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>                     IJMC - Win95 and XToast?
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>Don't ask me about this one, I'm almost as confused as you're about to 
>be. Unless of course you're the IJMC's illustrious founder, who will 
>probably eat this one right up. <duck>                           -dave
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>hllerith@delta1.deltanet.com (Chris Sullivan)
>talk.rumors,alt.2600,alt.bbs.internet,alt.fan.letterman
>Subject: Re: Put Windows 95 on a TRS-80
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>Joe VanDeventer (vii@freeway.net) wrote:
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>: This brings up a problem I've had with installing Win95 on alternative
>: platforms lately: I recently put it on a small rusty toaster in my...
>: enough room in it for a thin slice of french toast sticks. I also tried
>: linux, but the toast kept coming out burned beyond all recognition. So
>
>That's because you're probably running the 1.1.59 kernal with LinToast
>0.61.0.  You will need to either get a newer version of the kernal, or
>download the diff file for LinToast for 1.1.59 from the Internet
>somewhere. Or, if you're real adventurous, you can try to compile
>Xtoast, but without a screen or mouse, it might be hard to use.
>
>While we're on the subject of running alternative operating systems on
>toasters, I tried installing AmigaDOS into my GE 6-6102 toaster, and I
>can toast bagels, PopTarts, and even English muffins, but when I put in
>a slice of bread, it kicks it back out right away and the power light
>keeps blinking on and off.  Somebody mentioned to me that I might need
>something called a TBC (I think it stands for Toast-Bread Converter or
>something like that).  It's supposed to plug in to the toaster somehow,
>but it has these funny round plugs that I can't seem to find an adapter
>to go to the wall socket for it.  Somebody else mentioned that I need to
>replace my Agnus with a fatter one.  The only problem is, I'm now
>married to her, so I can't change that easily, especially when I can't
>make toast for her in the morning.
>
>I eventually gave up and went back to TOS (the Toaster Operating
>System).  Works swell.  Except now, every once and a while, I swear I
>can hear strange, antique-sounding boings and bonks when it's working. 
>Could be nothing, who knows.
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>Xenon@Deltanet.Com ()
>talk.rumors,alt.2600,alt.bbs.internet,alt.fan.letterman
>Subject: Re: Put Windows 95 on a TRS-80
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>Joe VanDeventer (vii@freeway.net) wrote:
>>: This brings up a problem I've had with installing Win95 on
>>: alternative platforms lately: I recently put it on a small rusty
>>: toaster in my ...
>>: enough room in it for a thin slice of french toast sticks. I also
>>: tried linux, but the toast kept coming out burned beyond all
>>: recognition. So
>
>hllerith@delta1.deltanet.com (Chris Sullivan) wrote:
>>That's because you're probably running the 1.1.59 kernal with LinToast
>>0.61.0.  You will need to either get a newer version of the kernal, or
>>download the diff file for LinToast for 1.1.59 from the Internet 
>>somewhere.  Or, if you're real adventurous, you can try to compile 
>>Xtoast, but without a screen or mouse, it might be hard to use.
>
>No sweat. Telnet to toast.com. They have the newest release of
>LoafenLook as an X manager. You can configure it by doing the following:
>rye XAte6Config. (If rye doesn't work for you as an editor, use bread.
>It's a little more antiquated, but it works.) Remember...if you intend
>to allow remote toasts to access your site, you'll need to set the
>rctoasts file. There are help files that can be viewed with ToastView, a
>ToastScript viewer for LinToast and X. I would also reccommend getting
>XLoafer. Last but not least, if you run out of bread, you can always eat
>that Magic Cookie that comes with most versions of Unix.
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