Subj : Re: Paper route
To   : NANCY BACKUS
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Tue Sep 24 2019 14:07:00

Nancy,

NB> DS> I didn't think a text browser existed.

NB>It still does... I use Lynx, and there is also Links, both are text
NB>browsers, and at least the first works quite well in DOS... both come
NB>out of the *nix environment...

  Interesting. I've been busy getting a new square dance website up,
that I haven't had much time to investigate. Then, we've also had
thunderstorms with much needed rainfall...so, that means little to no
computer or BBS work.

NB>Richard uses SlimJet which is a stripped down version of Chrome, if I
NB>understand correctly... I've used that on his Windows machine when I
NB>have to access the health care portals, or get my digital coupons
NB>clipped on the Wegmans site....

  Never heard of that one.

NB>Required iPad...?  That would sour the deal from the get-go...

  That's what I understand. Why would they charge so much for the Sunday
paper otherwise?? I talked to a couple of square dancers, and they said
that when they were in New England, a Sunday edition of the Boston Globe
was $6. To me, that's too much for a paper. Yet, without that iPad (if
you can't read it any other way), there's no point in getting a
subscription.

NB>I pay an extra $10 a year for one of my genealogy memberships so that
NB>they will send me the newsletter in the mail instead of electronically.

  Not many places do that...but I'd be afraid the Post Office would lose
my copy. They've lost several medical bills and payments for me. So,
when I call them, I say that "Either you take an over the phone payment,
or you don't get your money". Why should I pay an extra $25 to $50 or
more to guarantee delivery, then it still doesn't arrive. It's $35 every
time I have to do a stop payment.

NB>I've read the occasional story online, where someone has sent me a
NB>direct link to that story... that I can handle with my text browser...
NB>and that lets me in without a subscription...

  You don't find many sites that like anymore. You usually get a message
that "you've used up all your free views".

NB> DS> Darn, now I have a craving for chocolate iced donuts!! :P

NB>Can't imagine why... <G>

  I knew there was something I forgot to get at the store the other
day!!

Daryl


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