A Conversation for (The History of) h2g2 Via Digibox..(part 1)
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Started conversation May 21, 2002
I don't have a digibox, so I'm just guessing here, but if you can get at the URL you're trying to reach, edit it to change the "&show=20" bit at the end to "&show=10"...? That might help in some threads. It won't help when you hit a thread with huge single posts, though - I've seen single postings on the "What's wrong with Americans?" thread, for example, that were three screenheights in length... 
If Jim's feeling perky after his gall-bladder operation next week we might be able to hassle him about the feasability of a "WebTV" skin option with clearer fonts and minimal graphical furniture... 
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Emmily ~ Roses are red, Peas are green, My face is a laugh, But yours is a scream Posted May 21, 2002
it is possible to get into long threads via digibox..(sorry..
..i don't recognise 'webtv' as my access..to me 'webtv' is.. an internet television..which is simular to a computer..where as a digibox is..a single branch from a huge computer & not at all like a computer) it depends what number post on page is on..the last 5 or so are almost impossible to access..i've accessed posts of over 600..if there's less than 15 posts on the page..it's possible..but..cannot click blue spots to view previous pages..hope i havent confused you..
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emmily 
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Amy the Ant - High Manzanilla of the Church of the Stuffed Olive Posted May 24, 2002
Peet, there is no address bar on these things. Neither webtv nor digitbox users can edit a URL. 
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- 1: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (May 21, 2002)
- 2: Emmily ~ Roses are red, Peas are green, My face is a laugh, But yours is a scream (May 21, 2002)
- 3: Amy the Ant - High Manzanilla of the Church of the Stuffed Olive (May 24, 2002)
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