11-18-18 12:15 Holger Granholm wrote to Ed Vance about Re: Thank You!   
   Howdy! Again Holger,   
      
    HG> @MSGID: <5BF297FC.1939.amtradio@capitolcityonline.net>   
    HG> In a message on 11-17-18 Ed Vance said to Holger Granholm:   
      
    HG> GD Ed,   
      
    HG> Your message sounded to me as a thanks and farewell to Fidonet.   
      
    EV> I'll have to look at My post again to see if it looks like that to   
    EV> Me. Didn't mean to suggest Fidonet (or BBSing) not being useful.   
      
    HG> Oh no, just like you was leaving Fidonet.   
      
   NOT EVER!!!!!!!!   
      
   I've been hooked on BBSing since I got the C=64 in early 1984.   
   This BBS  has FidoNet Echoes and also has Echoes from Mystic, Dove, GT Power   
   and the iLink Networks.   
      
   Lots of interesting information.   
      
   Before 1984, I logged on a couple of 2 Meter Amateur Radio RTTY BBS's.   
   One was ran on an Apple ][ PC and the other on an Atari 400(or 800) PC.   
      
   I used an Netronics Ascii/Baudot Video Board and their Keyboard on 20M HF   
   and 2M VHF w/ a home brew 555 AFSK Keyer and a home brew RTTY Demodulator.   
      
   The first HF RTTY QSO I made on 20M was on W1AW's Bulletin Frequency.   
      
   After the Bulletin session ended I type CQ and had a short QSO with a HAM   
   using a KIM-1 Computer iirc.   
      
   I had thought there would be other Hams listening to those RTTY Bulletin,   
   and that would be a good time of day to try out My RTTY setup on HF.   
      
    EV> Some time ago You mentioned to Me about using the Mouse on Your lap,   
    EV> placed on something (Clipboard?).   
      
    HG> I didn't suggest 'on the lap' but at the height of your lap.   
      
   O.K.   Duh.     Memory - My PC has it, I don't.   .... ..   
      
    HG> For instance: All my stationary machines stand on the floor and the top   
    HG> is abt 55 cm above the floor (2 feet minus 2 inches). On the top lays   
    HG> the mouse mat.   
      
   This XP box is 15" tall but is on a stand with wheels which makes it   
   18" abt 45 cm above the floor.   
      
   Ye old 486 is 25" above the floor.   
      
   Both of those PC's are in a corner of the room, a desk is on one side and   
   at a right angle is another desk for my Printer/Scanner AIO.   
      
   Those PC's are kinda hid where I could't use a mouse as You do on them.   
      
   I take the book off of my lap and put the Keyboard on my lap when I type.   
      
   I guess that's the only exercise I get in this room -  swapping the Book I   
   use the Mouse on, and getting the Keyboard when I want to type something.   
      
    EV> THANK YOU!, doing that method has made life easier for Me now.   
      
    HG> OK.   
      
      
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