I'll slap you all around with my Timex Sinclair 1000.  (Feel free to
laugh, my parents got it for me from a friend of theirs for free.  I
think we got ripped off.)

Holy cow.  I just went through all the "Personal Computers" I've
actually used in my life.  So far, I can't think of a particular type or
brand that I haven't used in some way, shape, or form in my life.

Mike Sheldon wrote:
> 
> >>By the way, did I tell you that I'm writing all this from a VIC-20?
> 
> Don't make me come over there with a TRS-80!!!
> 
> :)
> 
> Michael J. Sheldon
> Internet Applications Developer
> Phone: 480.699.1084
> http://www.desertraven.com/
> PGP Key Available on Request
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of
> sinck@corp.quepasa.com
> Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 16:25
> To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: RE: a strange note...
> 
> \_ Ah, I get it.
> \_
> \_ This is YOUR ftp client telling you what the remote system (server) is
> \_ running. And yes, with a microsoft ftp server version of 5.0, that would
> \_ definitely be win2k
> 
> There's a fine point here... YOUR ftp client is telling you what the
> SERVER *says* it is running.  It may or may not reflect reality.
> (Hence the obscure hint at open source hacking in my original
> message.)
> 
> By the way, did I tell you that I'm writing all this from a VIC-20?  I
> am, just check the headers!  They never lie.
> 
> David
> 
> \_
> \_ Michael J. Sheldon
> \_ Internet Applications Developer
> \_ Phone: 480.699.1084
> \_ http://www.desertraven.com/
> \_ PGP Key Available on Request
> \_
> \_ -----Original Message-----
> \_ From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> \_ [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of
> \_ sinck@corp.quepasa.com
> \_ Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 15:54
> \_ To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> \_ Subject: RE: a strange note...
> \_
> \_
> \_
> \_
> \_
> \_ \_ Where did it say that?
> \_ \_
> \_ \_ I just ftp'd there, and it didn't say anything about the OS.
> \_
> \_   | prompt% ftp ftp.microsoft.com
> \_   | Connected to ftp.microsoft.com.
> \_   | 220 CPMSFTFTPA04 Microsoft FTP Service (Version 5.0).
> \_   | Name (ftp.microsoft.com:sinck): anonymous
> \_   | 331 Anonymous access allowed, send identity (e-mail name) as
> password.
> \_   | Password:
> \_   | 230-This is FTP.MICROSOFT.COM. Please see the dirmap.txt file for
> more
> \_ information.
> \_   | 230 Anonymous user logged in.
> \_ --> Remote system type is Windows2000.
> \_   | ftp> quit
> \_   | 221 Thank you for using Microsoft Products!
> \_
> \_ This is more inline with what I was thinking....  I can't say it's
> \_ suprising that an FTP server @ M$ is running (or claims to be running)
> \_ w2k.
> \_
> \_ Open source...alter the greeting string on <insert fav ftpd server here>
> \_ compile, install on ftp.microsoft.com...
> \_
> \_ David
> \_
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