The Loony Bin
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loonies@bloodaxe.demon.co.uk
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Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:51:44 +0100
Hiya People...
I don't often quote from the newsgroups, but this was too good to pass
up...enjoy...
Wishes & Dreams...
- ANDREA
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hllerith@delta1.deltanet.com (Chris Sullivan)
talk.rumors,alt.2600,alt.bbs.internet,alt.fan.letterman
Subject: Re: Put Windows 95 on a TRS-80
Joe VanDeventer (vii@freeway.net) wrote:
: This brings up a problem I've had with installing Win95 on alternative
: platforms lately: I recently put it on a small rusty toaster in my
...
: enough room in it for a thin slice of french toast sticks. I also tried
: linux, but the toast kept coming out burned beyond all recognition. So
That's because you're probably running the 1.1.59 kernal with LinToast
0.61.0. You will need to either get a newer version of the kernal, or
download the diff file for LinToast for 1.1.59 from the Internet somewhere.
Or, if you're real adventurous, you can try to compile Xtoast, but
without a screen or mouse, it might be hard to use.
While we're on the subject of running alternative operating systems on
toasters, I tried installing AmigaDOS into my GE 6-6102 toaster, and I
can toast bagels, PopTarts, and even English muffins, but when I put in a
slice of bread, it kicks it back out right away and the power light keeps
blinking on and off. Somebody mentioned to me that I might need
something called a TBC (I think it stands for Toast-Bread Converter or
something like that). It's supposed to plug in to the toaster somehow,
but it has these funny round plugs that I can't seem to find an adapter
to go to the wall socket for it. Somebody else mentioned that I need to
replace my Agnus with a fatter one. The only problem is, I'm now married
to her, so I can't change that easily, especially when I can't make
toast for her in the morning.
I eventually gave up and went back to TOS (the Toaster Operating
System). Works swell. Except now, every once and a while, I swear I can
hear strange, antique-sounding boings and bonks when it's working. Could
be nothing, who knows.
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Xenon@Deltanet.Com ()
talk.rumors,alt.2600,alt.bbs.internet,alt.fan.letterman
Subject: Re: Put Windows 95 on a TRS-80
Joe VanDeventer (vii@freeway.net) wrote:
>: This brings up a problem I've had with installing Win95 on alternative
>: platforms lately: I recently put it on a small rusty toaster in my
>...
>: enough room in it for a thin slice of french toast sticks. I also tried
>: linux, but the toast kept coming out burned beyond all recognition. So
hllerith@delta1.deltanet.com (Chris Sullivan) wrote:
>That's because you're probably running the 1.1.59 kernal with LinToast
>0.61.0. You will need to either get a newer version of the kernal, or
>download the diff file for LinToast for 1.1.59 from the Internet somewhere.
>Or, if you're real adventurous, you can try to compile Xtoast, but
>without a screen or mouse, it might be hard to use.
No sweat. Telnet to toast.com. They have the newest release of LoafenLook
as an X manager. You can configure it by doing the following: rye
XAte6Config. (If rye doesn't work for you as an editor, use bread. It's a
little more antiquated, but it works.) Remember...if you intend to allow
remote toasts to access your site, you'll need to set the rctoasts file.
There are help files that can be viewed with ToastView, a ToastScript
viewer for LinToast and X. I would also reccommend getting XLoafer. Last
but not least, if you run out of bread, you can always eat that Magic
Cookie that comes with most versions of Unix.