Hitch Hikers Guide to the galaxy

[absom4]

I've been using the ? sign ever since the great Wizzard told us about it. Really makes your friends sit up and take notice.

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absom

[Sycamore Evenstar]

I must have been sleeping when Prof Wizzard was teaching!

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[Wizz]

Can't tell you what to do in terms of copying it off the page and pasting it into something else for reference. Somehow Micro$oft Word will create tables for you, but I'm out of my element with that. If you paste it into Wordpad or Microsoft Word, select all and change the font to "Courier" to get most of it to line up.
When you want these symbols in the text of your post or document, you need to hold down the "Alt" key and using the number pad (<u>not</u> the row of numbers at the top of the keyboard...this can be fun for laptops) enter all four digits, then release the "Alt" key. If you make a mistake, just use the backspace key. If you are putting two in a row, release the "Alt" key after each symbol needed, then start the sequence again. Ok...here 'tis

<pre><font size = "+2">
Symb Num Symb Num Symb Num Symb Num
? 0128 0160 ? 0192 ? 0224
0129 ? 0161 ? 0193 ? 0225
? 0130 ? 0162 ? 0194 ? 0226
? 0131 ? 0163 ? 0195 ? 0227
? 0132 ? 0164 ? 0196 ? 0228
? 0133 ? 0165 ? 0197 ? 0229
? 0134 ? 0166 ? 0198 ? 0230
? 0135 ? 0167 ? 0199 ? 0231
? 0136 ? 0168 ? 0200 ? 0232
? 0137 ? 0169 ? 0201 ? 0233
? 0138 ? 0170 ? 0202 ? 0234
? 0139 ? 0171 ? 0203 ? 0235
? 0140 0172 ? 0204 ? 0236
0141 ? 0173 ? 0205 ? 0237
? 0142 ? 0174 ? 0206 ? 0238
0143 ? 0175 ? 0207 ? 0239
0144 ? 0176 ? 0208 ? 0240
? 0145 ? 0177 ? 0209 ? 0241
? 0146 ? 0178 ? 0210 ? 0242
? 0147 ? 0179 ? 0211 ? 0243
? 0148 ? 0180 ? 0212 ? 0244
? 0149 ? 0181 ? 0213 ? 0245
? 0150 0182 ? 0214 ? 0246
? 0151 ? 0183 ? 0215 ? 0247
? 0152 ? 0184 ? 0216 ? 0248
? 0153 ? 0185 ? 0217 ? 0249
? 0154 ? 0186 ? 0218 ? 0250
? 0155 ? 0187 ? 0219 ? 0251
? 0156 ? 0188 ? 0220 ? 0252
? 0157 ? 0189 ? 0221 ? 0253
? 0158 ? 0190 ? 0222 ? 0254
? 0159 ? 0191 ? 0223 ? 0255
</font></pre>

Oh, if you do use Courier, keep in mind that some of these symbols won't appear, as the courier font doesn't have them all.
HTH

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Do not tempt the patience of Wizzards, for they are subtle, and quick to anger.
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[This message has been edited by Wizz (edited September 07, 2001).]

[Sycamore Evenstar]

WOW! Thanks, Wizzard! I took notes this time!

Hmmm... I tried Alt + 0162 and all I got was that dumb,"You're wrong 'ding, ding'" from from MS. (I have Win 95, if that makes a difference.)

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[Wizz]

Sycamore,
I'm not sure, but if you get the "ding, ding" with each digit pressed, you might be using the number keys along the top of the keyboard. That's what happens to me. Try the number pad (normally located to the right of the keyboard) and make sure the "Num Lock" is lit. I didn't get the ding tone from having the Num Lock off, but I definately did with the top row keys with the numbers. Just my 2? worth.

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Do not tempt the patience of Wizzards, for they are subtle, and quick to anger.

[Sycamore Evenstar]

Yep! That's exactly what I did wrong! ? ? ?

By George, I believe she's got it!

Thanks, again!

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[MightyLady77]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/ent...00/1663306.stm

Per the article above:
>>A Salmon of Doubt - the sixth episode of Adams's Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy series - will hit book shops next May on the anniversary of the writer's death, reported the Sunday Telegraph.<<

Unfortunately, it's an unfinished novel, but maybe that's all the more fitting for Adams and for the "trilogy."

Bee

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MightyLady of the Flame Red Hair
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