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Article 19414
From: William B. Dennis 2nd" <dwilliam16@home.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 00:16:12 -0500
Subject: Re: Another stupid tech question
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum
If the advice below doesn't work (and it should, it was good advice), you
might want to contact your PC's manufacturer to find out.
I ask why you need a new graphics driver?
Is there a problem with your graphics now?
Remember, adding a new driver might cause other problems.
Better to leave well enough alone.
"Ed Johnson" <eljohn2@home.spamthis.com > wrote in message
news:d4kpltsji6en8jumqukq8op9jhsphe8m4f@4ax.com...
> `rita: Hope that you are feeling better by the time that this
> reaches you.
> In a perfect world, (and a Windows 95 or 98 system) you could right
> mouse click on the "My Computer" icon and select "Properties".
> click on the "Device Manager" tab. Open (click on the "+" next to)
> the "Display adapters" entry. Now, here's where the perfect world
> wish comes in: the actual graphics card might (Might) be clearly
> listed. (my old Diamond Viper V550 is shown). I bought it and
> installed it by hand, so that from the Retail box I know it is an
> nVidia card. Hopefully, your on your system, this will yield a name
> to do further research on.
>
> Ed J
>
> On Mon, 23 Jul 2001 14:54:08 -0700, "Lorrita Morgan"
> <lorrita-m@prodigy.net> wrote:
>
> >I've been using C|Net's CatchUp to check for out dated drivers, new
versions
> >of my favorite shareware, etc. Probably ever since it came out. Now it
> >tells me that there's a new driver out there for my nVIDIA graphics card.
> >
> >Ok, fine which card is it? Detonator or Creative? Or do I even I have
an
> >nVIDIA card at all. I can't find the info and I don't feel like wasting
> >another 100 minutes of phone card to find something that should be on
hard
> >copy in 16 point type.
> >
> >Excuse me, I haven't been well and this is just one more frustration.
Could
> >one of you nice people please tell me how to get this thing to tell me
what
> >it has under the hood?
> >
> >I think I tried the obvious the avenues of inquiry. BTW, WinMe is a
giant
> >step backwards. I have had to take everything out of the systray to make
> >this thing run right at 128 Mb RAM.
>
>
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Article 19415
From: Gordon G. Sollars <gsollars@pobox.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 13:19:24 -0400
Subject: Re: Futile Care or Euthanasia?
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum
In article <3b5c85f7.0@news.sff.net>, Lorrita Morgan writes...
> An article by Wesley J. Smith was posted in another newsgroup that I follow.
> The following link is to the most reputable (for this group<eg>) article I
> could find. The whole mess disturbs me.
> http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment103100c.shtml
This is another consequence of the politicization of health care. The
doctor is no longer an agent representing the patient's interest, but an
agent for keeping "society's" costs under control. Of course, we will
all be much better off when rationing by greedy HMOs is replaced by
rationing by our benevolent government.
--
Gordon Sollars
gsollars@pobox.com
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Article 19416
From: William G. Jennings" <gwilliam@sff.net>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 13:35:50 -0700
Subject: Re: Futile Care or Euthanasia?
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum
"Gordon G. Sollars" <gsollars@pobox.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.15c67b56a2901ced98977d@news.sff.net...
> In article <3b5c85f7.0@news.sff.net>, Lorrita Morgan writes...
> > An article by Wesley J. Smith was posted in another newsgroup that I
follow.
> > The following link is to the most reputable (for this group<eg>) article
I
> > could find. The whole mess disturbs me.
> > http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment103100c.shtml
>
> This is another consequence of the politicization of health care. The
> doctor is no longer an agent representing the patient's interest, but an
> agent for keeping "society's" costs under control. Of course, we will
> all be much better off when rationing by greedy HMOs is replaced by
> rationing by our benevolent government.
>
> --
> Gordon Sollars
> gsollars@pobox.com
>
Aren't we all eagerly awaiting the day when the Ted Kennedys and Gary
Condits of our country get to formulate the rules that decide who lives and
who dies? They've shown so much concern for the welfare of others.
Will in Texas
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Article 19417
From: dee" <ke4lfg@amsat.org>
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 07:57:16 -0500
Subject: Heavy Heart
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum
This morning Joe and I buried our cat of 11+ years, Mew. He went out
to the car to go to work, and found her body in the driveway, where it
appeared that she went to sleep and did not wake up. She was my first cat,
and as close to "our child" as we will ever have. (Meaning absolutely no
disrespect to those who have, or have lost, children.)
"Whatever God there be, please take care of this fine person. She
always did her best. Amen." Mew was smarter, more polite, and better
company than many two-feets I know. Even her vet commented on how sweet she
was. Mew used to come to a room where one of us was to take her naps. If
she woke up and could not find us, she started searching, sometimes loudly.
(She was part Siamese.) She loved children, and she loved attention. It
pleased her to hear us tell her how smart and pretty she was. Last night
she sat on the floor by my feet to be close while Joe and I talked--she
seemed to like to listen to the sound of our voices. Already, I miss her
terribly.
-Dee
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