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**anon** · 08.02.18, 21:32

Just change your terminal's character encoding to cp437 and use less (or any other pager).

**Master Razor** · 08.02.18, 23:32

Originally Posted by anon

Just change your terminal's character encoding to cp437 and use less (or any other pager).

I found this website by accident and was very interesting.

How to View a .nfo File in Console / Terminal & NFO and ANSI Viewers Comparison

The code is from the vi editor.
It renders it like this. I think this is ok, don't you?

https://i.imgur.com/LY1ORY8.png

Here is the vi code:

set encoding=utf-8

function! SetFileEncodings(encodings)
let b:myfileencodingsbak=&fileencodings
let &fileencodings=a:encodings
endfunction
function! RestoreFileEncodings()
let &fileencodings=b:myfileencodingsbak
unlet b:myfileencodingsbak
endfunction

au BufReadPre *.nfo call SetFileEncodings('cp437')|set ambiwidth=single
au BufReadPost *.nfo call RestoreFileEncodings()

I searched the web but could not find a single command that temporarily changes the code page of a terminal. Could you share an example from your terminal? I use Konsole from KDE if that matters.

**yoco** · 09.02.18, 16:42

Anyone has any idea why I get this error message after a while, when my windows explorer is open?

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**Master Razor** · 10.02.18, 02:48

I can't believe how much Alicia Silverstone has aged. It's a tragedy. Just saw The Crush (1993) and just can't picture it. She was so sexy.
anon, do something! Girls are aging and we can't prevent it.

**anon** · 10.02.18, 06:56

Originally Posted by Master Razor

I searched the web but could not find a single command that temporarily changes the code page of a terminal. Could you share an example from your terminal? I use Konsole from KDE if that matters.

luit is meant for this task, but in all honesty I've never really used it, so you'll have to experiment. Some terminal emulators allow you to change the character encoding on their settings, but the universal default and expected value is UTF-8 (which causes the least trouble outside of fringe cases like this one).

Anyway, that vi script looks good, it basically renders the text for .nfo files using codepage 437 and then switches back. Make sure not to accidentally enter insert mode and make changes. At any time, you can exit inset mode, discard any changes and exit by pressing Escape and then :q!

Originally Posted by Master Razor

anon, do something!

Is this a meme or whatever

Anyway, I did an image search and she's still very pretty as far as I'm concerned, so.

**anon** · 10.02.18, 06:59

Originally Posted by yoco

Anyone has any idea why I get this error message after a while, when my windows explorer is open?

Let's try this.

right click on my computer
go to properties
click on advanced system settings
under performance, click settings
click the Data Execution Prevention tab, and then click Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select.
click Add, browse to the executable file for the program and add it.

In your case you would add explorer.exe.

**yoco** · 10.02.18, 10:54

I did as you said, will see if it crashes again.

**Master Razor** · 10.02.18, 17:18

Is this a meme or whatever Anyway, I did an image search and she's still very pretty as far as I'm concerned, so.

It's not a meme. She's old man, and wasted her life away.

**anon** · 12.02.18, 06:11

Look, I found the lyrics of that song you posted three years ago

Noaptea Tarziu - Sunt un cocalar lyrics + English translation

**Master Razor** · 13.02.18, 23:37

Yeah. I think things will turn out ok for me as well. I finaly figured out what I wanna do for the rest of my life: I want to code open-source applications for linux. It's been nearly 6 months since I've been using linux and I love more and more with each passing day. It satisfies me intelectually and for the first time I'm actually happy. I stopped caring for money a long time ago. Developers these days are not in it for the thrils but just for money. And I do not want that, I never wanted this.
I'm just an average Joe that loves researching and adores thinking. I've never been a big fan of google-it type of solutions. Sometimes you have to go with watherver feels right, even if you have no idea were it might lead you. Can't say that I've come a long way like anon did, but I'm improving everyday and trying to mend my mistakes.
This is the 2018 instance of myself.

**yoco** · 14.02.18, 10:40

Originally Posted by anon

Let's try this.

Worked fine a few days then crash again. I even tried updating windows and it still crashes randomly.

**yoco** · 16.02.18, 10:41

My RAM is in slot #3 and slot #4, according by CPU-Z. Should I move it to slot 1 and 2? Is there any difference?

**Master Razor** · 16.02.18, 12:24

Always remember yoco: the fastest ports/slots are always the nearest to the CPU. This is refers mostly to PCI and RAM slots. Though the difference might be negligible.

**anon** · 17.02.18, 03:48

Way more important than whether the slots are close to the CPU is whether they're the same color and the RAM sticks within are of identical specifications. That way you won't miss on dual channel capabilities.