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    From Ben Collver@1:124/5016 to Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28) on Fri Aug 15 10:40:41 2025
    Hi Ruth,

    I seem to recall reading that you once used a Commodore 64 on Fidonet.
    Do you remember whether the software "re-flowed" text for 40 columns?
    It seems to me that the common recipe managers wrap at 80 columns.
    For that matter, do you recall using a recipe manager on the C=64?

    I'm thinking about spending some time in 8-bit computer emulators.
    Not necessarily C=64, but many of them do have 40 column displays. Coincidentally, i read that Braille is normally 38 cells per line.

    Catch you later,
    -Ben
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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to Ben Collver on Sun Aug 17 17:11:39 2025
    Hi Ben,


    I seem to recall reading that you once used a Commodore 64 on Fidonet.
    Do you remember whether the software "re-flowed" text for 40 columns?
    It seems to me that the common recipe managers wrap at 80 columns.

    Yes, IIRC, we had a C=64 from 1984-1994, (maybe 1995). Got introduced to Fidonet in late January, 1994 and made the switch to PCs in April or May
    of that year (or 95, possibly, long ago enough that I don't remember
    exactly).

    For that matter, do you recall using a recipe manager on the C=64?

    I printed off a lot of recipies initially, then we got Meal Master.
    We've still got a lot stored on that; Steve can get them somehow (I'm
    not the computer geek; he is.) when needed.



    I'm thinking about spending some time in 8-bit computer emulators.
    Not necessarily C=64, but many of them do have 40 column displays. Coincidentally, i read that Braille is normally 38 cells per line.


    Honestly, I couldn't tell you. I don't have the "computer smarts".

    We had a breakfast at church before service this morning. Our fig tree
    has been producing faster than Steve and I could eat them so I took some
    and made oatmeal/fig muffins, finding the recipie on AllRecipies. I
    subbed out whole wheat pastry flour for the all purpose called for, also
    cane sugar for the white. Came home with 4 (of 24) and one of the ladies
    took the copy of the recipie we'd brought.

    Catch you later,

    That has been my sign off since I started with Fido. (G)


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    Ruth
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  • From Ben Collver@1:124/5016 to Ruth Haffly on Tue Aug 19 09:23:44 2025
    Re: 40 columns
    By: Ruth Haffly to Ben Collver on Sun Aug 17 2025 17:11:39

    Hi Ruth,

    Yes, IIRC, we had a C=64 from 1984-1994, (maybe 1995). Got introduced to Fidonet in late January, 1994 and made the switch to PCs in April or May
    of that year (or 95, possibly, long ago enough that I don't remember exactly).
    Honestly, I couldn't tell you. I don't have the "computer smarts".

    Thanks for answering. I'll have to try it for myself and see. On a lark,
    i ran "MODE CO40" then "MM /C /NOCLOCK" and Meal-Master ran in 40 column
    text mode, though not very well. I downloaded a few recipe managers to
    try in an Apple II emulator when i find the time.

    We had a breakfast at church before service this morning. Our fig tree
    has been producing faster than Steve and I could eat them so I took some and made oatmeal/fig muffins, finding the recipie on AllRecipies. I
    subbed out whole wheat pastry flour for the all purpose called for, also cane sugar for the white. Came home with 4 (of 24) and one of the ladies took the copy of the recipie we'd brought.

    That sounds good! I would want to eat those muffins hot out of the oven.

    I am house sitting for a friend who has a waffle iron. Fresh chopped figs would probably go into waffle batter very nicely. The first flush of figs
    are done here. I should check whether the second flush is ripe yet.

    That has been my sign off since I started with Fido. (G)

    I did not mean to appropriate your sign off. A friend used to sign off
    with the acronym TTYL, which sounds vaguely technical to me since TTY
    also stands for teletype.
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