• Microsoft Bob Fans site...

    From Marisag@VERT/AMIGAC to All on Tue May 5 06:17:09 2020
    Hello! We provide support for the Windows extension Bob. If you have any questions give us a visit at https://msbob.retro-os.live and if you want a email address to use with Bob we provide those for free. Just sign up at http://msbob.retro-os.live:2000 - hope to see you there...

    Marisa
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  • From DaiTengu@VERT/ENSEMBLE to Marisag on Wed May 6 22:27:31 2020
    Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: Marisag to All on Tue May 05 2020 02:17 am

    Hello! We provide support for the Windows extension Bob. If you have any questions give us a visit at https://msbob.retro-os.live and if you want a email address to use with Bob we provide those for free. Just sign up at http://msbob.retro-os.live:2000 - hope to see you there...

    I love retro computing and all but... seriously, some things should just stay dead :)

    DaiTengu

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  • From Zombie Mambo@VERT/ZZONE to DaiTengu on Thu May 7 20:57:43 2020
    Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: DaiTengu to Marisag on Wed May 06 2020 06:27 pm

    Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: Marisag to All on Tue May 05 2020 02:17 am

    Hello! We provide support for the Windows extension Bob. If you have an questions give us a visit at https://msbob.retro-os.live and if you wan email address to use with Bob we provide those for free. Just sign up a http://msbob.retro-os.live:2000 - hope to see you there...

    I love retro computing and all but... seriously, some things should just st

    DaiTengu

    ... I'm afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens.


    OH

    MY

    GOD

    Why can't he stay dead and buried and take that stupid dog and paperclip with him.


    Thanks,
    Zombie Mambo

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  • From Dennisk@VERT/MINDSEYE to DaiTengu on Fri May 8 14:23:00 2020
    DaiTengu wrote to Marisag <=-

    Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: Marisag to All on Tue May 05 2020 02:17 am

    Hello! We provide support for the Windows extension Bob. If you have any questions give us a visit at https://msbob.retro-os.live and if you want a email address to use with Bob we provide those for free. Just sign up at http://msbob.retro-os.live:2000 - hope to see you there...

    I love retro computing and all but... seriously, some things should
    just stay dead :)

    DaiTengu

    ... I'm afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens.

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    I hope they have chosen a hosting provider that is capable of handling the torrent of traffic they will receive.

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  • From Marisag@VERT/AMIGAC to DaiTengu on Sat May 9 16:58:52 2020
    Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: DaiTengu to Marisag on Wed May 06 2020 18:27:31

    I love retro computing and all but... seriously, some things should just stay dead :)

    LOL Don't knock it till you tried it ;)

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  • From Marisag@VERT/AMIGAC to Zombie Mambo on Sat May 9 17:00:03 2020
    Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: Zombie Mambo to DaiTengu on Thu May 07 2020 16:57:43

    OH
    MY
    GOD
    Why can't he stay dead and buried and take that stupid dog and paperclip with him.

    How cruel, what did he do to you ? ;)

    Marisa
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  • From Marisag@VERT/AMIGAC to Dennisk on Sat May 9 17:00:47 2020
    Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site..
    By: Dennisk to DaiTengu on Fri May 08 2020 10:23:00

    I hope they have chosen a hosting provider that is capable of handling the torrent of traffic they will receive.

    LOL indeed!

    Marisa
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  • From Paulie420@VERT/PAULIE42 to Marisag on Sat May 9 19:10:59 2020
    Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: Marisag to DaiTengu on Sat May 09 2020 12:58 pm

    Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: DaiTengu to Marisag on Wed May 06 2020 18:27:31

    I love retro computing and all but... seriously, some things should
    just stay dead :)

    LOL Don't knock it till you tried it ;)

    ROFL! What the heck is Microsoft Bob anywho??? OK - I'm heading to Google.....

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  • From Paulie420@VERT/PAULIE42 to Marisag on Sat May 9 19:30:15 2020
    Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: Marisag to Zombie Mambo on Sat May 09 2020 01:00 pm

    Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: Zombie Mambo to DaiTengu on Thu May 07 2020 16:57:43

    OH
    MY
    GOD
    Why can't he stay dead and buried and take that stupid dog and
    paperclip with him.

    How cruel, what did he do to you ? ;)

    Marisa

    Wait, now I remember that little bouncy guy!!! Lulz; bothering me when I opened a Word .DOC... the little paperclip toony guy. :P

    Ok, got it Bob!!

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  • From Marisag@VERT/AMIGAC to Paulie420 on Sun May 10 02:08:46 2020
    Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: Paulie420 to Marisag on Sat May 09 2020 15:10:59

    LOL Don't knock it till you tried it ;)
    ROFL! What the heck is Microsoft Bob anywho??? OK - I'm heading to Google.....

    You can get more info at the https://msbob.retro-os.live website. Lots of images and videos related to it...

    Marisa
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  • From Marisag@VERT/AMIGAC to Paulie420 on Sun May 10 02:11:03 2020
    Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: Paulie420 to Marisag on Sat May 09 2020 15:30:15

    Wait, now I remember that little bouncy guy!!! Lulz; bothering me when I opened a Word .DOC... the little paperclip toony guy. :P
    Ok, got it Bob!!

    The Comic Sans font was developed for it but never actually got to using it...

    Marisa
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  • From Weatherman@VERT/TLCBBS to Paulie420 on Sun May 10 06:08:00 2020
    Paulie420 wrote to Marisag <=-

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    @REPLY: <5EB70B7C.2354.dove-ent@amigacity.xyz>
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    Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: Marisag to DaiTengu on Sat May 09 2020 12:58 pm

    Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: DaiTengu to Marisag on Wed May 06 2020 18:27:31

    I love retro computing and all but... seriously, some things should
    just stay dead :)

    LOL Don't knock it till you tried it ;)

    ROFL! What the heck is Microsoft Bob anywho??? OK - I'm heading to Google.....

    Damn... ran across my copy of Bob the other day and almost installed it on one of my VM's. Now I GOTTA install that sucker!

    Regards,
    -==*>Weatherman<*==-

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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to Paulie420 on Sun May 10 16:56:07 2020
    Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: Paulie420 to Marisag on Sat May 09 2020 03:10 pm

    ROFL! What the heck is Microsoft Bob anywho??? OK - I'm heading to Google.....

    I'm somewhat surprised when someone hasn't heard of Microsoft Bob.. It was fairly famous for being unpopular back in the day. But they only sold it for a fairly short time, because so few people wanted it.
    Microsoft Bob was a Windows shell/user interface that made your computer look like a house - You could navigate to different sections of Microsoft Bob like going to different rooms in a house for performing different types of tasks. I never used Bob myself, but I remember when it came out and reading about it.

    Nightfox

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  • From Zombie Mambo@VERT/ZZONE to Marisag on Sun May 10 19:43:28 2020
    Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: Marisag to Zombie Mambo on Sat May 09 2020 01:00 pm

    Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: Zombie Mambo to DaiTengu on Thu May 07 2020 16:57:43

    OH
    MY
    GOD
    Why can't he stay dead and buried and take that stupid dog and paperclip with him.

    How cruel, what did he do to you ? ;)

    Marisa

    What did he do to me?
    He wasted like 2 years of my life with my misinformed relatives who made me do free computer support for them. THAT is what he did to me.

    DIE MS BOB.
    DIE


    Thanks,
    Zombie Mambo

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  • From DaiTengu@VERT/ENSEMBLE to Marisag on Mon May 11 06:26:27 2020
    Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: Marisag to DaiTengu on Sat May 09 2020 12:58 pm

    I love retro computing and all but... seriously, some things should
    just stay dead :)

    LOL Don't knock it till you tried it ;)

    Oh, I did. back when it first came out.

    DaiTengu

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  • From DaiTengu@VERT/ENSEMBLE to Marisag on Mon May 11 06:29:39 2020
    Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: Marisag to Paulie420 on Sat May 09 2020 10:11 pm

    The Comic Sans font was developed for it but never actually got to using it...

    This, I did not know. But it explains everything, and now I'm even more convinced it needs to stay dead and buried along with all those ET: The Extraterrestrial Atari 2600 video games they dug up.

    DaiTengu

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  • From Paulie420@VERT/PAULIE42 to Nightfox on Mon May 11 12:38:25 2020
    Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: Nightfox to Paulie420 on Sun May 10 2020 12:56 pm

    I'm somewhat surprised when someone hasn't heard of Microsoft Bob.. It was fairly famous for being unpopular back in the day. But they only sold it for a fairly short time, because so few people wanted it. Microsoft Bob was a Windows shell/user interface that made your computer look like a house - You could navigate to different sections of Microsoft Bob like going to different rooms in a house for performing different types of tasks. I never used Bob myself, but I remember when it came out and reading about it.

    Nightfox

    Well, I remember quick pop-ups of the paperclip guy... like in Microsoft Word and the like, but I surely never used the actual full program.

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  • From Marisag@VERT/AMIGAC to Weatherman on Mon May 11 21:02:08 2020
    Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site..
    By: Weatherman to Paulie420 on Sun May 10 2020 02:08:00

    Damn... ran across my copy of Bob the other day and almost installed it on one of my VM's. Now I GOTTA install that sucker!

    I have the only official add-on for Bob there too - Great Greetings. It lets you create greeting cards - https://msbob.retro-os.live in the download area...

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  • From Marisag@VERT/AMIGAC to Zombie Mambo on Mon May 11 21:03:10 2020
    Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: Zombie Mambo to Marisag on Sun May 10 2020 15:43:28

    What did he do to me?
    He wasted like 2 years of my life with my misinformed relatives who made me do free computer support for them. THAT is what he did to me.

    LOL!

    Marisa
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  • From Marisag@VERT/AMIGAC to DaiTengu on Mon May 11 21:04:31 2020
    Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: DaiTengu to Marisag on Mon May 11 2020 02:29:39

    The Comic Sans font was developed for it but never actually got to using it...
    This, I did not know. But it explains everything, and now I'm even more convinced it needs to stay dead and buried along with all those ET: The Extraterrestrial Atari 2600 video games they dug up.

    A lot of people are unaware of the birth of the Comic Sans font and why so many people hate it...

    Marisa
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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to Marisag on Tue May 12 01:53:45 2020
    Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: Marisag to DaiTengu on Mon May 11 2020 05:04 pm

    A lot of people are unaware of the birth of the Comic Sans font and why so many people hate it...

    I remember Microsoft Bob when it came out (in 1993, I think), but I never used it. And I've seen the Comic Sans font, but I never really understood the jokes about it being such a bad font, etc..

    Nightfox

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  • From Weatherman@VERT/TLCBBS to Marisag on Tue May 12 14:20:56 2020
    Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site..
    By: Weatherman to Paulie420 on Sun May 10 2020 02:08:00

    Damn... ran across my copy of Bob the other day and almost installed it on one of my VM's. Now I GOTTA install that sucker!

    I have the only official add-on for Bob there too - Great Greetings. It lets you create greeting cards - https://msbob.retro-os.live in the download area...

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    Yeah, took a look at that sight.. Kinda slim pickins for Ole' Bob. I always thought it seemed a little ludicrous to dumb-down Windows (3.x) even more than it already was, looks like the software developers pretty much agreed....

    Regards,
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  • From MATTHEW MUNSON@VERT/IUTOPIA to ZOMBIE MAMBO on Tue May 12 09:09:00 2020
    What did he do to me?
    He wasted like 2 years of my life with my misinformed relatives who made me do
    free computer support for them. THAT is what he did to me.

    DIE MS BOB.
    DIE
    Maybe MS Bob gets installed when you do not accept Bill Gates health
    agenda.

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  • From Dumas Walker@VERT/CAPCITY2 to MARISAG on Tue May 12 22:45:00 2020
    OH
    MY
    GOD
    Why can't he stay dead and buried and take that stupid dog and paperclip with him.

    How cruel, what did he do to you ? ;)

    I don't remember Bob, but I do remember Clippy, and have a vague memory of there being a dog, too. I thought Clippy was cool at first but got tired
    of him/her pretty quick. :)


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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Nightfox on Wed May 13 04:31:02 2020
    Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: Nightfox to Marisag on Mon May 11 2020 09:53 pm

    it. And I've seen the Comic Sans font, but I never really understood the jo about it being such a bad font, etc..


    the font is fucking dog shit and dumb people use it all the time in circumstances where it shouldnt be used.

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  • From Dennisk@VERT/MINDSEYE to MATTHEW MUNSON on Wed May 13 20:48:00 2020
    MATTHEW MUNSON wrote to ZOMBIE MAMBO <=-

    What did he do to me?
    He wasted like 2 years of my life with my misinformed relatives who made me
    d
    o
    free computer support for them. THAT is what he did to me.

    DIE MS BOB.
    DIE
    Maybe MS Bob gets installed when you do not accept Bill Gates health agenda.

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  • From Paulie420@VERT/PAULIE42 to Dumas Walker on Wed May 13 05:40:24 2020
    Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site..
    By: Dumas Walker to MARISAG on Tue May 12 2020 06:45 pm

    I don't remember Bob, but I do remember Clippy, and have a vague memory of there being a dog, too. I thought Clippy was cool at first but got tired of him/her pretty quick. :)

    And THATS the one I remember too... this Bob character; fixing to googleyoutubewiki that sucker.

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  • From Ogg@VERT/EOTLBBS to All on Mon May 18 01:27:00 2020
    Hello Nightfox!

    ** On Tuesday 12.05.20 - 00:53, nightfox wrote to Marisag:

    A lot of people are unaware of the birth of the Comic Sans font and why Ma>> so many people hate it...

    I remember Microsoft Bob when it came out (in 1993, I think), but I never used it. And I've seen the Comic Sans font, but I never really understood the jokes about it being such a bad font, etc..


    I don't remember a connection with the font and Bob either. I don't see a problem with the font. It works rather well for the posters or
    announcements I need to create at my shop. I do however, add drop shadow
    to make the letters pop a little bit.



    ../|ug

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Ogg on Mon May 18 01:11:31 2020
    Re: Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: Ogg to All on Sun May 17 2020 09:27 pm


    I don't remember a connection with the font and Bob either. I don't see a problem with the font. It works rather well for the posters or announcements I need to create at my shop. I do however, add drop shadow to make the letters pop a little bit.



    i fucking hate comic sans. i dont know how people can like it and think it should be used everywhere.

    my boss fucks with me and prints out notes to me with comic sans.

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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to MRO on Mon May 18 00:43:47 2020
    Re: Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: MRO to Ogg on Sun May 17 2020 09:11 pm

    i fucking hate comic sans. i dont know how people can like it and think it should be used everywhere.

    I never use Comic Sans, but I don't really see what's so bad about it that people hate.

    Nightfox

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  • From ryan@VERT/MONTEREY to MRO on Mon May 18 06:37:00 2020
    my boss fucks with me and prints out notes to me with comic sans.

    Hehe this sounds like something I would do if I knew a coworker hated it :P

    I hate odd numbers and my girlfriend insists on setting the climate control
    in the car to an odd number. I guess at the end of the day we all like to
    mess with people.

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  • From Jon Justvig@VERT/STEPPING to ryan on Mon May 18 09:28:56 2020
    Re: Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: ryan to MRO on Mon May 18 2020 02:37 am

    my boss fucks with me and prints out notes to me with comic sans.

    Hehe this sounds like something I would do if I knew a coworker hated it :P

    I hate odd numbers and my girlfriend insists on setting the climate control in the car to an odd number. I guess at the end of the day we all like to mess with people.

    It sounds like she's giving you revenge. :P

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  • From Ogg@VERT/EOTLBBS to MRO on Mon May 18 02:39:00 2020
    Hello MRO!

    ** On Sunday 17.05.20 - 22:11, mro wrote to Ogg:

    I don't remember a connection with the font and Bob either. I don't
    see a problem with the font. It works rather well for the posters or
    announcements I need to create at my shop. I do however, add drop
    shadow to make the letters pop a little bit.

    i fucking hate comic sans. i dont know how people can like it and
    think it should be used everywhere.

    It's *just* a font. There are whole lot of more important things to stress over. But a font is not one of them. ;)

    It really just resembles the printed style used in comic books. If
    anything, comic sans rips off of that.


    my boss fucks with me and prints out notes to me with comic sans.

    He probably does it because he knows that you will react. Why not
    realiate and print replies using something like:

    Curlz MT
    Snap ITC
    Olde English

    <LOL>





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  • From Arelor@VERT to Nightfox on Mon May 18 11:00:09 2020
    Re: Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: Nightfox to MRO on Sun May 17 2020 08:43 pm

    Re: Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: MRO to Ogg on Sun May 17 2020 09:11 pm

    i fucking hate comic sans. i dont know how people can like it and think should be used everywhere.

    I never use Comic Sans, but I don't really see what's so bad about it that people hate.

    Nightfox


    Same here. I think it is like all the pineapple pizza hate. It is something that is cool to hate for some reason.

    Long life pineapple pizza!

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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to Arelor on Mon May 18 12:30:48 2020
    Re: Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: Arelor to Nightfox on Mon May 18 2020 07:00 am

    Same here. I think it is like all the pineapple pizza hate. It is something that is cool to hate for some reason.

    Long life pineapple pizza!

    Hawaiian pizza (Canadian bacon & pineapple) was always one of my favorites and always seemed liked a popular pizza. I know some people don't like it, but I don't really get the trend of hating it.

    Nightfox

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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to ryan on Mon May 18 12:35:46 2020
    Re: Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: ryan to MRO on Mon May 18 2020 02:37 am

    I hate odd numbers and my girlfriend insists on setting the climate control in the car to an odd number. I guess at the end of the day we all like to mess with people.

    I guess my car has one of those "old" style temperature controls that's just a round knob that I can turn to make it cooler or warmer. :)

    Nightfox

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Nightfox on Mon May 18 22:08:03 2020
    Re: Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: Nightfox to MRO on Sun May 17 2020 08:43 pm

    Re: Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: MRO to Ogg on Sun May 17 2020 09:11 pm

    i fucking hate comic sans. i dont know how people can like it and think should be used everywhere.

    I never use Comic Sans, but I don't really see what's so bad about it that people hate.


    there's some people that think this font should be used everywhere in everything. it's unprofessional so when some dingbat uses it in the workplace for everything, it's an embarassment.

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Ogg on Mon May 18 22:10:02 2020
    Re: Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: Ogg to MRO on Sun May 17 2020 10:39 pm

    i fucking hate comic sans. i dont know how people can like it and
    think it should be used everywhere.

    It's *just* a font. There are whole lot of more important things to stress over. But a font is not one of them. ;)

    i'm not stressing over it or losing sleep. i have to wear a mask in the workplace for a virus i am not afraid of. lots of us are getting headaches and feeling like shit. THAT stresses me out.

    It really just resembles the printed style used in comic books. If anything, comic sans rips off of that.

    that is exactly what it was meant for.

    my boss fucks with me and prints out notes to me with comic sans.

    He probably does it because he knows that you will react. Why not realiate and print replies using something like:

    he's just doing it as a joke. i joke around with him too.

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  • From Ogg@VERT/EOTLBBS to MRO on Mon May 18 23:39:00 2020
    Hello MRO!

    ** On Monday 18.05.20 - 19:10, mro wrote to Ogg:

    i'm not stressing over it or losing sleep. i have to wear a mask in
    the workplace for a virus i am not afraid of. lots of us are getting headaches and feeling like shit. THAT stresses me out.

    A lot of brand new clothes are treated with formaldehyde. I wouldn't be surprised that some cloth masks are the source of discomforts like a
    headache because of the chemicals they are treated with during
    manufacturing. Unlike a piece of clothing that is generally away from you and something the skin can generally protect you from, a mask is a
    constant source of the chemicals to the lungs.


    It really just resembles the printed style used in comic books. If
    anything, comic sans rips off of that.

    that is exactly what it was meant for.

    It's a "happy" font, perfect for a public announcement to my customers.
    But I wouldn't use itin professional correspondence.


    he's just doing it as a joke. i joke around with him too.

    Then that's good! Not worth losing sleep over.

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Ogg on Tue May 19 01:25:11 2020
    Re: Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: Ogg to MRO on Mon May 18 2020 07:39 pm

    A lot of brand new clothes are treated with formaldehyde. I wouldn't be surprised that some cloth masks are the source of discomforts like a headache because of the chemicals they are treated with during manufacturing. Unlike a piece of clothing that is generally away from you and something the skin can generally protect you from, a mask is a constant source of the chemicals to the lungs.

    yeah i know this and that's a very good point. i just washed it and i'm letting it air dry. a lot of people think that new clothes smell is nice but it's actually formaldehyde.

    other people at work have regular cloth masks and they're having problems. i noticed my problem started when i was doing a lot of physical activity.

    also i think i got dehydrated more than usual because of the mask.

    it's just a horrible experience for me to wear the mask.

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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to MRO on Tue May 19 01:08:16 2020
    Re: Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: MRO to Ogg on Mon May 18 2020 09:25 pm

    yeah i know this and that's a very good point. i just washed it and i'm letting it air dry. a lot of people think that new clothes smell is nice but it's actually formaldehyde.

    Whenever I buy brand-new clothes, I always like to wash them before I wear them. And I've had new clothes that I think actually smell weird before I wash them.

    Nightfox

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  • From Marisag@VERT/AMIGAC to Nightfox on Tue May 19 18:11:31 2020
    Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: Nightfox to Marisag on Mon May 11 2020 21:53:45

    I remember Microsoft Bob when it came out (in 1993, I think), but I never used it. And I've seen the Comic Sans font, but I never really understood the jokes about it being such a bad font, etc..

    Yes it came out in '93 through '94. Never hated Comic Sans either even before I knew it was designed for Bob...

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  • From Marisag@VERT/AMIGAC to Dumas Walker on Tue May 19 18:13:54 2020
    Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site..
    By: Dumas Walker to MARISAG on Tue May 12 2020 18:45:00

    I don't remember Bob, but I do remember Clippy, and have a vague memory of there being a dog, too. I thought Clippy was cool at first but got tired
    of him/her pretty quick. :)

    There were a few assistants beside Clippy, just like in Bob there are different ones too besides the dog...

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  • From Marisag@VERT/AMIGAC to Paulie420 on Tue May 19 18:16:42 2020
    Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site..
    By: Paulie420 to Dumas Walker on Wed May 13 2020 01:40:24

    Lots of images and videos at https://msbob.retro-os.live... You can see what it's like there...

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  • From paulie420@VERT/PAULIE42 to Nightfox on Tue May 19 19:31:15 2020
    Re: Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: Nightfox to MRO on Mon May 18 2020 09:08 pm

    Re: Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...

    Whenever I buy brand-new clothes, I always like to wash them before I wear them. And I've had new clothes that I think actually smell weird before I wash them.
    Nightfox

    My girl gives me tons of shit for wearing clothes out the box - or using a blanket right from the store... I'm like dude, this is the cleanest that sucker is EVER gonna be. :P

    lulz.

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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to paulie420 on Wed May 20 02:03:53 2020
    Re: Re: Microsoft Bob Fans site...
    By: paulie420 to Nightfox on Tue May 19 2020 03:31 pm

    Whenever I buy brand-new clothes, I always like to wash them before
    I wear them. And I've had new clothes that I think actually smell
    weird before I wash them.
    Nightfox

    My girl gives me tons of shit for wearing clothes out the box - or using a blanket right from the store... I'm like dude, this is the cleanest that sucker is EVER gonna be. :P

    I don't think that's really true.. From the weird smells I've experienced with some new clothes (particularly things like new T-shirts), it seems to me they may have chemicals on them from the factory. Also, for clothes & things that aren't wrapped in a bag, who knows who all may have had their hands on it at the store before putting it back on the shelf. Perhaps even people who don't wash their hands after using the bathroom. And who knows how clean the store shelves really are..

    Nightfox

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