[Coco] Hex calculator (off topic)

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I also use Fedora, as well as Debian and Linspire (also Debian). I used
to think I had to have Windblows to make use of all the common stuff
but openoffice.org solved that little problem :-)  --r

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Hex calculator (off topic)
> From: Gene Heskett <gene.heskett at verizon.net>
> Date: Fri, March 30, 2007 4:56 pm
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> 
> On Friday 30 March 2007, coco at yourdvd.net wrote:
> >I can't be a Bill Basher - everytime I turn on the CoCo I am greeted by
> >Microsoft BASIC :-)
> 
> Yeah, well on my laptop, one of the grub options is to boot xp.  The 
> default is Fedora Core 5, soon to be F7 when its out.  There is very
> very 
> little that I need that XP install that came on it 18 months ago except 
> as a way to let the dweebs at Circuit City verify that something has
> gone 
> south, like the dvd writer in it.  I boot it from time to time to let it 
> call home and update itself, but if it tells M$ whats on the hard drive, 
> that might be questionable, I have the cd's that music was ripped
> from.    
> But to do that, it will have to read a linux ext3 partition, something 
> that I don't think winderz was capable of till a couple of weeks ago.
> 
> When I bought it, they tried to tell me the warranty was void if I 
> installed linux on it.  Since I already had the receipt for a 3 year 
> warranty in hand, my reply was that it wouldn't hold water in court 
> because if you deny the warranty I already paid for, we WILL be in court.
> 
> The dvd writer died after I'd used it the first time with the 4L
> (genuine 
> lightscribe software) package for linux to write a picture to the back
> of 
> a dvd.
> 
> There were NO problems in getting it warrantied other than the shipping 
> delay getting the replacement drive, about 3 days, but I wasn't back in 
> town till a week later anyway, so that was another zero problem.
> 
> The replacement drive has burnt several more dvd's on both sides
> without a 
> hiccup.
> 
> So one can live in an M$ free world, my disk controller boots nitros9 by 
> default on my coco3/6309/2megs/1GB hard drive.
> 
> >> -------- Original Message --------
> >> Subject: Re: [Coco] Hex calculator (off topic)
> >> From: "Bruce W. Calkins" 
> >> Date: Tue, March 27, 2007 4:53 pm
> >> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" 
> >>
> >> Texas Instruments TI-36X solar has Hex ability.
> >>
> >> I have an old DATEXX Model DS-700 that does Hex, Oct, Bin and Decimal.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> The coolest one (Sorry Bill Bashers.) is as close as your Windows
> >> Start button.  Normally Start-Programs-Accessories-Calculator.  Once
> >> open click
> >> view and select scientific, then select Hex.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Bruce W.
> >>
> >> > Hi. Does anyone know if there was ever a Hexadecimal calculator and
> >> > where to get one?
> >> > I know a spreadsheet is great for this but sometimes my job requires
> >> > to do some simple boolean hex math in the field, on the plant floor,
> >> > not the place for a PC, not even a laptop (unless it's
> >> > dust/water/petro/food/scalding/freezing proof). A calculator of
> >> > sorts would be great.
> >>
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