Re: ascii with webtv?

On Sun, 07 Nov 1999 19:54:11 GMT, as I was cleaning my fangs, Shaun
Mead <sha...@ns.sympatico.ca> almost made me bite my tongue with
the following:

>Now what on earth is wrong with webtv?? I think it's a great idea for people who
>can't afford or don't want to spend money on a whole computer just to surf the
>internet.

Maybe they could like, find other uses for said computer as well? Oh.
I forgot. They're webtv'ers. But they could always go back to surfing
the shopping channels again if their new 'puters got them confused,
no?

>I'd consider someone like you racist, as you call people 'stupid' etc.

I'd consider anyone who displays such an utter lack of understanding
of the word "racist" pretty stoopid.

>because of there ISP. As with other forms of racism where they call people of other
>religions or races 'stupid'.
>
>Medical Catastrophe wrote:
>
>> <tnf...@webtv.net> wrote:
>>
>> > I'm new to this group and I can't find any ascii art postings by webtv
>> > users. Why?
>>
>> Because WebTV users are stupid.
>>
>> > Do webtv users shy away from participating in ascii art because it's
>> > more difficult to create with webtv, perhaps?
>>
>> Yes. ASCII art is too hard if you've only got the brain of a WebTV user.
>>
>> > Can anyone recommend any ascii instruction websites that specifically
>> > addresses webtv users, or at least one that is webtv friendly?
>>
>> Unfortunately, none of them are WebTV-friendly, as they all contain
>> words of more than one syllable.
>>
>> > Or is
>> > what I'm using even relevant?
>>
>> I think you can guess the answer to this one. Oh, wait - maybe you
>> can't. You're a WebTV user. Okay, the answer is: No.
>>
>> > Incidentally, when a website refers to "your computer", does that
>> > include webtv?
>>
>> No. WebTV is not a computer. It is a TV with a tiny cheap video-recorder
>> hidden inside that plays a looped videotape of outtakes from "Learn to
>> Spell with B1FF". When a website refers to "your computer", it means
>> "NOT your stQQpid WebTV. Get out of here with your WebTV! You're messing
>> up my hit counter!"
>>
>>
>> > I specifically need info on how to change my webtv font width to "fixed
>> > font width" as all the instructions I've checked out so far advises.
>> > They keep advising you to do this, but they don't tell you how.
>>
>> 1: Undo the four screws securing the back panel on your WebTV.
>>
>> 2: Carefully remove the back panel and set it aside.
>>
>> 3: Undo the green and yellow striped wire from the back of the tube.
>>
>> 4: Oh yeah, you did unplug the thing first, right? Oh, you didn't? Oops.
>>
>> 5: Buy a real computer.
>>
>> > So far, I've tried creating ascii art by using Alt + space bar whenever
>> > I require 2 or more consecutive space, but whenever I email it to
>> > myself, only the top few lines remain as it looked before being sent
>> > when I get it back. I'm obviously doing something wrong.
>>
>> Correct. You are using WebTV.
>>
>> > Thanks in advance.
>> >
>> > Please send all replies to this post group.
>>
>> Hope this helps!
>>
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