--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 101 COMICS Ref: FA300004 Date: 05/26/98 From: DAVID BLOCHER Time: 12:21am \/To: DENNIS BOWERS (Read 0 times) Subj: Nick Fury movie -> PID: BWMAX 3.20 [Reg] -> MSGID: 1:300/53.0 35688fac -> REPLY: 1:282/4059 194c62bc -> In our last episode, DAVE JANSEN and ALL were battling -> over Nick Fury movie. -> -> DJ> Hassaleholf ,star of this film was on Conan the other night,& the -> DJ> date he said that the fury film airs is may 26th.Considering how awful -> DJ> most of marvels live action films have been,I have tripidations on this -> DJ> one.Marvel really needs a film success to make their comeback. -> -> Wasn't aware there was ever a Marvel live action movie. There -> have been movies based on Marvel characters, but from everything -> I know about them, the only involvement Marvel had in the movies -> was to sign the rights away to the movie producers. Can you -> name one movie based on a Marvel character that Marvel Comics -> themselves was directly involved in? I have seen clips of this Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. movie, and I must agree that even though it did look atheniac, I don't think it is anything promising. If it graduates into a TV Series then harr-Ray! I however am prepare to rate it about a 5 or 6. I wonder when the made for tv version of The Punisher will be on? I wonder if it will be better than that of the video version?! David Blocher blocker@televar.co --- Platinum Xpress/Win/Wildcat5! v2.0 * Origin: Get Your Fido Fix Here. telnet://bbs.docsplace.org (1:3603/140) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 101 COMICS Ref: FA300005 Date: 05/26/98 From: STEPHEN TURNER Time: 02:34am \/To: DAVE JANSEN (Read 1 times) Subj: Re: Kirbys Olsen On 07 May 98 00:01:04, Dave Jansen said this to Stephen Turner. It had Something to do with "Kirbys Olsen". DJ> Poor Kirby, he was looked apon as a traitor by most of the marvel DJ> crowd,& an outsider by most of the DC fans. His Olsen was RADICLY DJ> diferent then what had come before, & he really did'nt get enough time DJ> to win over either group of fans. They were overflowing with new DJ> characters & ideas.Indeed, its something to now see how much they have DJ> become part of the DC mainstream! DC was never the same after kirby. Actually, DC was never the same after Adams, Kaluta, Wrightson, et al. Kirby was a major coup for DC, considering that he was probably still working out of a tackey, tin-pan-alley style office, (has anybody actually ever SEEN "The Vision Building",) and was underpaid, considering that he and Ditko pretty much put Marvel where it is. DC was still mecca in the comics world then....home of the LEGENDS... --- Renegade v5-11 Exp * Origin: Dar's House '13' BBS w/RIP & ANsI (610)543-1562 (1:273/433) --------------- Next conference: FIDO Message Area Next topic: 102 Consumer Reports FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 102 CONSUMER REPORTS Ref: EG300025Date: 12/03/97 From: CHARLES MIELKE Time: 01:06am \/To: HAL HANIG (Read 6 times) Subj: Supermarket Fruits HH> JO>> Did you make sure the watermelons you bought were green everywhere? HH> JO>> Because a big yellow or white area on the rind is a bad sign. HH>This past season turned out to be an excellent one for watermelons, at HH>least here in N. C.. I do my family's melon selection, and I NEVER bought HH>one a that did not have a large whitish or yellowish area on its HH>bottomside, and the larger the better. As it turned out, with my perfect HH>20-20 hindsight, we never did have a really bad melon; on the contrary, HH>most all of them were uncommonly sweet and flavorful. HH>Maybe my grandmother told different stories than yours! (g) Looks like it - I never knew how to pick out a sweet watermelon until this year - heard a tip on the local TV to look for a yellow bottom. The one I bought, with a yellow bottom, was the best, and sweetest, watermelon I've ever had. --- * SLMR 2.1a * - Ignorance is curable; stupidity is forever. --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: The Looking Glass * Greer, SC * (864) 848-1961 * (1:3639/2.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 102 CONSUMER REPORTS Ref: EG400000Date: 12/04/97 From: DON LEWIS Time: 02:58pm \/To: BOB GEARHART (Read 6 times) Subj: Modem Talk BG> I'm afraid that we have reached the limit of analog modem speed. BG> Until they rewire the world with fiber and digital transmission BG> from the end point, your home or business, it is physically BG> impossible with existing hardware to go any further. With the BG> government holding the phone companies ability to compete BG> hostage, I can't see them spending billions to create a system BG> they are not allowed to market. First of all, the government isn't restricting competition but is requiring it, so much that it forces local Bells to help smaller companies by providing interconnections at cost (This is like forcing a movie theatre to sell tickets for competing theatres). Secondly, I've been told by engineers where I work that copper isn't nearly the roadblock to faster communications that some people think it is. --- AdeptXBBS v1.07g (Registered) * Origin: Tempe, AZ USA (602)491-5285 (1:114/20) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 102 CONSUMER REPORTS Ref: EG400001Date: 12/02/97 From: DAVE HALLIDAY Time: 08:38pm \/To: MICHAEL GRAHAM (Read 6 times) Subj: Re: New monitor info? >>> I've been looking around, and almost everyone recommends getting a >>> larger screen >>> but the larger screens seem to me to be less sharp. DH>> Also, if you are dealing with the same screen resolutions, your DH>> 1024x768 screen will use fewer dots on the smaller monitor. The DH>> same resolution will be spread out over many more dots on the DH>> larger monitor. This will make your text look "softer" > I'm not so sure about that because the electron beams light up a much > larger spot than the dot pitch of the picture tube because the shadow > mask's purpose is to align the electron beams with their respective > color dots (or stripes), sort of like louvers. This is a function of the Dot Pitch and the smaller the number, the better. Usually, the big monitors have about the same Dot Pitch as the smaller ones. If you run the same resoulution ( 1024 horizontal let's say ), the larger monitor will use more "dots" to display each pixel. My concern was not the electron beam being fuzzier, it was that more dots were being used to paint each pixel. ( my dad has macular degeneration and uses a 21" monitor - we have been through this ) TTYL - Dave --- Via Silver Xpress V4.4 [Reg] * Origin: Grey Matter * Seattle, WA * 1:343/210 * (206) 528-1941 (1:343/210) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 102 CONSUMER REPORTS Ref: EG400002Date: 12/04/97 From: JIM OGINO Time: 04:16am \/To: MICHAEL SHARON (Read 6 times) Subj: Re: Supermarket Fruits JO> I have noticed that watermelons with big yellow areas are likely to be flavor-free, but every all-green melon has tasted good. MS> I cannot find any rationalization to your claim of a watermelon "...with big yellow areas being likely to be flavor-free." At least not with my taste preferences. I've found that the bigger the yellow spot, the more the red part inside tastes like the inner side of the rind. OTOH, a watermelon too dark on the outside can be mushy inside. MS> I've found that visiting a "Produce Market" tends to offer far superior selections when purchasing fruits and vegetables. JO> Unfortunately there aren't many of those where I live, and the few that do exist don't necessarily sell wholesome food. MS> Really? I find that somewhat odd. Especially if they're exclusively in the fruits and vegetables business!? If you feel that what they are selling is not considered wholesome food, what is it that you feel is missing? What's usually missing is a stationary building because the typical small green grocer here either sells only gourmet items or is located temporarily at a vacant street corner and operating out of a truck (often a rental). I once even saw shrimp being sold from a van. --- AdeptXBBS v1.07g (Registered) * Origin: Tempe, AZ USA (602)491-5285 (1:114/20) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 102 CONSUMER REPORTS Ref: EG400003Date: 12/04/97 From: JIM OGINO Time: 04:16am \/To: HAL HANIG (Read 6 times) Subj: Re: Supermarket Fruits -=> Quoting Jim Ogino to Michael Sharon <=- JO> Did you make sure the watermelons you bought were green everywhere? Because a big yellow or white area on the rind is a bad sign. HH> This past season turned out to be an excellent one for watermelons, at least here in N. C.. I do my family's melon selection, and I NEVER bought one a that did not have a large whitish or yellowish area on its bottomside, and the larger the better. As it turned out, with my perfect 20-20 hindsight, we never did have a really bad melon; on the contrary, most all of them were uncommonly sweet and flavorful. Many watermelons from supermarkets here taste either too much like rind or are mushy inside. I prefer the ones my parents grow hydroponically. My father places in molding forms so they'll turn out square (They fits better in the refrigerator and are less prone to roll off the counter). HH> Maybe my grandmother told different stories than yours! (g) Mine's often involve her bribing someone during WW II. :-) --- AdeptXBBS v1.07g (Registered) * Origin: Tempe, AZ USA (602)491-5285 (1:114/20) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 102 CONSUMER REPORTS Ref: EG400004Date: 12/04/97 From: TOM WALKER Time: 06:30am \/To: RAY HOBIN (Read 6 times) Subj: Re: Test your phone lines RH> Well, I have a ZxXel 14,400 modem but wanted to see what my line can RH> supoport before I replace it so I just tried it and got the following: RH> RH> Test returned Code 4 RH> Cannot determine X2 capability, test must run V.34 mode. That is right one must call in with a 28.8 Minimum speed modem for the test to work.And even then I suspect the test is Taylored(Very Optomistic) toward selling USR X2 modems. :-) --- GEcho 1.00 * Origin: San Diego's HOTTEST BBS (619) 669-0385 (1:202/911) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 102 CONSUMER REPORTS Ref: EG400005Date: 12/04/97 From: TOM WALKER Time: 06:32am \/To: MICHAEL GRAHAM (Read 6 times) Subj: Re: New monitor info? MG> The coarsest pitch I've seen for a 17" recently is .39mm, which is MG> too big. .39mm is even too big for a 14" monitor unless you only want to use EGA resolution! --- GEcho 1.00 * Origin: San Diego's HOTTEST BBS (619) 669-0385 (1:202/911) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 102 CONSUMER REPORTS Ref: EG400006Date: 12/04/97 From: TOM WALKER Time: 06:36am \/To: TERRY MAY (Read 6 times) Subj: Re: MODEM TALK TM> TW> Throuhg still more Smoke and Mirror Trickery. The Lines thenselves are TM> TW> still only moving data at 2400 BAUD. It is jsut the tricks allow ore TM> TW> Bits per BAUD. :-) :-) TM> TM> Who cares how they do it? Well I assume NO one in this Echo as it is really OFF topic. But to the Technical oriented there is a great deal of interest in the "Smoke and Mirrors" of Higher modem speeds. --- GEcho 1.00 * Origin: San Diego's HOTTEST BBS (619) 669-0385 (1:202/911)