Sorry, I know many of you have said your favorite software to have
recipes on, but is it Master Cook? My grand daughters are coming in a
month and I have decided to take all the old crummy, dirty-from-use
recipes that I have kept on recipe cards (in a recipe box I made in
shop in 8th grade-if you can believe) and want my grand daughters to
put them on the software you all recommend.

We have very old family recipes and this way, they can have their own
copies etc. and I can keep them some what busy as well. Win-win!

BTW I have Vista and I read one of the reviews said Vista doesn't work
well with one of the software programs- one of the many choices.

TIA- so much.

aloha,
Cea

pure kona wrote:
> Sorry, I know many of you have said your favorite software to have
> recipes on, but is it Master Cook? My grand daughters are coming in a
> month and I have decided to take all the old crummy, dirty-from-use
> recipes that I have kept on recipe cards (in a recipe box I made in
> shop in 8th grade-if you can believe) and want my grand daughters to
> put them on the software you all recommend.
>
> We have very old family recipes and this way, they can have their own
> copies etc. and I can keep them some what busy as well. Win-win!
>
> BTW I have Vista and I read one of the reviews said Vista doesn't work
> well with one of the software programs- one of the many choices.
>
> TIA- so much.
>
> aloha,
> Cea
Yes, I think many like Master Cook and new version which runs on vista
is out.

pure kona wrote:
> Sorry, I know many of you have said your favorite software to have
> recipes on, but is it Master Cook? My grand daughters are coming in a
> month and I have decided to take all the old crummy, dirty-from-use
> recipes that I have kept on recipe cards (in a recipe box I made in
> shop in 8th grade-if you can believe) and want my grand daughters to
> put them on the software you all recommend.
>
> We have very old family recipes and this way, they can have their own
> copies etc. and I can keep them some what busy as well. Win-win!
>
> BTW I have Vista and I read one of the reviews said Vista doesn't work
> well with one of the software programs- one of the many choices.
>
> TIA- so much.
>
> aloha,
> Cea


I use Wordpad. It works just fine in both Windows XP and 7, so I
assume it also works with Vista. Save in Rich Text Format and any
platform should be able to read the files.

Bob

On Sat, 01 May 2010 16:06:26 -1000, pure kona >
wrote:

>Sorry, I know many of you have said your favorite software to have
>recipes on, but is it Master Cook? My grand daughters are coming in a
>month and I have decided to take all the old crummy, dirty-from-use
>recipes that I have kept on recipe cards (in a recipe box I made in
>shop in 8th grade-if you can believe) and want my grand daughters to
>put them on the software you all recommend.
>
>We have very old family recipes and this way, they can have their own
>copies etc. and I can keep them some what busy as well. Win-win!
>
>BTW I have Vista and I read one of the reviews said Vista doesn't work
>well with one of the software programs- one of the many choices.
>
>TIA- so much.
>
>aloha,
>Cea

I'm completely happy with Now You're Cooking.
It's available at http://www.ffts.com/
You can d/l it for a 60 day free trial and it works with
Windows 7/Vista/XP/Me/2000/98/95/NT4

Ross.

On Sat, 01 May 2010 16:06:26 -1000, pure kona >
wrote:

>Sorry, I know many of you have said your favorite software to have
>recipes on, but is it Master Cook? My grand daughters are coming in a
>month and I have decided to take all the old crummy, dirty-from-use
>recipes that I have kept on recipe cards (in a recipe box I made in
>shop in 8th grade-if you can believe) and want my grand daughters to
>put them on the software you all recommend.
>
>We have very old family recipes and this way, they can have their own
>copies etc. and I can keep them some what busy as well. Win-win!
>
>BTW I have Vista and I read one of the reviews said Vista doesn't work
>well with one of the software programs- one of the many choices.
>
>TIA- so much.
>
>aloha,
>Cea

I use Now You're Cooking http://www.ffts.com/
I've been using it for years and years.
I have Vista and it works fine with Vista.

Hope that helps.

koko
--

There is no love more sincere than the love of food
George Bernard Shaw

www.kokoscornerblog.com
updated 04/30/10

On Sat, 01 May 2010 20:11:53 -0700, koko > wrote:

>On Sat, 01 May 2010 16:06:26 -1000, pure kona >
>wrote:
>
>>Sorry, I know many of you have said your favorite software to have
>>recipes on, but is it Master Cook? My grand daughters are coming in a
>>month and I have decided to take all the old crummy, dirty-from-use
>>recipes that I have kept on recipe cards (in a recipe box I made in
>>shop in 8th grade-if you can believe) and want my grand daughters to
>>put them on the software you all recommend.
>>
>>We have very old family recipes and this way, they can have their own
>>copies etc. and I can keep them some what busy as well. Win-win!
>>
>>BTW I have Vista and I read one of the reviews said Vista doesn't work
>>well with one of the software programs- one of the many choices.
>>
>>TIA- so much.
>>
>>aloha,
>>Cea
>
>I use Now You're Cooking http://www.ffts.com/
>I've been using it for years and years.
>I have Vista and it works fine with Vista.
>
>Hope that helps.
>
>koko

Oh thank you all So Much!!!

with aloha,
Cea

"pure kona" > wrote in message
...
> Sorry, I know many of you have said your favorite software to have
> recipes on, but is it Master Cook? My grand daughters are coming in a
> month and I have decided to take all the old crummy, dirty-from-use
> recipes that I have kept on recipe cards (in a recipe box I made in
> shop in 8th grade-if you can believe) and want my grand daughters to
> put them on the software you all recommend.
>
> We have very old family recipes and this way, they can have their own
> copies etc. and I can keep them some what busy as well. Win-win!
>
> BTW I have Vista and I read one of the reviews said Vista doesn't work
> well with one of the software programs- one of the many choices.
>
> TIA- so much.
>
> aloha,
> Cea

I take back any good review of Master Cook by valuesoft, they do not support
their products, they do not allow upgrades so each time you buy it and
upgrade OS you end up buying a new copy, nice for them.

"We do not offer upgrades for any products we publish. We strive to keep our
costs low and value priced and around what a normal upgrade would cost. When
MasterCook was published by Sierra, the MSRP was $49.99, we have since
reduced and set the price to $19.99. Information on purchasing this latest
version of MasterCook can be found on our web store at"

--
regards, piedmont (michael)
The Practical BBQ'r - http://sites.google.com/site/thepracticalbbqr/
(mawil55) Hardiness Zone 7-8

On Sun, 2 May 2010 12:48:35 -0400, "piedmont" >
wrote:

>"pure kona" > wrote in message
.. .
>> Sorry, I know many of you have said your favorite software to have
>> recipes on, but is it Master Cook? My grand daughters are coming in a
>> month and I have decided to take all the old crummy, dirty-from-use
>> recipes that I have kept on recipe cards (in a recipe box I made in
>> shop in 8th grade-if you can believe) and want my grand daughters to
>> put them on the software you all recommend.
>>
>> We have very old family recipes and this way, they can have their own
>> copies etc. and I can keep them some what busy as well. Win-win!
>>
>> BTW I have Vista and I read one of the reviews said Vista doesn't work
>> well with one of the software programs- one of the many choices.
>>
>> TIA- so much.
>>
>> aloha,
>> Cea
>
>I take back any good review of Master Cook by valuesoft, they do not support
>their products, they do not allow upgrades so each time you buy it and
>upgrade OS you end up buying a new copy, nice for them.
>
>"We do not offer upgrades for any products we publish. We strive to keep our
>costs low and value priced and around what a normal upgrade would cost. When
>MasterCook was published by Sierra, the MSRP was $49.99, we have since
>reduced and set the price to $19.99. Information on purchasing this latest
>version of MasterCook can be found on our web store at"

Oh I have been watching this thread and thank you for the update. I
saw Master Cook on Amazon for about $14 and when I get a new computer-
probably in 2 years as I get one about every 3 years, I think paying
another $14 wouldn't be a huge price. Or do you mean that I could not
transfer from the Master Cook I own to the new Master Cook- when I get
a new computer?

That would indeed be a waste.

Thank you in advance for your opinion. It is very valuable to me.

aloha,
Cea

On Sun, 02 May 2010 12:57:05 -1000, pure kona >
wrote:

>On Sun, 2 May 2010 12:48:35 -0400, "piedmont" >
>wrote:
>
>>"pure kona" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> Sorry, I know many of you have said your favorite software to have
>>> recipes on, but is it Master Cook? My grand daughters are coming in a
>>> month and I have decided to take all the old crummy, dirty-from-use
>>> recipes that I have kept on recipe cards (in a recipe box I made in
>>> shop in 8th grade-if you can believe) and want my grand daughters to
>>> put them on the software you all recommend.
>>>
>>> We have very old family recipes and this way, they can have their own
>>> copies etc. and I can keep them some what busy as well. Win-win!
>>>
>>> BTW I have Vista and I read one of the reviews said Vista doesn't work
>>> well with one of the software programs- one of the many choices.
>>>
>>> TIA- so much.
>>>
>>> aloha,
>>> Cea
>>
>>I take back any good review of Master Cook by valuesoft, they do not support
>>their products, they do not allow upgrades so each time you buy it and
>>upgrade OS you end up buying a new copy, nice for them.
>>
>>"We do not offer upgrades for any products we publish. We strive to keep our
>>costs low and value priced and around what a normal upgrade would cost. When
>>MasterCook was published by Sierra, the MSRP was $49.99, we have since
>>reduced and set the price to $19.99. Information on purchasing this latest
>>version of MasterCook can be found on our web store at"
>
>Oh I have been watching this thread and thank you for the update. I
>saw Master Cook on Amazon for about $14 and when I get a new computer-
>probably in 2 years as I get one about every 3 years, I think paying
>another $14 wouldn't be a huge price. Or do you mean that I could not
>transfer from the Master Cook I own to the new Master Cook- when I get
>a new computer?
>
>That would indeed be a waste.
>
>Thank you in advance for your opinion. It is very valuable to me.
>
>aloha,
>Cea

I bought my version 9 of MasterCook directly from Value Soft and got
and email offering version 11 for $14.99 by pre-ordering. I took them
up on the offer and should be able to download this week.

Unlike several people who have posted here, I have never had a problem
moving my information to the upgraded version. I have never used
Vista so I have no information on that. You can move your files to
another machine as long as you have kept a copy of the one you are
using. Take it from someone whose computer went belly-up last summer
and had to restore from backups on another machine.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

On Sun, 02 May 2010 14:54:15 -0500, Pete C. wrote:

>
> As for recipe software, I use notepad. Good recipes I find on
> Epicurious, Allrecipes, etc. just get saved as txt files in my recipes
> directory. Dedicated cookbook software would provide indexing and search
> functions I just don't need. I can look in my recipes directory and find
> "Banana bread.txt" just fine.

i use notepad, too. i suppose if you had 30,000 recipes it would be
different.

you can always use the search function to locate, say, the name of a dish
or an ingredient in your recipe folder.

your pal,
blake

blake murphy wrote:
> On Sun, 02 May 2010 14:54:15 -0500, Pete C. wrote:
>
>> As for recipe software, I use notepad. Good recipes I find on
>> Epicurious, Allrecipes, etc. just get saved as txt files in my recipes
>> directory. Dedicated cookbook software would provide indexing and search
>> functions I just don't need. I can look in my recipes directory and find
>> "Banana bread.txt" just fine.
>
> i use notepad, too. i suppose if you had 30,000 recipes it would be
> different.
>
> you can always use the search function to locate, say, the name of a dish
> or an ingredient in your recipe folder.
>
> your pal,
> blake


I have a couple of hundred recipes (stored as plain text files or rich
text); I keep track of them by having subfolders in my recipe folder.
"Cakes", "Cookies", "Hotdish", "Breads", etc.

I like rich text better because I can set the font and use bold for
the titles, but plain text works a lot better for loading them into my
iPod.

The iPod would be *great* in the kitchen except the backlight doesn't
stay on long enough. So it's just /good/ in the kitchen. I keep it
in my shirt pocket and can refer to it as needed.

Bob

In article >,
pure kona > wrote:

> Sorry, I know many of you have said your favorite software to have
> recipes on, but is it Master Cook? My grand daughters are coming in a
> month and I have decided to take all the old crummy, dirty-from-use
> recipes that I have kept on recipe cards (in a recipe box I made in
> shop in 8th grade-if you can believe) and want my grand daughters to
> put them on the software you all recommend.
>
> We have very old family recipes and this way, they can have their own
> copies etc. and I can keep them some what busy as well. Win-win!
>
> BTW I have Vista and I read one of the reviews said Vista doesn't work
> well with one of the software programs- one of the many choices.
>
> TIA- so much.
>
> aloha,
> Cea

Cea, don't you dare throw away those precious grubby cards! They tell a
story and the handwriting will someday be precious and recall fond
memories of cooking with grandma. Don't you dare throw away the cards
or I'll come after you!



--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller
Updated 4-24-2010 with food story and pictures

On May 1, 7:06*pm, pure kona > wrote:
> Sorry, I know many of you have said your favorite software to have
> recipes on, but is it Master Cook? *My grand daughters are coming in a
> month and I have decided to take all the old crummy, dirty-from-use
> recipes that I have kept on recipe cards (in a recipe box I made in
> shop in 8th grade-if you can believe) and want my grand daughters to
> put them on the software you all recommend. *
>
> We have very old family recipes and this way, they can have their own
> copies etc. and I can keep them some what busy as well. Win-win!
>
> BTW I have Vista and I read one of the reviews said Vista doesn't work
> well with one of the software programs- one of the many choices.
>
> TIA- so much.
>
> aloha,
> Cea

I still use an old version of Master Cook, I've never bought anything
else. It works fine for me.

On 4/05/2010 2:04 AM, Andy wrote:
> zxcvbob > wrote:
>
>> blake murphy wrote:
>>> On Sun, 02 May 2010 14:54:15 -0500, Pete C. wrote:
>>>
>>>> As for recipe software, I use notepad. Good recipes I find on
>>>> Epicurious, Allrecipes, etc. just get saved as txt files in my
>>>> recipes directory. Dedicated cookbook software would provide
>>>> indexing and search functions I just don't need. I can look in my
>>>> recipes directory and find "Banana bread.txt" just fine.
>>>
>>> i use notepad, too. i suppose if you had 30,000 recipes it would be
>>> different.
>>>
>>> you can always use the search function to locate, say, the name of a
>>> dish or an ingredient in your recipe folder.
>>>
>>> your pal,
>>> blake
>>
>>
>> I have a couple of hundred recipes (stored as plain text files or rich
>> text); I keep track of them by having subfolders in my recipe folder.
>> "Cakes", "Cookies", "Hotdish", "Breads", etc.
>>
>> I like rich text better because I can set the font and use bold for
>> the titles, but plain text works a lot better for loading them into my
>> iPod.
>>
>> The iPod would be *great* in the kitchen except the backlight doesn't
>> stay on long enough. So it's just /good/ in the kitchen. I keep it
>> in my shirt pocket and can refer to it as needed.
>>
>> Bob
>
>
> I also keep the online recipes as text files on the computer.
>
> I converted them into excel spreadsheets formatted to be viewed on the
> iPhone in landscape mode.
>
> Paragraph and character formatting text gives the recipes a more polished
> appearance. Like a real cookbook. It was a fun project.
>
> If I want to share a recipe with somebody it's wi-fi email ready to go.
> Or if I invade somebody's kitchen, they're in my pocket.
>
> My laptop lives in the kitchen anyway and I can read zoomed up recipes
> from across the room. so the iPhone isn't a grand kitchen solution for
> me.
>
> Andy
>

Absolutely the answer to all your recipe storage program problems:
www.evernote.com

On 2010-05-03 17:36:38 -0700, Geordie Guy said:

> Absolutely the answer to all your recipe storage program problems:
> www.evernote.com

There is an evernote for the Mac, but I prefer DevonThink. There's an
easy option to stash a page, or high-lighted material directly to the
database. Uses AI to sort it to the appropriate category, and does OCR
when you're culling from scanned documents.
--
If you limit your actions in life to things that nobody can possibly
find fault with, you will not do much. -- Lewis Carroll

On Mon, 03 May 2010 16:41:41 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>In article >,
> pure kona > wrote:
>
>> Sorry, I know many of you have said your favorite software to have
>> recipes on, but is it Master Cook? My grand daughters are coming in a
>> month and I have decided to take all the old crummy, dirty-from-use
>> recipes that I have kept on recipe cards (in a recipe box I made in
>> shop in 8th grade-if you can believe) and want my grand daughters to
>> put them on the software you all recommend.
>>
>> We have very old family recipes and this way, they can have their own
>> copies etc. and I can keep them some what busy as well. Win-win!
>>
>> BTW I have Vista and I read one of the reviews said Vista doesn't work
>> well with one of the software programs- one of the many choices.
>>
>> TIA- so much.
>>
>> aloha,
>> Cea
>
>Cea, don't you dare throw away those precious grubby cards! They tell a
>story and the handwriting will someday be precious and recall fond
>memories of cooking with grandma. Don't you dare throw away the cards
>or I'll come after you!

Thanks Barb, I'll remember that

aloha,
Cea

On 4/05/2010 11:04 AM, Andy wrote:
> Geordie Guy > wrote:
>
>> Absolutely the answer to all your recipe storage program problems:
>> www.evernote.com
>
>
> BULLSHIT!!!
>
> Andy

Did you want to elaborate or just yell cursewords? Because either's
cool... it'd just be more fun if you did the former.

On Tue, 04 May 2010 05:00:49 -0500, Andy wrote:

> Geordie Guy > wrote:
>
>> On 4/05/2010 11:04 AM, Andy wrote:
>>> Geordie Guy > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Absolutely the answer to all your recipe storage program problems:
>>>> www.evernote.com
>>>
>>> BULLSHIT!!!
>>>
>>> Andy
>>
>> Did you want to elaborate or just yell cursewords? Because either's
>> cool... it'd just be more fun if you did the former.
>
> The answer is simple.
>
> In this day and age, I value my privacy more than ever.
>
> In my pocket will always be much more secure than putting my files into
> some online information archival pool like Evernote. I'm much better at
> it than they claim to be!
>
> Andy

those upskirt girl scout pics might be a tad embarrassing.

blake

sf > wrote in

> No, I don't. Maybe people with money to burn waited in line
> to upgrade an old computer with a new system, but I didn't. I
> was very happy with Win 3.1 and skipped all upgrades until it
> was time for a new computer, which came equipped with Win98.
> I skipped Vista and if my computer dies any time soon, the new
> one will be a Win7.

I'm 100% with you. I loved Win 3.1. It Never crashed!
I am now all the way up to Win 98 and hopefully this Xmas will
upgrade to Win 7.

I'm happy with my Win 98.

On Tue, 04 May 2010 10:36:38 +1000, Geordie Guy
> wrote:

>On 4/05/2010 2:04 AM, Andy wrote:
>> zxcvbob > wrote:
>>
>>> blake murphy wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 02 May 2010 14:54:15 -0500, Pete C. wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> As for recipe software, I use notepad. Good recipes I find on
>>>>> Epicurious, Allrecipes, etc. just get saved as txt files in my
>>>>> recipes directory. Dedicated cookbook software would provide
>>>>> indexing and search functions I just don't need. I can look in my
>>>>> recipes directory and find "Banana bread.txt" just fine.
>>>>
>>>> i use notepad, too. i suppose if you had 30,000 recipes it would be
>>>> different.
>>>>
>>>> you can always use the search function to locate, say, the name of a
>>>> dish or an ingredient in your recipe folder.
>>>>
>>>> your pal,
>>>> blake
>>>
>>>
>>> I have a couple of hundred recipes (stored as plain text files or rich
>>> text); I keep track of them by having subfolders in my recipe folder.
>>> "Cakes", "Cookies", "Hotdish", "Breads", etc.
>>>
>>> I like rich text better because I can set the font and use bold for
>>> the titles, but plain text works a lot better for loading them into my
>>> iPod.
>>>
>>> The iPod would be *great* in the kitchen except the backlight doesn't
>>> stay on long enough. So it's just /good/ in the kitchen. I keep it
>>> in my shirt pocket and can refer to it as needed.
>>>
>>> Bob
>>
>>
>> I also keep the online recipes as text files on the computer.
>>
>> I converted them into excel spreadsheets formatted to be viewed on the
>> iPhone in landscape mode.
>>
>> Paragraph and character formatting text gives the recipes a more polished
>> appearance. Like a real cookbook. It was a fun project.
>>
>> If I want to share a recipe with somebody it's wi-fi email ready to go.
>> Or if I invade somebody's kitchen, they're in my pocket.
>>
>> My laptop lives in the kitchen anyway and I can read zoomed up recipes
>> from across the room. so the iPhone isn't a grand kitchen solution for
>> me.
>>
>> Andy
>>
>
>Absolutely the answer to all your recipe storage program problems:
>www.evernote.com

For that matter, google has online document storage too... if you want
to flit from computer to computer reading recipes.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Tue, 04 May 2010 05:00:49 -0500, Andy > wrote:

>In this day and age, I value my privacy more than ever.
>
>In my pocket will always be much more secure than putting my files into
>some online information archival pool like Evernote. I'm much better at
>it than they claim to be!

I don't think you're breaching security by storing recipes online...
unless they are coded messages.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On 05 May 2010 11:47:31 GMT, sandi > wrote:

>I'm happy with my Win 98.

Me too! I wasn't dismayed in the least when the netbook I bought last
Fall came equipped with it. I use Win98 in "Classic View". Do you?
I wonder if Win7 has that option.



--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Mon, 3 May 2010 15:46:52 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags
> wrote:
>
>I still use an old version of Master Cook, I've never bought anything
>else. It works fine for me.

I've never understood the constant upgrade mentality. If a program
wasn't good to begin with, I wouldn't use it let alone upgrade. If I
liked the program, it would need to have a compelling new feature for
me to upgrade. By compelling, I mean adding something recognizable
and important - like spell check.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On 05 May 2010 11:47:31 GMT, sandi > wrote:
>
>>I'm happy with my Win 98.
>
> Me too! I wasn't dismayed in the least when the netbook I bought last
> Fall came equipped with it. I use Win98 in "Classic View". Do you?
> I wonder if Win7 has that option.
>
>
>
> --
> I love cooking with wine.
> Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Win7 is very different. You might want to buy a book on it before buying the
program. One silly example: No e mail software.

On Wed, 5 May 2010 09:24:42 -0400, "Kswck" >
wrote:

>
>Win7 is very different. You might want to buy a book on it before buying the
>program. One silly example: No e mail software.
>
I am not someone who upgrades old computers with new software. I'll
get Win7 when I get a new computer. I thought Win7 had a mail
program, but, no email software (no OE) isn't a problem for me. I use
stand alone software for email.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

"Kswck" > wrote in message
...
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 05 May 2010 11:47:31 GMT, sandi > wrote:
>>
>>>I'm happy with my Win 98.
>>
>> Me too! I wasn't dismayed in the least when the netbook I bought last
>> Fall came equipped with it. I use Win98 in "Classic View". Do you?
>> I wonder if Win7 has that option.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> I love cooking with wine.
>> Sometimes I even put it in the food.
>
> Win7 is very different. You might want to buy a book on it before buying
> the program. One silly example: No e mail software.
>

Sort of. You can download Windows Live Mail (similar to OE) for free. It
was not Microsoft's idea to discontinue it, but the courts got involved with
bundling with the operating system.

I'm not sure why you'd have to buy a book on it though. I found it to be
very intuitive and easy to use. IMO, the best OS so far. If you are using
XP, stick with it rather than pay for an upgrade. If you are using W98,
you'll probably have to better the hardware anyway so wait until it is new
computer time.

There is no "classic view" that I'm aware of and IMO, not needed. It would
be like buying a new Lamborghini and transplanting the engine from the old
Ford station wagon into it. I stopped using the 8 track tape a while back
too!

On 5/5/2010 9:03 AM, sf wrote:
> On 05 May 2010 11:47:31 GMT, > wrote:
>
>> I'm happy with my Win 98.
>
> Me too! I wasn't dismayed in the least when the netbook I bought last
> Fall came equipped with it. I use Win98 in "Classic View". Do you?
> I wonder if Win7 has that option.

Where did you find a netbook with Windows 98 installed? Microsoft
hasn't shipped Windows 98 in more than a decade and it's long past end
of support.

On Wed, 05 May 2010 23:36:47 -0400, "J. Clarke"
> wrote:

>On 5/5/2010 9:03 AM, sf wrote:
>> On 05 May 2010 11:47:31 GMT, > wrote:
>>
>>> I'm happy with my Win 98.
>>
>> Me too! I wasn't dismayed in the least when the netbook I bought last
>> Fall came equipped with it. I use Win98 in "Classic View". Do you?
>> I wonder if Win7 has that option.
>
>Where did you find a netbook with Windows 98 installed? Microsoft
>hasn't shipped Windows 98 in more than a decade and it's long past end
>of support.
>
>
Most netbooks come with XP now...and did even a year ago. Mine has
XP, and I got mine before sf did.

I haven't tried to put MasterCook on mine..yet. Maybe I will try when
I get back to NM.

Christine

"Kswck" > wrote in

> Win7 is very different. You might want to buy a book on it
> before buying the program. One silly example: No e mail
> software.

I Have Always used my own e-mail & browser software.
So thats no big deal.

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in
:

> There is no "classic view" that I'm aware of and IMO, not
> needed. It would be like buying a new Lamborghini and
> transplanting the engine from the old Ford station wagon into
> it. I stopped using the 8 track tape a while back too!

Thats too bad. I like the simple things in life.
To me it would be like buying a new care with a manual transmission
and not with an automatic. <G>
Too much of the graphics and other goodies is what needs all that
memory. <shrug> Oh well.. I have to upgrade someday and I have
been waiting to step up but wanted a more stable OS.

Thanks Ed.

"J. Clarke" > wrote in
:

> On 5/5/2010 9:03 AM, sf wrote:
>> On 05 May 2010 11:47:31 GMT, >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm happy with my Win 98.
>>
>> Me too! I wasn't dismayed in the least when the netbook I
>> bought last Fall came equipped with it. I use Win98 in
>> "Classic View". Do you? I wonder if Win7 has that option.
>
> Where did you find a netbook with Windows 98 installed?
> Microsoft hasn't shipped Windows 98 in more than a decade and
> it's long past end of support.

I never said I had a notebook. I was talking of the OS.

"Christine Dabney" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 05 May 2010 23:36:47 -0400, "J. Clarke"
> > wrote:
>
>>On 5/5/2010 9:03 AM, sf wrote:
>>> On 05 May 2010 11:47:31 GMT, > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm happy with my Win 98.
>>>
>>> Me too! I wasn't dismayed in the least when the netbook I bought last
>>> Fall came equipped with it. I use Win98 in "Classic View". Do you?
>>> I wonder if Win7 has that option.
>>
>>Where did you find a netbook with Windows 98 installed? Microsoft
>>hasn't shipped Windows 98 in more than a decade and it's long past end
>>of support.
>>
>>
> Most netbooks come with XP now...and did even a year ago. Mine has
> XP, and I got mine before sf did.
>
> I haven't tried to put MasterCook on mine..yet. Maybe I will try when
> I get back to NM.
>
> Christine

Netbooks generally do not have the memory to run Vista

On 5/6/2010 5:03 AM, sandi wrote:
> "Ed > wrote in
> :
>
>> There is no "classic view" that I'm aware of and IMO, not
>> needed. It would be like buying a new Lamborghini and
>> transplanting the engine from the old Ford station wagon into
>> it. I stopped using the 8 track tape a while back too!
>
> Thats too bad. I like the simple things in life.
> To me it would be like buying a new care with a manual transmission
> and not with an automatic.<G>
> Too much of the graphics and other goodies is what needs all that
> memory.<shrug> Oh well.. I have to upgrade someday and I have
> been waiting to step up but wanted a more stable OS.

Doesn't take much to be more stable than 98. All the NT versions meet
that criterion, including Windows 7.

On 06 May 2010 09:03:20 GMT, sandi > wrote:

>"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in
m:
>
>> There is no "classic view" that I'm aware of and IMO, not
>> needed. It would be like buying a new Lamborghini and
>> transplanting the engine from the old Ford station wagon into
>> it. I stopped using the 8 track tape a while back too!
>
>Thats too bad. I like the simple things in life.
>To me it would be like buying a new care with a manual transmission
>and not with an automatic. <G>
>Too much of the graphics and other goodies is what needs all that
>memory. <shrug> Oh well.. I have to upgrade someday and I have
>been waiting to step up but wanted a more stable OS.
>
>Thanks Ed.

There is a classic view in Win 7...I am using it now. I never liked
that garish look of the later versions..so I always switch to a
classic view.

Christine

On 5/6/2010 5:04 AM, sandi wrote:
> "J. > wrote in
> :
>
>> On 5/5/2010 9:03 AM, sf wrote:
>>> On 05 May 2010 11:47:31 GMT, >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm happy with my Win 98.
>>>
>>> Me too! I wasn't dismayed in the least when the netbook I
>>> bought last Fall came equipped with it. I use Win98 in
>>> "Classic View". Do you? I wonder if Win7 has that option.
>>
>> Where did you find a netbook with Windows 98 installed?
>> Microsoft hasn't shipped Windows 98 in more than a decade and
>> it's long past end of support.
>
> I never said I had a notebook. I was talking of the OS.

Are you recanting your above statement that "I wasn't dismayed in the
least when the netbook I bought last Fall came equipped with it"?

On 5/6/2010 5:07 AM, Kswck wrote:
> "Christine > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Wed, 05 May 2010 23:36:47 -0400, "J. Clarke"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On 5/5/2010 9:03 AM, sf wrote:
>>>> On 05 May 2010 11:47:31 GMT, > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm happy with my Win 98.
>>>>
>>>> Me too! I wasn't dismayed in the least when the netbook I bought last
>>>> Fall came equipped with it. I use Win98 in "Classic View". Do you?
>>>> I wonder if Win7 has that option.
>>>
>>> Where did you find a netbook with Windows 98 installed? Microsoft
>>> hasn't shipped Windows 98 in more than a decade and it's long past end
>>> of support.
>>>
>>>
>> Most netbooks come with XP now...and did even a year ago. Mine has
>> XP, and I got mine before sf did.
>>
>> I haven't tried to put MasterCook on mine..yet. Maybe I will try when
>> I get back to NM.
>>
>> Christine
>
> Netbooks generally do not have the memory to run Vista

Of the netbooks currently available from newegg.com, 25 come with XP
Home, 68 with Windows 7 Starter, 18 with Windows 7 Home Premium, and one
with Windows 7 Professional.

J. Clarke wrote:

> On 5/6/2010 5:04 AM, sandi wrote:
>> "J. > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>> On 5/5/2010 9:03 AM, sf wrote:
>>>> On 05 May 2010 11:47:31 GMT, >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm happy with my Win 98.
>>>>
>>>> Me too! I wasn't dismayed in the least when the netbook I
>>>> bought last Fall came equipped with it. I use Win98 in
>>>> "Classic View". Do you? I wonder if Win7 has that option.
>>>
>>> Where did you find a netbook with Windows 98 installed?
>>> Microsoft hasn't shipped Windows 98 in more than a decade and
>>> it's long past end of support.
>>
>> I never said I had a notebook. I was talking of the OS.
>
> Are you recanting your above statement that "I wasn't dismayed in the
> least when the netbook I bought last Fall came equipped with it"?

Um, sf said the bit about the netbook - not sandi...
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On Wed, 05 May 2010 23:36:47 -0400, "J. Clarke"
> wrote:

> On 5/5/2010 9:03 AM, sf wrote:
> > On 05 May 2010 11:47:31 GMT, > wrote:
> >
> >> I'm happy with my Win 98.
> >
> > Me too! I wasn't dismayed in the least when the netbook I bought last
> > Fall came equipped with it. I use Win98 in "Classic View". Do you?
> > I wonder if Win7 has that option.
>
> Where did you find a netbook with Windows 98 installed? Microsoft
> hasn't shipped Windows 98 in more than a decade and it's long past end
> of support.
>

XP Classic View mimics the Win98 look and I happen to prefer it.

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On Thu, 6 May 2010 05:07:08 -0400, "Kswck" >
wrote:

> Netbooks generally do not have the memory to run Vista

So? Nobody said they wanted Vista. Netbooks are coming with Win7
installed now.

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On Thu, 06 May 2010 08:46:26 -0400, "J. Clarke"
> wrote:

> On 5/6/2010 5:04 AM, sandi wrote:
> > "J. > wrote in
> > :
> >
> >> On 5/5/2010 9:03 AM, sf wrote:
> >>> On 05 May 2010 11:47:31 GMT, >
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I'm happy with my Win 98.
> >>>
> >>> Me too! I wasn't dismayed in the least when the netbook I
> >>> bought last Fall came equipped with it. I use Win98 in
> >>> "Classic View". Do you? I wonder if Win7 has that option.
> >>
> >> Where did you find a netbook with Windows 98 installed?
> >> Microsoft hasn't shipped Windows 98 in more than a decade and
> >> it's long past end of support.
> >
> > I never said I had a notebook. I was talking of the OS.
>
> Are you recanting your above statement that "I wasn't dismayed in the
> least when the netbook I bought last Fall came equipped with it"?

You stink at attributions.

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