motherbaords(with integrated everything) at all costs. Already the sound has died, and gives me some weird error each time I start it up. Right now it's sitting in the closet.
I loved OK soda when it was available around '94. Besides tasting good, you could call 1-800-I-FEEL-OK.
So if that were enforcable, Microsoft could shut down all the topics and threads on Slashdot in one fell swoop? heh.
As soon as I found out I was eligible for DSL through US West, I made a call, and signed up for the service.
1 week later, I had the router in my hands and I was online. Now I just have to pay a $492 phone bill. Just to make sure I didn't get the run-around, I signed up with them for the Internet service as well.
Before I was able with US West, I decided to check with Covad for DSL serivce, since they went a little further from the CO. Unfortunately, their pricing is outrageous. Several hundered dollars for the hardware, and hookup fees, plus a yearly contract. You could get charged if you aren't around when the tech shows up, blah blah blah.
You were upset that the BASIC interpreter was made by MS back in the days of the TRS-80? You have hated MS for almost 20 years now?
Are you sure that wasn't the episoe of Gilligan's Island where the Japanese guy in the submarine visited the island and took the gang hostage? Gilligan eventually sank the sub.
Just imagine a chat transcript between Jon Katz and Lars. The conversation would be a terabyte long.
Why is Coca-Cola so selfish? They should open source(tm) their coke formula, so they won't be such a monopoly on the cola market. Why isn't the DOJ doing anything about this? I mean, the plan should be just to open source Coke, instead of breaking it up into seperate can, fountain, and bottle markets.
Am I going to have to write in my user name and password with Graffiti each time I want to use my Linux PDA? I can't imagine using the CLI with Graffiti to be very fun.
I really don't understand this. Why, out of all the possible 3-letter combinations, is GOD going to get approved?
.xxx is probably the best one strictly for porn sites, and boom, you've solved keeping kids off the porn.
I've seen better ideas for TLDs from the trolls on here.
So when will EVERY article mention "..get linux installed on this thing?"(for hardware) or "port this to linux!"(for software).
She does NOT look like a DD. More like a C at best. If she was a DD, she'd resemble the CGI Lara Croft, who probably has CGI back problems.
Well, I guess I'm glad for holding out for a while until I upgrade to a new system.
The question is, how long will these processor wars last, and when will prices come down to a good level before I upgrade this aging K6-2?
In 98, you add all sorts of banner sites to hosts.sam(or is it just hosts?), add "geocities.com" mapping to 127.0.0.1 and a few other free-page providers to disable javascript, and most of the banner ads are gone.
If IE insists on not showing the page from the one DNS error the ad banner gets, upgrade to IE5.
This would seem to be better than MAME. With MAME, it is a challenge to get roms, and then a challenge to get WORKING roms, and then a challenge to get MAME to NOT lock up when you try out a game or two.
And don't get me started on why my Sidewinder game pad won't go up. The program gets real weird when trying to redefine the damn controls. Up is UP, okay?
Wouldn't he find yout what you're running for a web server just by going to a 404? Or have you changed it to a more generic error message?
I just got hit with the virus at my workplace. here's the funny part. The extremely attractive female coworker who sent it to me(twice!) would be the LAST person who would ever love me, or even talk to me.
Talk about the ultimate irony.
I see that all the time at our local cable community stations. The most common ones are, as you said, the screen asking for a boot disk, OR you just get a plain WorkBench screen.
There also have been sightings of the Windows 95 channel, default install. Wish I could just catch them in the act of setting things up. I'd be captivated for hours.
Better yet, if they ran PC Anywhere, you can watch(as well as your other subscribers) you goof off on the computer in real time!