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erco replied to the thread Parallel Tasks.Touch pads are interesting, but a project in themselves to calibrate. The values returned by TOUCH will vary with environmental... -
erco replied to the thread Windows 11 update.No knocking perceived.😀 Many of us here are old cheapskates who love, celebrate and maintain our vintage tech. " You can pry it out of...
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OK found it, it gives a reply quoting the whole of the text....... also discovered if drag across to highlight a part line of text and...
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If you are in a hurry, touch pads are rarely a good choice. Physical contact switches (good ones) always work immediately.
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erco replied to the thread Windows 11 update.Click "Reply" (next to "Like") to quote someone's post. My desktop was an older refurb when I got it ~2015, harkening back to simpler...
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erco replied to the thread Windows 11 update.My main desktop at work has a real serial port and Windows 10, works great. I doubt if any of the newer hardware for Windows 11 (8th gen...
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erco replied to the thread Windows 11 update.Zero, fortunately. I also saw several mentions of implanted malware online, so I first logged with a burner Outlook account so I could...
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I'm with kfjl - you use the hardware until you've squeezed the last CPU cycle from it ;-) The Dell E6420 I'm using now is from 2013...
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One of my kids recently found a couple of laptops in a skip at the local rubbish dump. Both had Win 7 installed. I suppose they were...
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When I find I can't run win7 for what I need, I will migrate to Linux. My two computers were bought as surplus from the the local...
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Have to agree with you on that point. You'll never find me queuing for 72 hours outside an Apple store for the latest iPhone 27. Nor...
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Well, I'll likely run Win 10 for as long as it continues to work - the "teething" stories about Win 11 continue to circulate. I might...
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erco reacted to kiwiowl's post in the thread Electronics Help Needed Please (for a very special project) with
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Thanks for your concern. I've already got clearance from the Sextant for the design. The thing is, the cemetery is 'locked' when it's... -
erco reacted to kiwiowl's post in the thread Electronics Help Needed Please (for a very special project) with Like.
Thanks for your extensive reply and the time you have spent to write it. It will take me a while to read and digest this, but thanks again.
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erco replied to the thread Windows 11 update.Windows 11 is barely different from Windows 10, just few tweaks. I have installed or upgraded a dozen cheap used computers to it. No...