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question i need to know
Jone 10/29/2008 7:24:02 AM
1.list two specific types of document that are created or viewed using notepad
2.Who created the world wide web.
3.Describe how search engines work(use appropriated terminology).

Re: question i need to know
"TaurArian" <taurarian[ at ]gmail.com> 10/29/2008 9:36:28 AM
www.google.com

Do your own homework.

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"Jone" <Jone[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B71C06DE-E0C5-450D-9E20-3F1FAE69650B[ at ]microsoft.com...
[Quoted Text]
> 1.list two specific types of document that are created or viewed using
> notepad
> 2.Who created the world wide web.
> 3.Describe how search engines work(use appropriated terminology).
>


Re: question i need to know
"Olórin" <incanus[ at ]erkljrjre890aeraekj4na.com> 10/29/2008 10:42:44 AM
"Jone" <Jone[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B71C06DE-E0C5-450D-9E20-3F1FAE69650B[ at ]microsoft.com...
[Quoted Text]
> 1.list two specific types of document that are created or viewed using
> notepad
> 2.Who created the world wide web.
> 3.Describe how search engines work(use appropriated terminology).
>

Here are your questions (tidied up slightly):

1. List two specific types of document that are created or viewed using
notepad.
2. Who created the world wide web?
3. Describe how search engines work (use appropriate terminology).

Well, you said you needed to know the *questions*!!

Now, if it's *answers* you're after, you're not going to get spoon fed here,
and it wouldn't help you learn anything, either. Go off and do the work
yourself.

If you've never opened more than one type of document with notepad, then
you're probably on the wrong course. And if you don't know how to do your
own research, go ask your tutor for hints.


Re: question i need to know
"Tom [Pepper] Willett" <tom[ at ]youreadaisyifyoudo.com> 10/29/2008 1:01:15 PM
Why do you need to know the questions if you already asked them?
Actually, 1 and 3 are not questions.

"Jone" <Jone[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B71C06DE-E0C5-450D-9E20-3F1FAE69650B[ at ]microsoft.com...
: 1.list two specific types of document that are created or viewed using
notepad
: 2.Who created the world wide web.
: 3.Describe how search engines work(use appropriated terminology).
:


Re: question i need to know
"John John (MVP)" <audetweld[ at ]nbnet.nb.ca> 10/29/2008 1:08:12 PM
Tom [Pepper] Willett wrote:

[Quoted Text]
> Why do you need to know the questions if you already asked them?
> Actually, 1 and 3 are not questions.

And as for #2, everybody knows that Al Gore invented the internet!

Re: question i need to know
"Gerry" <gerry[ at ]nospam.com> 10/29/2008 3:10:11 PM
John

0/10 try again!


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Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
John John (MVP) wrote:
[Quoted Text]
> Tom [Pepper] Willett wrote:
>
>> Why do you need to know the questions if you already asked them?
>> Actually, 1 and 3 are not questions.
>
> And as for #2, everybody knows that Al Gore invented the internet!


Re: question i need to know
"John John (MVP)" <audetweld[ at ]nbnet.nb.ca> 10/29/2008 3:44:42 PM
Obviously folks from the UK don't get the quip about Al Gore saying that
he "took the initiative in creating the internet" somehthing that
turned out to be a bit of a joke during Al Gore's run in the 2000
Presidential election.

John

Gerry wrote:

[Quoted Text]
> John
>
> 0/10 try again!
>
>
Re: question i need to know
"Tom [Pepper] Willett" <tom[ at ]youreadaisyifyoudo.com> 10/29/2008 4:07:25 PM
Which, incidentally, is an urban legend...;-)
http://www.snopes.com/quotes/internet.asp

"John John (MVP)" <audetweld[ at ]nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
news:uo$6J1dOJHA.2492[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
: Obviously folks from the UK don't get the quip about Al Gore saying that
: he "took the initiative in creating the internet" somehthing that
: turned out to be a bit of a joke during Al Gore's run in the 2000
: Presidential election.
:
: John
:
: Gerry wrote:
:
: > John
: >
: > 0/10 try again!
: >
: >


Re: question i need to know
"John John (MVP)" <audetweld[ at ]nbnet.nb.ca> 10/29/2008 4:37:59 PM
In and interview with Wolf Blitzer he did say: "I took the initiative
in creating the Internet...". and the rest is history, rightly or
wrongly, it quickly blew out of proportion and became an ongoing joke in
the middle of his political campaign. Of course everybody knows that he
didn't invent the internet, I said it as a joke, nothing more.

John

Tom [Pepper] Willett wrote:

[Quoted Text]
> Which, incidentally, is an urban legend...;-)
> http://www.snopes.com/quotes/internet.asp
>
> "John John (MVP)" <audetweld[ at ]nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
> news:uo$6J1dOJHA.2492[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> : Obviously folks from the UK don't get the quip about Al Gore saying that
> : he "took the initiative in creating the internet" somehthing that
> : turned out to be a bit of a joke during Al Gore's run in the 2000
> : Presidential election.
> :
> : John
> :
> : Gerry wrote:
> :
> : > John
> : >
> : > 0/10 try again!
> : >
> : >
>
>

Re: question i need to know
"Twayne" <nobody[ at ]devnull.spamcop.net> 10/29/2008 4:55:38 PM
[Quoted Text]
> 1.list two specific types of document that are created or viewed
> using notepad
> 2.Who created the world wide web.
> 3.Describe how search engines work(use appropriated terminology).

Try wikipedia.com


Re: question i need to know
"DL" <address[ at ]invalid> 10/29/2008 5:19:35 PM
All our news channels and media carry substantial daily reports on the
current election, I wonder if the US media covers overseas elections on such
a basis

"John John (MVP)" <audetweld[ at ]nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
news:uo$6J1dOJHA.2492[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
[Quoted Text]
> Obviously folks from the UK don't get the quip about Al Gore saying that
> he "took the initiative in creating the internet" somehthing that turned
> out to be a bit of a joke during Al Gore's run in the 2000 Presidential
> election.
>
> John
>
> Gerry wrote:
>
>> John
>>
>> 0/10 try again!
>>

Re: question i need to know
"Gerry" <gerry[ at ]nospam.com> 10/29/2008 6:19:01 PM
John

Was it a joke or black (negative) political propaganda? The joke is
when it rebounds on the politician putting out "lies".


--



Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


John John (MVP) wrote:
[Quoted Text]
> Obviously folks from the UK don't get the quip about Al Gore saying
> that he "took the initiative in creating the internet" somehthing
> that turned out to be a bit of a joke during Al Gore's run in the 2000
> Presidential election.
>
> John
>
> Gerry wrote:
>
>> John
>>
>> 0/10 try again!


Re: question i need to know
"John John (MVP)" <audetweld[ at ]nbnet.nb.ca> 10/29/2008 6:43:26 PM
Every politician knows that if you say stupid things or word things
awkwardly during a political campaign it will come back to bite you! Of
course opponents will always try to make political hay out of these
gaffs and try to make more out of them than what was really intended to
be said in the gaff. Al Gore's comment was a joke on the late night
comedy shows but hardly anybody in real politics made too much out of
it, certainly the comments didn't lead to Al Gore's defeat.

John

Gerry wrote:

[Quoted Text]
> John
>
> Was it a joke or black (negative) political propaganda? The joke is
> when it rebounds on the politician putting out "lies".
>
>

Re: question i need to know
"philo" <philo[ at ]privacy.net> 10/29/2008 7:02:29 PM

"Jone" <Jone[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B71C06DE-E0C5-450D-9E20-3F1FAE69650B[ at ]microsoft.com...
[Quoted Text]
> 1.list two specific types of document that are created or viewed using
notepad
> 2.Who created the world wide web.
> 3.Describe how search engines work(use appropriated terminology).
>


OK...

I'll help you with your homework...


oops, I just remembered, they did not have computers when I was a kid...
except for those large, vacuum tube mainframes

Heck they used punch cards ...


Search engines ???

the big question about engines was this:

are they steam powered or diesel>

No search engines back then,,,

no world wide web...
but let me tell you... they had a lot of spider webs back then


they even had them all over the world

maybe that's what you mean by "world wide web" ???


Heck, maybe things weren't so bad back then

I recall that I did have a note pad...

basically just a piece of paper, you could make any kind of document you
wanted...
even paper airplanes..

With all the help I just gave you...
bet you get an A

You betcha <wink>


Re: question i need to know
"Daave" <dcwashNOSPAM[ at ]myrealboxXYZ.invalid> 10/29/2008 11:41:14 PM
"philo" <philo[ at ]privacy.net> wrote in message
news:ua9KhifOJHA.860[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
[Quoted Text]
>
> "Jone" <Jone[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B71C06DE-E0C5-450D-9E20-3F1FAE69650B[ at ]microsoft.com...
>> 1.list two specific types of document that are created or viewed
>> using
> notepad
>> 2.Who created the world wide web.
>> 3.Describe how search engines work(use appropriated terminology).
>>
>
>
> OK...
>
> I'll help you with your homework...
>
>
> oops, I just remembered, they did not have computers when I was a
> kid...
> except for those large, vacuum tube mainframes
>
> Heck they used punch cards ...
>
>
> Search engines ???
>
> the big question about engines was this:
>
> are they steam powered or diesel>
>
> No search engines back then,,,
>
> no world wide web...
> but let me tell you... they had a lot of spider webs back then
>
>
> they even had them all over the world
>
> maybe that's what you mean by "world wide web" ???
>
>
> Heck, maybe things weren't so bad back then
>
> I recall that I did have a note pad...
>
> basically just a piece of paper, you could make any kind of document
> you
> wanted...
> even paper airplanes..
>
> With all the help I just gave you...
> bet you get an A
>
> You betcha <wink>

You're so mavericky, philo!


Re: question i need to know
"philo" <philo[ at ]privacy.net> 10/30/2008 1:27:31 AM

"Daave" <dcwashNOSPAM[ at ]myrealboxXYZ.invalid> wrote in message
news:umIvW$hOJHA.3748[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
[Quoted Text]
> "philo" <philo[ at ]privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:ua9KhifOJHA.860[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >
> > "Jone" <Jone[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:B71C06DE-E0C5-450D-9E20-3F1FAE69650B[ at ]microsoft.com...
> >> 1.list two specific types of document that are created or viewed
> >> using
> > notepad
> >> 2.Who created the world wide web.
> >> 3.Describe how search engines work(use appropriated terminology).
> >>
> >
> >
> > OK...
> >
> > I'll help you with your homework...
> >
> >
> > oops, I just remembered, they did not have computers when I was a
> > kid...
> > except for those large, vacuum tube mainframes
> >
> > Heck they used punch cards ...
> >
> >
> > Search engines ???
> >
> > the big question about engines was this:
> >
> > are they steam powered or diesel>
> >
> > No search engines back then,,,
> >
> > no world wide web...
> > but let me tell you... they had a lot of spider webs back then
> >
> >
> > they even had them all over the world
> >
> > maybe that's what you mean by "world wide web" ???
> >
> >
> > Heck, maybe things weren't so bad back then
> >
> > I recall that I did have a note pad...
> >
> > basically just a piece of paper, you could make any kind of document
> > you
> > wanted...
> > even paper airplanes..
> >
> > With all the help I just gave you...
> > bet you get an A
> >
> > You betcha <wink>
>
> You're so mavericky, philo!
>
>

LOL!!!!


Re: question i need to know
"Xandros" <arron.neus*remove*[ at ]gmail.com> 10/30/2008 2:44:13 AM

"John John (MVP)" <audetweld[ at ]nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
news:geaare$4kv$1[ at ]aioe.org...
[Quoted Text]
> Every politician knows that if you say stupid things or word things
> awkwardly during a political campaign it will come back to bite you! Of
> course opponents will always try to make political hay out of these gaffs
> and try to make more out of them than what was really intended to be said
> in the gaff. Al Gore's comment was a joke on the late night comedy shows
> but hardly anybody in real politics made too much out of it, certainly the
> comments didn't lead to Al Gore's defeat.
>
> John

No it was a corrupt electoral system that lost Gore the Presidency. Bush's
brother was the Governor of Florida at the time wasn't he?

--

Xandros


Re: question i need to know
TaurArian 10/30/2008 2:46:00 AM
That's so sad, I'm old enough to know what you mean.
K


"philo" wrote:
[Quoted Text]
>
> OK...
>
> I'll help you with your homework...
>
>
> oops, I just remembered, they did not have computers when I was a kid...
> except for those large, vacuum tube mainframes
>
> Heck they used punch cards ...
>
>
> Search engines ???
>
> the big question about engines was this:
>
> are they steam powered or diesel>
>
> No search engines back then,,,
>
> no world wide web...
> but let me tell you... they had a lot of spider webs back then
>
>
> they even had them all over the world
>
> maybe that's what you mean by "world wide web" ???
>
>
> Heck, maybe things weren't so bad back then
>
> I recall that I did have a note pad...
>
> basically just a piece of paper, you could make any kind of document you
> wanted...
> even paper airplanes..
>
> With all the help I just gave you...
> bet you get an A
>
> You betcha <wink>
>
>
>
Re: question i need to know
"philo" <philo[ at ]privacy.net> 10/30/2008 10:31:32 AM

"TaurArian" <taurarian[ at ]gmail.com> wrote in message
news:9DC33C15-99C6-44E4-B48A-2F268992230B[ at ]microsoft.com...
[Quoted Text]
> That's so sad, I'm old enough to know what you mean.
> K
>
>
<snip>

When i was a kid...I used to read a lot of science fiction...
and pretty much believed all that stuff would some day become possible...

However back in 1964 or 1965 when Isaac Asimov mentioned a *desk top*
computer in one of his stories...
I stopped reading sci-fi.

I realized right then and there, that sci-fi was nothing but pure fantasy...
and I better put my mind back in the real world >G>!


Re: question i need to know
"Tom [Pepper] Willett" <tom[ at ]youreadaisyifyoudo.com> 10/30/2008 12:59:28 PM

: No it was a corrupt electoral system that lost Gore the Presidency. Bush's
: brother was the Governor of Florida at the time wasn't he?
:

It was a corrupt republican supreme court.


Re: question i need to know
Akash2007 <Akash2007.34f8a19[ at ]pcbanter.net> 10/30/2008 2:48:24 PM
political campaign it will come back to bite you! Of
course opponents will always try to make political hay out of these
gaffs and try to make more out of them than what was really intended to
be said in the gaff. Al Gore's comment was a joke on the late night
comedy shows but hardly anybody in real politics made too much out of
it, certainly the comments didn't lead to Al Gore's defeat. -- Akash2007
Re: question i need to know
"Ian D" <taurus[ at ]nowhere.com> 10/30/2008 7:47:04 PM

"philo" <philo[ at ]privacy.net> wrote in message
news:OgKcnpnOJHA.4772[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
[Quoted Text]
>
> "TaurArian" <taurarian[ at ]gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:9DC33C15-99C6-44E4-B48A-2F268992230B[ at ]microsoft.com...
>> That's so sad, I'm old enough to know what you mean.
>> K
>>
>>
> <snip>
>
> When i was a kid...I used to read a lot of science fiction...
> and pretty much believed all that stuff would some day become possible...
>
> However back in 1964 or 1965 when Isaac Asimov mentioned a *desk top*
> computer in one of his stories...
> I stopped reading sci-fi.
>
> I realized right then and there, that sci-fi was nothing but pure
> fantasy...
> and I better put my mind back in the real world >G>!
>
>
It's a good thing he never described the likes of an iPhone,
or a pocket computer with GPS.


Re: question i need to know
"philo" <philo[ at ]privacy.net> 10/30/2008 8:31:24 PM

"Ian D" <taurus[ at ]nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:uQZuGhsOJHA.1148[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
[Quoted Text]
>
> "philo" <philo[ at ]privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:OgKcnpnOJHA.4772[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >
> > "TaurArian" <taurarian[ at ]gmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:9DC33C15-99C6-44E4-B48A-2F268992230B[ at ]microsoft.com...
> >> That's so sad, I'm old enough to know what you mean.
> >> K
> >>
> >>
> > <snip>
> >
> > When i was a kid...I used to read a lot of science fiction...
> > and pretty much believed all that stuff would some day become
possible...
> >
> > However back in 1964 or 1965 when Isaac Asimov mentioned a *desk top*
> > computer in one of his stories...
> > I stopped reading sci-fi.
> >
> > I realized right then and there, that sci-fi was nothing but pure
> > fantasy...
> > and I better put my mind back in the real world >G>!
> >
> >
> It's a good thing he never described the likes of an iPhone,
> or a pocket computer with GPS.
>
>

LOL

now that you've mentioned iPhone...
it made me think of some bad sci-fi movie that was made in 1938 or so...
and the intercom system in the space ship was a dial phone!!!


Re: question i need to know
Stubbo of Oz <stubbo[ at ]invalid.invalid> 10/30/2008 10:03:30 PM
On Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:31:32 -0500, "philo" <philo[ at ]privacy.net> wrote:

[Quoted Text]
>
>"TaurArian" <taurarian[ at ]gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:9DC33C15-99C6-44E4-B48A-2F268992230B[ at ]microsoft.com...
>> That's so sad, I'm old enough to know what you mean.
>> K
>>
>>
><snip>
>
>When i was a kid...I used to read a lot of science fiction...
>and pretty much believed all that stuff would some day become possible...
>
>However back in 1964 or 1965 when Isaac Asimov mentioned a *desk top*
>computer in one of his stories...
>I stopped reading sci-fi.

I remember reading in SciFi about doors that automatically opened for
you as you approached them. WOW! I thought - how good would that be!!

--
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Stubbo of Oz
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Re: question i need to know
"philo" <philo[ at ]privacy.net> 10/30/2008 11:03:07 PM

"Stubbo of Oz" <stubbo[ at ]invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:7nbkg4pclcpiiv94e0jj723eqvs48k99k9[ at ]4ax.com...
[Quoted Text]
> On Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:31:32 -0500, "philo" <philo[ at ]privacy.net> wrote:
>
> >
> >"TaurArian" <taurarian[ at ]gmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:9DC33C15-99C6-44E4-B48A-2F268992230B[ at ]microsoft.com...
> >> That's so sad, I'm old enough to know what you mean.
> >> K
> >>
> >>
> ><snip>
> >
> >When i was a kid...I used to read a lot of science fiction...
> >and pretty much believed all that stuff would some day become possible...
> >
> >However back in 1964 or 1965 when Isaac Asimov mentioned a *desk top*
> >computer in one of his stories...
> >I stopped reading sci-fi.
>
> I remember reading in SciFi about doors that automatically opened for
> you as you approached them. WOW! I thought - how good would that be!!
>
>


Yes and by 1955 or so, some grocery stores had those "electric eye"
door openers...they were really cool.

BTW: here is some humor that really does not have anything to do
with XP...
but this thread is so far OT by now I figured I might as well throw it in



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhTSaaREYag


Re: question i need to know
Stubbo of Oz <stubbo[ at ]invalid.invalid> 10/30/2008 11:49:42 PM
On Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:03:07 -0500, "philo" <philo[ at ]privacy.net> wrote:

[Quoted Text]
>
>"Stubbo of Oz" <stubbo[ at ]invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>news:7nbkg4pclcpiiv94e0jj723eqvs48k99k9[ at ]4ax.com...
>> On Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:31:32 -0500, "philo" <philo[ at ]privacy.net> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >"TaurArian" <taurarian[ at ]gmail.com> wrote in message
>> >news:9DC33C15-99C6-44E4-B48A-2F268992230B[ at ]microsoft.com...
>> >> That's so sad, I'm old enough to know what you mean.
>> >> K
>> >>
>> >>
>> ><snip>
>> >
>> >When i was a kid...I used to read a lot of science fiction...
>> >and pretty much believed all that stuff would some day become possible...
>> >
>> >However back in 1964 or 1965 when Isaac Asimov mentioned a *desk top*
>> >computer in one of his stories...
>> >I stopped reading sci-fi.
>>
>> I remember reading in SciFi about doors that automatically opened for
>> you as you approached them. WOW! I thought - how good would that be!!
>>
>>
>
>
>Yes and by 1955 or so, some grocery stores had those "electric eye"
>door openers...they were really cool.
>
>BTW: here is some humor that really does not have anything to do
>with XP...
>but this thread is so far OT by now I figured I might as well throw it in
>
>
>
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhTSaaREYag

Watched that after I saw it in your 24hoursupport.helpdesk message.

Really great video!!

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Stubbo of Oz
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Re: question i need to know
"Olórin" <incanus[ at ]erkljrjre890aeraekj4na.com> 10/31/2008 9:17:49 AM
"Stubbo of Oz" <stubbo[ at ]invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:7nbkg4pclcpiiv94e0jj723eqvs48k99k9[ at ]4ax.com...
[Quoted Text]
> On Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:31:32 -0500, "philo" <philo[ at ]privacy.net> wrote:
>
>>
>>"TaurArian" <taurarian[ at ]gmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:9DC33C15-99C6-44E4-B48A-2F268992230B[ at ]microsoft.com...
>>> That's so sad, I'm old enough to know what you mean.
>>> K
>>>
>>>
>><snip>
>>
>>When i was a kid...I used to read a lot of science fiction...
>>and pretty much believed all that stuff would some day become possible...
>>
>>However back in 1964 or 1965 when Isaac Asimov mentioned a *desk top*
>>computer in one of his stories...
>>I stopped reading sci-fi.
>
> I remember reading in SciFi about doors that automatically opened for
> you as you approached them. WOW! I thought - how good would that be!!
>
> --
> ----------------
> Stubbo of Oz
> ----------------

I remember reading in a behind-the-scenes book that after the original
series of Star Trek first aired, a hospital contacted the studios asking
about the technology behind the Enterprise's doors. They were told that the
secret lay in a hidden-away man with a big wheel watching the action. At
just the right moment he'd start cranking furiously...!


Re: question i need to know
"philo" <philo[ at ]privacy.net> 10/31/2008 10:08:22 AM

"Olórin" <incanus[ at ]erkljrjre890aeraekj4na.com> wrote in message
news:%23QmENmzOJHA.4264[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
[Quoted Text]
> "Stubbo of Oz" <stubbo[ at ]invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> news:7nbkg4pclcpiiv94e0jj723eqvs48k99k9[ at ]4ax.com...
> > On Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:31:32 -0500, "philo" <philo[ at ]privacy.net> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>"TaurArian" <taurarian[ at ]gmail.com> wrote in message
> >>news:9DC33C15-99C6-44E4-B48A-2F268992230B[ at ]microsoft.com...
> >>> That's so sad, I'm old enough to know what you mean.
> >>> K
> >>>
> >>>
> >><snip>
> >>
> >>When i was a kid...I used to read a lot of science fiction...
> >>and pretty much believed all that stuff would some day become
possible...
> >>
> >>However back in 1964 or 1965 when Isaac Asimov mentioned a *desk top*
> >>computer in one of his stories...
> >>I stopped reading sci-fi.
> >
> > I remember reading in SciFi about doors that automatically opened for
> > you as you approached them. WOW! I thought - how good would that be!!
> >
> > --
> > ----------------
> > Stubbo of Oz
> > ----------------
>
> I remember reading in a behind-the-scenes book that after the original
> series of Star Trek first aired, a hospital contacted the studios asking
> about the technology behind the Enterprise's doors. They were told that
the
> secret lay in a hidden-away man with a big wheel watching the action. At
> just the right moment he'd start cranking furiously...!
>
>


So the hospital must have hired a lot of men to hide behind doors I suppose
<G>


Re: question i need to know
Rich <Rich[ at ]nospam.com> 11/4/2008 10:32:27 PM
philo wrote:

[Quoted Text]
> When i was a kid...I used to read a lot of science fiction...
> and pretty much believed all that stuff would some day become possible...
>
> However back in 1964 or 1965 when Isaac Asimov mentioned a *desk top*
> computer in one of his stories...
>

It was in "Foundation and Empire". I remember it well. They looked
through a transparent cover on the desktop to see the screen beneath,
meanwhile manipulating the 'controls' (keyboard?) out of sight. All the
while they were conducting negotiations across the desk with someone who
was unaware of what they were doing.

Rich

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