1. Forum
  2. Fidonet
  3. WINDOWS

  • NOT

    From Ed Vance@1:2320/105 to All on Tue Jun 16 15:40:00 2020
    Howdy!

    I made a Search on DuckDuckGo for the PS/2 Connector by only entering
    PS/2 .

    The Results List only showed Playstation 2 links.

    I can't figure out how to do a Search using a NOT to filter out unwanted results showing in the list.

    Can it be done when using a Search Engine?

    Another Site I often use Search at is Wikipedia, I also would like to learn
    how to use NOT in Searches there, if it can be done.

    Thank You!

    73 de Ed W9ODR . .


    ... The worst thing about ignorance is its insistency.
    --- MultiMail/MS-DOS v0.49
    * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105)
  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12 to Ed Vance on Wed Jun 17 10:52:20 2020
    Re: NOT
    By: Ed Vance to All on Tue Jun 16 2020 15:40:00


    I made a Search on DuckDuckGo for the PS/2 Connector by only entering
    PS/2 .

    The Results List only showed Playstation 2 links.

    I can't figure out how to do a Search using a NOT to filter out
    unwanted results showing in the list.

    it depends on the engine... the ones i use remove results with the minus so i'd probably search for

    "ps/2" -playstation

    i'd use the double quotes like that to keep those pieces together because a lot of engines remove symbols and special characters so searching for "ps/2" is actually a search for the sequence "ps 2"...

    but you probably should refine your search terms to be more specific... are you looking for male ps/2 or female ps/2?

    male "ps/2" keyboard connector

    male "ps/2" mouse connector

    or

    "male DIN" to "ps/2 female" connector

    or

    "female USB" to "ps/2 female" adaptor

    and with all of those, if playstation kept coming up, i'd add "-playstation" to them without the quotes...


    )\/(ark
    --- SBBSecho 3.11-Linux
    * Origin: SouthEast Star Mail HUB - SESTAR (1:3634/12)