Re: why graphical screenshot? from a command prompt console window?

On Thu, 12 Feb 2026 06:00:06 +0200
Steve Hayes <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:55:40 +0800, "Mr. Man-wai Chang"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> >On 2/7/2026 11:22 AM, Kenny McCormack wrote:
> >> 
> >> No worries; I have no desire to post any screenshots here.
> >> 
> >> I was just amused by the idea of someone requesting a screenshot on Usenet.
> >> 
> >> As Tim Walz would say, weird!
> >> 
> >> And, the point is: Usenet *is* a text-only medium, by definition and
> >> decree, even if lots of people have abused it over the years.
> >
> >Well, sometimes this is easier for the discussion. I have met users who 
> >don't quite understand how to capture text directly in a Command Prompt 
> >window. Old-time DOS or terminal users surely know how.
> >
> >I am NOT trying to break any customs, rules nor netiquette (network 
> >etiquette). :)
> 
> The South African archives made their indexing system (called STAIRS.
Gosh that takes me back! IBM 3033 era.

Batch NG dropped, that Arlen/Maria does enjoy over xposting.

> originally by IBM) available via the web. As it was a text-only
> system, results were displayed as text, and could be copied as text,
> which made it easy to copy elsewhere, as text. 
> 
> Nevertheless many users would send graphical screenshots of the
> output, which wasted bandwidth, as well as making it necessary to
> retype whatever was on the screen if one wanted to use it.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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