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SETI Work units getting slower and slower	392 Views / 1 Replies
On SETI 2, it was 17-21 hours, SETI 3 started at 28-32 hours, but for about 2 months, it is now in the 48-55 hours range.That is odd as my hard disk is defragmented regularly, the only changes were...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Aug 27, 2001 at 07:24 AM, in Team MacNN

Imation SuperDisk and MacOS 9.2.1	2,795 Views / 2 Replies
I found an annoying bug using iMation SuperDisk and the latest Classic OS. After a few hours, a SuperDisk vanishes from the desktop (only name of it remains) with an alert saying the Disk was...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Aug 27, 2001 at 07:11 AM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS

Many thanks eep! I don't know too much UBB code. ...	553 Views / 5 Replies
Many thanks eep! I don't know too much UBB code. [This message has been edited by Fred CHOTTIN (edited 05-11-2001).]
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on May 11, 2001 at 09:42 AM, in MacNN Lounge

My site is in English too, now!	553 Views / 5 Replies
Well anybody interested in unpublished fantasy tales for children and adults? You can read some of my works (with my friend Carmen) in French and English (thanks to the marvellous work of our friend...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on May 11, 2001 at 09:30 AM, in MacNN Lounge

500Kb/s cable modem with France Telecom The...	1,294 Views / 80 Replies
500Kb/s cable modem with France Telecom The provider says so but, in fact, it reached 6200Kb/s for a moment while i was dowloading software (Corel Draw 8 LE (56MB loaded in 1'35", that's really...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on May 10, 2001 at 01:52 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Microsoft is evil as Marx (Karl not Groucho)...	574 Views / 28 Replies
Microsoft is evil as Marx (Karl not Groucho) would have never dare to imagin in his worst nightmares. We have a monopolistic corporation which is now impossible to dismantle even with strong...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on May 10, 2001 at 06:41 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Dare : your vision of Macs in 2010	559 Views / 21 Replies
Referring to 2001, a Space odyssey and its sequel 2010 (i would not try 3000 it is too far away), what is your vision of Macs in 2010 (i will kick asses of people saying 'no more Macs at that...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on May 9, 2001 at 10:18 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Pity in this story is that investors will raise...	698 Views / 9 Replies
Pity in this story is that investors will raise the value of Dell stock. Wall Street gurus love that as it is the easiest (and laziest for the manager) way to make short-term profits. ...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on May 8, 2001 at 08:16 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Philosophical: The day God invented Man that...	1,193 Views / 50 Replies
Philosophical: The day God invented Man that invented God that invented Man. Technological: The day Mr X (all of us should revere this unknown person, so unknown that nobody knows when and...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on May 8, 2001 at 07:57 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Why Wall St. doesn't like Apple?	483 Views / 5 Replies
Though not an investor myself, i follow regularly the stock quotes of PC makers and Microsoft for several years. I don't understand the difference of treatment between news about a company and the...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on May 5, 2001 at 11:54 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Hopefully, for the US educational system, some...	751 Views / 15 Replies
Hopefully, for the US educational system, some schools still buy Macs and more will return. Remember the 23 000 iBooks? When institutions in the US (or elsewhere) will understand that PCs are not...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on May 5, 2001 at 11:39 AM, in MacNN Lounge

iMac rev.B OS 9.1 64M RAM Netscape...	1,169 Views / 51 Replies
iMac rev.B OS 9.1 64M RAM Netscape Communicator 5.7 AppleWorks 5.04 AIM Graphic Converter (see i put to trash all MS apps, like Explorer and Outlook Express and i refuse to use MS Office,...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on May 5, 2001 at 11:21 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Concerning the new iBook color, you may have...	735 Views / 33 Replies
Concerning the new iBook color, you may have noticed there is a letter at the end of the reference number, like for the iMac, so i won't be surprised if very soon, let's say MW NY, it will be...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on May 2, 2001 at 08:59 AM, in MacNN Lounge

First a translation, then a comment Download =...	906 Views / 24 Replies
First a translation, then a comment Download = t�l�charger. For those who don't know the French singers, Jean Ferrat (real name = Jean Tannenbaum) is a French singer who started his career in the...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on May 2, 2001 at 08:40 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Reply notice does not work	289 Views / 1 Replies
If you try to get an automatic reply notice via e-mail, it does not work. It is strange as this feature is implemented in an earlier version of Infopop used by Macgeneration and there it works all...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Apr 30, 2001 at 03:05 PM, in Feedback

The SETI server is now working for getting WU...	504 Views / 2 Replies
The SETI server is now working for getting WU back and releasing new WU but it seems they have a problem as you cannot access to user's information on their website. ------------------ Fight...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Apr 30, 2001 at 02:55 PM, in Team MacNN

Is SETI server down again?	504 Views / 2 Replies
I had a WU completed last night, it was not uploaded. When i tried this morning a manual transfer, it did not work (without any window warning) just saying connecting to server for several minutes....
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Apr 30, 2001 at 07:23 AM, in Team MacNN

Annoying bug on QT 4.1 FU (no 5 yet)	604 Views / 0 Replies
I have an annoying bug with the French version of QT 4.1 : at random, the QT icon disappear from the tools bar when i try to launch it from there (without launching it). To get it back, i have to...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Apr 27, 2001 at 10:50 AM, in Art & Graphic Design

iMac rev.B system 9.1 64M physical RAM, VM set at...	636 Views / 21 Replies
iMac rev.B system 9.1 64M physical RAM, VM set at 128M: - at reboot: MacOS goes at 26.2 M After using several applications and several days of continuous use, it goes up to 29.9 M (most of the...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Apr 27, 2001 at 10:40 AM, in MacNN Lounge

4 hours of sleep daily is enough (for me at...	622 Views / 35 Replies
4 hours of sleep daily is enough (for me at least) when you follow your biological rythms (which depend on your birth hour). There is an easy way to check your best sleeping hours : stay awake 48...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Apr 27, 2001 at 10:24 AM, in MacNN Lounge

My guesses: - new iBook (slimmer case) with 100...	598 Views / 27 Replies
My guesses: - new iBook (slimmer case) with 100 MHz bus at 400 and 500 MHz (they can't be above Ti Powerbooks. larger screen is not sure at all (still too expensive to maintain actual prices or...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Apr 27, 2001 at 10:08 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Bank ------------------ Fight against the...	7,639 Views / 698 Replies
Bank ------------------ Fight against the Dark Force (Microsoft)
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Apr 11, 2001 at 12:49 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Thumb up for crunchy Granny Smith! Golden...	572 Views / 20 Replies
Thumb up for crunchy Granny Smith! Golden apples should be put to trash with their chemical taste. As for the computer variety, i hope nobody here thinks about putting a computer in the oven with...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Apr 11, 2001 at 12:45 PM, in MacNN Lounge

The bed a very nice place where you can...	1,307 Views / 89 Replies
The bed a very nice place where you can increase the population and get a lot of pleasure and stay afterwards to rest and start again. Instead of above, i could have said the women (of the...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Apr 11, 2001 at 11:58 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Soft drink? Water? What is it? People in...	834 Views / 45 Replies
Soft drink? Water? What is it? People in Marseille say that water is such an impure liquid that it makes the 'pastis' (anis liquor) turning white (pure it has the same color as whisky). Above...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Apr 11, 2001 at 11:36 AM, in MacNN Lounge

As Adobe is very slow in going OS X, it would be...	453 Views / 4 Replies
As Adobe is very slow in going OS X, it would be a good idea for Apple to replace the now late Adobe PhotoDeluxe including a more users friendly application than Adobe Photoshop Elements. It is...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Apr 11, 2001 at 11:17 AM, in MacNN Lounge

My guesses: - 128 MB RAM minimum on all models....	808 Views / 51 Replies
My guesses: - 128 MB RAM minimum on all models. - OS X 1.01 standard for everyone (9.1 only as option) - Speed bump for PowerMacs (basic at 533 top at 800 MHz). - Return of Bi-processors and...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Apr 11, 2001 at 11:08 AM, in MacNN Lounge

One thing to put to Microsoft's credit:...	923 Views / 41 Replies
One thing to put to Microsoft's credit: memory-hungry applications like MS Word when competitors use 3 times less RAM for the same (or more possibilities like Nisus Writer, WordPerfect or...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Apr 6, 2001 at 08:20 AM, in MacNN Lounge

My opinion is that within 50 years, hard disks...	673 Views / 38 Replies
My opinion is that within 50 years, hard disks will disappear completely replaced by solid state flash memory in Terabits size (1000 GB), as for user interface, voice activation and sensitive glove...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Apr 6, 2001 at 04:35 AM, in MacNN Lounge

My list: 1991 Performa 200 4M RAM/ HD 40M (also...	522 Views / 25 Replies
My list: 1991 Performa 200 4M RAM/ HD 40M (also known as Classic II), system 7 about $1000 1994 LC 475 12M RAM/ HD 80M, with 14" Apple monitor, system 7.5 $1100 1997 Performa 5400/180 32M RAM/ 2G...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Apr 4, 2001 at 06:20 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Did the Chinese government make any apologies...	3,136 Views / 278 Replies
Did the Chinese government make any apologies concerning the Tien An Men event in which hundreds of their own students were killed by the army? Never. All Western countries said they will boycott...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Apr 4, 2001 at 06:00 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Ach! If Misha toes not want to talk, wie can use...	883 Views / 54 Replies
Ach! If Misha toes not want to talk, wie can use olt methods! (old German saying) Seriously, i don't understand this secrecy. I work for a French site related to MacNN (Macgeneration) and there is...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Apr 4, 2001 at 05:35 PM, in MacNN Lounge

AppleWorks 6.1 can read Word and Excel files	450 Views / 0 Replies
Apple just released today the AW6 upgrade for OS 9. It includes translators for MS Word and Excel documents provided by Dataviz. Note also the special education version available in May is...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Apr 4, 2001 at 04:47 PM, in Applications

They (the Redmond people) are no longer...	662 Views / 11 Replies
They (the Redmond people) are no longer registered as shareholders in various reports. By the way, the just released AppleWorks 6.1 can read Word and Excel files up to the 2001 version. So you have...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Apr 4, 2001 at 04:38 PM, in MacNN Lounge

I know why they don't want to give you any...	883 Views / 54 Replies
I know why they don't want to give you any information about MacNN. They have been recently put on Redmond payroll to pick up our identities so the Bill Gates' Black Men will take all of us to stop...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Apr 4, 2001 at 01:56 PM, in MacNN Lounge

For what i see on the pic, i think it is the...	579 Views / 16 Replies
For what i see on the pic, i think it is the movie director John Huston ------------------ Fight against the Dark Force (Microsoft)
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Apr 4, 2001 at 01:44 PM, in MacNN Lounge

As stated above, international laws state that...	3,136 Views / 278 Replies
As stated above, international laws state that any vessel (ship or plane) that lands on foreign territory for emergency reasons benefit from ex-territoriality status. Therefore, China had no right to...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Apr 4, 2001 at 01:29 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Just a word on snails. Even if they are...	1,162 Views / 38 Replies
Just a word on snails. Even if they are hermaphrodite (having both sexual organs) they need to mate to ensure reproduction.One individual cannot reproduce alone. You have also parthenogenesis...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Apr 4, 2001 at 07:51 AM, in MacNN Lounge

MS Office, all versions: memory hungry and not as...	1,021 Views / 71 Replies
MS Office, all versions: memory hungry and not as convenient as ClarisWorks for mixing up text with anything else.i work 3 times faster with AW 5 than anyone wanting to make a leaflet mixing text,...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Apr 3, 2001 at 07:58 AM, in MacNN Lounge

I am not a veggie. I eat fish and meat. I like...	788 Views / 47 Replies
I am not a veggie. I eat fish and meat. I like rare steaks with pepper sauce and the best i ever had was at the Intercontinental hotel in Amman (Jordan) all prepared at table side under your own eyes...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Apr 1, 2001 at 08:57 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Manatees are one of the two members of the...	528 Views / 20 Replies
Manatees are one of the two members of the Sirenian order (because in some positions, like facing the watcher in a distance, they could look like a siren with breast (sorry but their face does not...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Apr 1, 2001 at 08:17 PM, in MacNN Lounge

I would like to put a word on time zones in...	707 Views / 21 Replies
I would like to put a word on time zones in continental Europe. In 1940, France which was before on GMT (Greenwich is on the same meridian as Paris) passed on Berlin time (GMT+1) because of the...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Apr 1, 2001 at 07:33 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Any list for the less ethical company? I suggest...	418 Views / 1 Replies
Any list for the less ethical company? I suggest Microsoft as number 1 ------------------ Fight against the Dark Force (Microsoft)
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Mar 31, 2001 at 06:41 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Don't forget 2 essential characters : the...	527 Views / 5 Replies
Don't forget 2 essential characters : the arch-villain Bill Gates and the fool joker, Michael Dell. For low-score, indicate Gil Amelio I wish you the best! ------------------ Fight against the...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Mar 31, 2001 at 06:35 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Thanks eep, i already did with your reference, of...	706 Views / 24 Replies
Thanks eep, i already did with your reference, of course. Apple was born on April's fools day like myself though i am more than double of their age (51). Therefore, i am an Apple's fool! ...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Mar 31, 2001 at 06:23 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Good work eep! I always remember Apple's birthday...	706 Views / 24 Replies
Good work eep! I always remember Apple's birthday as it is mine too, but i have 26 years more. You should send it to Steve (as others said above) and if you are lucky enough, it will have made 2...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Mar 31, 2001 at 01:24 PM, in MacNN Lounge

It seems there is a force in universe which is...	1,419 Views / 73 Replies
It seems there is a force in universe which is not affected by the speed of light, that is gravitation. If the sun light takes about 4 minutes to reach us, it takes many years at least 4 years for...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Mar 31, 2001 at 01:04 PM, in MacNN Lounge

If you are interested by the possibilities of...	1,419 Views / 73 Replies
If you are interested by the possibilities of time travel (and teletransportation as well as parallel universes), read the book Timeline by Michael Crichton. As usual, he used scientific informations...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Mar 29, 2001 at 09:57 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Independant tests (sorry i don't have the links)...	520 Views / 13 Replies
Independant tests (sorry i don't have the links) showed Netscape 4.7.5 is about 35 % faster than IE 5 for dowloads and the fastest compared to others. With cable modem, i got speeds between 60 and...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Mar 28, 2001 at 05:11 PM, in Applications

Windows Media Player 7: OK for sound but...	403 Views / 1 Replies
I loaded Windows Media Player 7 for Mac just to give it a try today. Well if the sound performance is ok, even better than QuickTime 5, for video, it is not good at all especially for streaming. Many...
Posted by Fred CHOTTIN, on Mar 28, 2001 at 04:37 PM, in Applications

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