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    From August Abolins@2:221/360 to NANCY BACKUS on Mon Oct 7 05:03:57 2019
    In a post between "NANCY BACKUS : AUGUST ABOLINS", on 10/5/2019 3:31 PM
    Quoting August Abolins to Nancy Backus on 09-30-19 19:58 <=-

    I put together an audio quiz for ALL:

    https://kolico.ca/fidonet/echos/memories/ name%20that%20artist%20and%20cd.mp3
    The short url = https://tinyurl.com/y3jxndbw

    It is a mashup of 7 intros of tunes, the 8th being a reprise of the
    1st sample. Total time, 3 minutes.

    Can you name the Artist, and the specific recording? All tunes are
    from the same recording.

    Unfortunately, my computer can't do that sort of thing.... but I saw Joe
    went and checked it out...

    Hello Nancy,

    Just copy the link and plop it into your browser.

    I notice that some browsers will auto-load a "player" and try to play the file. Others would provide a download option for the .mp3 file.

    It's recorded with at least 320kbps and stereo.

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  • From NANCY BACKUS@1:123/140 to AUGUST ABOLINS on Tue Oct 8 21:38:00 2019
    Quoting August Abolins to Nancy Backus on 10-07-19 05:00 <=-

    Can you name the Artist, and the specific recording? All tunes are from the same recording.
    Unfortunately, my computer can't do that sort of thing.... but I saw Joe went and checked it out...

    Just copy the link and plop it into your browser.

    My computer uses DOS... the operating system that came before Windows...
    to copy the link, I have to use pencil and paper, and to "plop it into
    my browser" I have to type it into the Go to line...

    I notice that some browsers will auto-load a "player" and try to play
    the file. Others would provide a download option for the .mp3 file.

    I'm using Lynx... a text web browser... I guess it does have a download
    option for an .mp3 file... But in DOS I don't have a way to stream
    audio...

    It's recorded with at least 320kbps and stereo.

    That sounds like it would also likely be too big a file for me to
    download... I rarely have more than 2MB, if that, head space on this computer...

    It's ok... just not something that I can easily do...

    ttyl neb

    ... Oreos are as addicting as cocaine but better for dipping in milk.

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  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to NANCY BACKUS on Wed Oct 9 22:40:00 2019
    Hello NANCY!

    ** 08.10.19 - 21:38, NANCY BACKUS wrote to AUGUST ABOLINS:

    Just copy the link and plop it into your browser.

    My computer uses DOS... the operating system that came before Windows...
    to copy the link, I have to use pencil and paper, and to "plop it into
    my browser" I have to type it into the Go to line...

    I'm using Lynx... a text web browser... I guess it does have a download
    option for an .mp3 file... But in DOS I don't have a way to stream
    audio...

    Whoa! I remember using Lynx in my earlier internet/dialup days. I
    suppose pure-text browsing can still have a place in this world.


    It's recorded with at least 320kbps and stereo.

    That sounds like it would also likely be too big a file for me to
    download... I rarely have more than 2MB, if that, head space on this
    computer...

    The original 320 kbps .mp3 file is about 7MB :( Sorry! I have
    produced two more versions of the file and generated short urls:

    128 kbps, 2.9MB - https://tinyurl.com/y2d7jj27
    64 kbps, 1.5MB - https://tinyurl.com/y6zzutez

    ..both still in stereo.


    Hope you can give them a listen!


    ../|ug

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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to AUGUST ABOLINS on Mon Oct 7 15:11:00 2019
    August,

    Just copy the link and plop it into your browser.

    I think she just has a "DOS based system", especially in regards to
    QWK Mail. I don't think she has a browser, but I'm not sure.

    Daryl


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  • From NANCY BACKUS@1:123/140 to AUGUST ABOLINS on Wed Oct 23 20:08:00 2019
    Quoting August Abolins to Nancy Backus on 10-09-19 22:40 <=-

    Been away a lot, and hard to stay current... finally getting to work at
    it some now... ;)

    Just copy the link and plop it into your browser.
    My computer uses DOS... the operating system that came before Windows...
    to copy the link, I have to use pencil and paper, and to "plop it into
    my browser" I have to type it into the Go to line...
    I'm using Lynx... a text web browser... I guess it does have a download
    option for an .mp3 file... But in DOS I don't have a way to stream
    audio...

    Whoa! I remember using Lynx in my earlier internet/dialup days. I suppose pure-text browsing can still have a place in this world.

    It can be safer than the graphic browsers... it takes a lot more effort
    to click or enter on a bad link, since the actual link is exposed down
    at the bottom of the screen... ;)

    I'd been aware of Lynx's existence on the college scene long before I
    actually started using it myself... my resident Wizard set it up for
    me... he'd had some experience with *nix commands and utilities etc from work....

    It's recorded with at least 320kbps and stereo.
    That sounds like it would also likely be too big a file for me to
    download... I rarely have more than 2MB, if that, head space on this
    computer...

    The original 320 kbps .mp3 file is about 7MB :( Sorry!

    OUCH! :) Way too large for me...

    I have produced two more versions of the file and generated short urls: 128 kbps, 2.9MB - https://tinyurl.com/y2d7jj27
    64 kbps, 1.5MB - https://tinyurl.com/y6zzutez
    ..both still in stereo.

    The latter has maybe some possibility... It's still a stretch, so I'll
    need to wait till I've cleared some stuff off this machine...

    Hope you can give them a listen!

    No promises... But I'll consider it once I get a little better caught
    up on the other stuff....

    ttyl neb

    ... INSUFFICIENT MEMORY... I can't even remember my own name!

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