Richard - The Oracle!
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Richard - The Oracle!
Richard, you are on a par with Beagle, who regularly posts on the Miitary forum. Your pearls of wisdom make you an expert on computation that many of us take real note of...
I hope you don't sit up until 4am worrying about computer problems!
FJJP
I hope you don't sit up until 4am worrying about computer problems!
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I fully agree.
There are apparently three such people in ProonLand:
- Richard (AKA, Naples Air Center, Inc.)
- BEagle, in Military, reportedly (I'm more a freightdog myself)
- ORAC, who's personal title I find superb:
If a little knowledge is a dangerous thing; think how dangerous a lot can be......
Thanks to the knowledge and patience of these people we learn a lot!
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There are apparently three such people in ProonLand:
- Richard (AKA, Naples Air Center, Inc.)
- BEagle, in Military, reportedly
(I'm more a freightdog myself)- ORAC,
who's personal title I find superb:If a little knowledge is a dangerous thing; think how dangerous a lot can be......
Thanks to the knowledge and patience of these people we learn a lot!
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IFTB
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I'm just amazed by the breadth of Richard's knowledge and experience. Most of us have to specialise, even within our subjects, but Richard is immediately there with a well thought out, accurate and helpful answer to everything!
I am delighted that an appreciation thread has started so that we can all express our thanks.
Will
I am delighted that an appreciation thread has started so that we can all express our thanks.
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Concur all the previous comments - Richard is always on the ball, helpful and unfailingly good mannered/humoured; BEagle - always worth a read (Is there any aircraft in Aunty Betty's Flying Circus inventory that he hasn't driven?), and Orac - well, I wish we could hardwire him into a help system - much better than any lame-brain Microsoft Help system where it helps to know the answer in order to ask the right question ...
Thanks very much Gentlemen - please don't go away!
Thanks very much Gentlemen - please don't go away!
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The thing that makes the likes of Richard and Beags stand out is that they don't make you feel stupid and inadequate. Problems are dealt with in a matter-of-fact way, without the condescending attitude so prevalent in the computer superstores. And they treat you with respect...
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I saw a comment on another thread from Richard that XP runs very sweetly on 512M of memory. Having just put in an extra 256 stick to take it up to 448 M before installing XP at Christmas, I dug out another stick from an old machine in the attic yesterday to take it up to 512M.
Wow ! The machine now goes as quickly as an Aberdonian going home on a flag day! I wouldn't have thought that such a relatively small increase in memory would make such a big difference.
So many thanks, Richard, and to all the other prolific posters who add greatly to my knowledge of PCs.
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Wow ! The machine now goes as quickly as an Aberdonian going home on a flag day! I wouldn't have thought that such a relatively small increase in memory would make such a big difference.
So many thanks, Richard, and to all the other prolific posters who add greatly to my knowledge of PCs.
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I'll add my heartfelt thanks too. Also got to mention PPRuNe Towers as well. His calm considered manner and wealth of experience in a number of fields is invaluable. His subtle wit and humour cracks me up too. 
