[AT] computers OT

[Mike Sloane]

I am 68, Dick, and have gone through a LOT of "upgrades" since the 
1980's. Some were better than others, some not so great. I have 5 
machines now running Windows 7 (only because I got two 3-packs cheap) 
and the rest still running Windows XP and a couple running Linux. While 
the user interface of 7 is a little prettier and the help screen a 
little more useful than XP, I am not overly impressed with 7. The hard 
drive space needed is huge, and the hardware requirements can be 
daunting if you have an older machine. I had to find new audio cards and 
video cards from my "inventory" (milk crates full of cards I pulled out 
of dead PC's that I was given or scavenged from dumpsters) to get one 
machine running. I just do this for fun, but if I were serious about my 
computing, I would just go to Linux - the price is right (free), and 
Linux will run on almost anything. I happen to like Ubuntu, but they are 
all pretty much the same.

On the other hand, since your new machine came with Windows 7 already 
installed, I think the best thing to do is grit your teeth and learn to 
live with it. There are a few good "learning Windows 7" books available 
that might help you feel more comfortable with the system.

Mike

On 12/9/2010 11:26 AM, rfinksr wrote:
> How many people do we have running win 7. and what do you think of it. I
> know the young ones can handle the big changes but i am old enough don't
> like it.
> R Fink Sr
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