<t>I bought a second hand 8 Gbyte hard drive.<br/>
Has DOS6.22 on one partition, Win98SE on the second.<br/>
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I was so scared when I got XP, which I despise. That nice little drive sits on a shelf and I pull the back off my machine and switch drives.<br/>
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It isn't practical, but works ...

<t>Who was the British commander who attacked New Orleans during (technically AFTER the conlclusion of peace) the War Of 1812?<br/>
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There was a badly done attack...<br/>
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I hafta read a bit more about it. That battle was glorious for General Jackson and that Pirate dude, but it was a ...

<r><QUOTE><s>[quote]</s> Actually I think Charles XII was a great general. Peter started the war with Sweden thinking the 15year old Swedish king would be an easy target. Charles however defeated first Russia's allies Poland and Denmark and then with 15k troops invaded Russia. He lost all his gains ...

<t>Charles XII of Sweden...<br/>
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I don't know if he is the worst general, but he certainly was eminently capable of turning a series of victories into disaster. Marched all the way from (Lithuania?) to Turkey.<br/>
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His troops were superb, his generals were competent, his equipment was ...