Subj : 40 columns
To   : Ruth Haffly
From : Ben Collver
Date : Tue Aug 19 2025 09:23:44

  Re: 40 columns
  By: Ruth Haffly to Ben Collver on Sun Aug 17 2025 17:11:39

Hi Ruth,

RH> Yes, IIRC, we had a C=64 from 1984-1994, (maybe 1995). Got introduced to
RH> Fidonet in late January, 1994 and made the switch to PCs in April or May
RH> of that year (or 95, possibly, long ago enough that I don't remember
RH> exactly).
RH> Honestly, I couldn't tell you. I don't have the "computer smarts".

Thanks for answering.  I'll have to try it for myself and see.  On a lark,
i ran "MODE CO40" then "MM /C /NOCLOCK" and Meal-Master ran in 40 column
text mode, though not very well.  I downloaded a few recipe managers to
try in an Apple II emulator when i find the time.

RH> We had a breakfast at church before service this morning. Our fig tree
RH> has been producing faster than Steve and I could eat them so I took some
RH> and made oatmeal/fig muffins, finding the recipie on AllRecipies. I
RH> subbed out whole wheat pastry flour for the all purpose called for, also
RH> cane sugar for the white. Came home with 4 (of 24) and one of the ladies
RH> took the copy of the recipie we'd brought.

That sounds good!  I would want to eat those muffins hot out of the oven.

I am house sitting for a friend who has a waffle iron.  Fresh chopped figs
would probably go into waffle batter very nicely.  The first flush of figs
are done here.  I should check whether the second flush is ripe yet.

RH> That has been my sign off since I started with Fido. (G)

I did not mean to appropriate your sign off.  A friend used to sign off
with the acronym TTYL, which sounds vaguely technical to me since TTY
also stands for teletype.

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