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U.S. AOL "Dog Frisbees" have the MS JVM
AOL used to provide people within its service area with enough
floppies so that most people never had to buy them. But then its progie got large enough so that it had to be distributed on a CD-ROM. (besides which CD-ROMs are cheaper to distribute than more than maybe 2 or 3 floppies) Now, if you've been caught by the Microsoft-Sun legal dispute, here's a new use for the AOL CD-ROM in the the magazine you got or in the junk mail. If your AOL CD is in drive D:, look for D:\AOLTECH\JAVAVM.EXE The file is dated 6/10/2002 at 0545 so you may still want to run Windows Update to get a later version with at least some bugs fixed. (and new ones...well...) Once you have SOME version of the MSJVM Microsoft can give you updates. Hmm - it also seems to have some version or other of Radio@AOL (an add on for RealAudio which gives you their stations) and Winamp. One odd thing - since they own Netscape why don't they give you Netscape as an alternative browser? Has AOL/Time Warner well and truly given up on Netscape? In the meantime they have the Mozilla people building an open source version of Netscape. Towards what end? |
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U.S. AOL "Dog Frisbees" have the MS JVM
On Mon, 31 Mar 2003 14:32:39 -0500, Joel Rubin
wrote: AOL used to provide people within its service area with enough floppies so that most people never had to buy them. But then its progie got large enough so that it had to be distributed on a CD-ROM. (besides which CD-ROMs are cheaper to distribute than more than maybe 2 or 3 floppies) Now, if you've been caught by the Microsoft-Sun legal dispute, here's a new use for the AOL CD-ROM in the the magazine you got or in the junk mail. If your AOL CD is in drive D:, look for D:\AOLTECH\JAVAVM.EXE The file is dated 6/10/2002 at 0545 so you may still want to run Windows Update to get a later version with at least some bugs fixed. (and new ones...well...) Once you have SOME version of the MSJVM Microsoft can give you updates. Hmm - it also seems to have some version or other of Radio@AOL (an add on for RealAudio which gives you their stations) and Winamp. One odd thing - since they own Netscape why don't they give you Netscape as an alternative browser? Has AOL/Time Warner well and truly given up on Netscape? In the meantime they have the Mozilla people building an open source version of Netscape. Towards what end? Now, everyone knows those aren't "dog frisbees", they are "drink coasters"! :-) -- Albert Sims West Monroe,Louisiana |
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U.S. AOL "Dog Frisbees" have the MS JVM
Chrismas Ornaments?
Rear View Mirror Ornament? (probably illegal, since it will distract the driver or blind the driver behind you) Albert Sims wrote in microsoft.public.windowsxp.general: Now, everyone knows those aren't "dog frisbees", they are "drink coasters"! |
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U.S. AOL "Dog Frisbees" have the MS JVM
In article , Joel Rubin
wrote: One odd thing - since they own Netscape why don't they give you Netscape as an alternative browser? Has AOL/Time Warner well and truly given up on Netscape? In the meantime they have the Mozilla people building an open source version of Netscape. Towards what end? Actually, I was told that AOL 8 uses Netscape 7's engine for its built-in browser.... -- Emi Melissa Briet -- Kawaii techie-chan and DDR Maniac! ^.^v Keep your ear to the radio, and keep hot water with you at all times! |
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U.S. AOL "Dog Frisbees" have the MS JVM
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NJ typed: Chrismas Ornaments? Rear View Mirror Ornament? (probably illegal, since it will distract the driver or blind the driver behind you) Albert Sims wrote in microsoft.public.windowsxp.general: Now, everyone knows those aren't "dog frisbees", they are "drink coasters"! Very pretty in the microwave (don't try this at home, kids) |
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ilmc wrote:
Very pretty in the microwave (don't try this at home, kids) Was waiting for someone to say this. G I honestly think that's where the got the Saucer Section Self Destruct for Star Trek III from... NOI |
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U.S. AOL "Dog Frisbees" have the MS JVM
Or you can do this
http://www.nomoreaolcds.com/ "Joel Rubin" wrote in message news AOL used to provide people within its service area with enough floppies so that most people never had to buy them. But then its progie got large enough so that it had to be distributed on a CD-ROM. (besides which CD-ROMs are cheaper to distribute than more than maybe 2 or 3 floppies) Now, if you've been caught by the Microsoft-Sun legal dispute, here's a new use for the AOL CD-ROM in the the magazine you got or in the junk mail. If your AOL CD is in drive D:, look for D:\AOLTECH\JAVAVM.EXE The file is dated 6/10/2002 at 0545 so you may still want to run Windows Update to get a later version with at least some bugs fixed. (and new ones...well...) Once you have SOME version of the MSJVM Microsoft can give you updates. Hmm - it also seems to have some version or other of Radio@AOL (an add on for RealAudio which gives you their stations) and Winamp. One odd thing - since they own Netscape why don't they give you Netscape as an alternative browser? Has AOL/Time Warner well and truly given up on Netscape? In the meantime they have the Mozilla people building an open source version of Netscape. Towards what end? |
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U.S. AOL "Dog Frisbees" have the MS JVM
Yeah, but that would be a wasted 37 cents. AOL says they are welcoming this
"No More CD" project because they can then recycle the CD's. If AOL paid me for every CD I returned to them then I would be dumpster diving for those puppies! Sort of like people that collect pop cans to get the deposit back. Me wrote in microsoft.public.windowsxp.general: Or you can do this http://www.nomoreaolcds.com/ |
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U.S. AOL "Dog Frisbees" have the MS JVM
On Mon, 31 Mar 2003 14:32:39 -0500, Joel Rubin
wrote: One odd thing - since they own Netscape why don't they give you Netscape as an alternative browser? Has AOL/Time Warner well and truly given up on Netscape? In the meantime they have the Mozilla people building an open source version of Netscape. Towards what end? Believe me I am no fan of IE, as it has its problems. However, Netscape sucks, well and truly. I just installed Netscape 7, making sure to choose custom, and making sure to tell it to NOT INSTALL ALL THE CRAPPY **** IT WANTED TO INSTALL including AOHell, Real Player, and about 10 other things. Guess what? It installed everything, overwriting my existing programs. It also refused to start, since I prevented it from "phoning home" with my firewall. On the other hand, both Opera and IE will at least start and tell you they could not establish a connection. When I can afford it, maybe I will install a version of Netsucks on a separate machine that it can't **** up. Until then, I have to run all 3 on one machine, and use an older, less crappy version of netsucks, so that I can control what software is on my machine. Wonder why they are going out of business? I don't. |
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