[AT] OT - computer advice

[Chuck Saunders]

My 19 yr old has a windows phone and a tablet with windows 8.1. Wouldn't
switch for money. 8.1 is stable and easy for those not stuck in their ways
(us)
Chuck Saunders
Kansas City, MO


On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 9:08 PM, <rlgoss at twc.com> wrote:

> Dean makes a good point, Mike.  There is a generation gap between Windows
> 7 and Windows 8.  Windows 8 caters to the smart phone set.  Windows 7 makes
> use of the old way of loading programs, opening files, etc. A media-savvy
> person would find the older OS cumbersome.
>
>
>
> Larry
> ---- Dean Vinson <dean at vinsonfarm.net> wrote:
> > Mike, I bought a new PC about nine months ago and it came with Windows 8,
> > and then I installed the free update to 8.1.
> >
> > For the first several weeks I routinely wanted to empty a manure
> spreader in
> > Microsoft's office lobby.   But after a while you get used to the system,
> > and in my experience it honestly works fine.   Still annoys me that I
> had to
> > learn a bunch of new ways to do what I already could do before, and I
> > haven't totally given up on the manure spreader idea, but I no longer
> have
> > any day to day complaints.   And especially if your daughter is a
> > smart-phone user (unlike me), I would guess she'll have no trouble making
> > the transition from Windows 7 to 8.
> >
> > Dean Vinson
> > Saint Paris, Ohio
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> > [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Mike
> > Sent: Monday, August 4, 2014 8:47 PM
> > To: ATIS
> > Subject: [AT] OT - computer advice
> >
> > Hi guys, our youngest is heading off to college this fall, and my wife
> and I
> > are getting her a new laptop to get her started. From everything I read
> > Windows 8 is a real clunker, and most like Windows 7 better.
> > Although I'm still running two XP machines, the laptop that we use daily
> has
> > Windows 7, and we have no problems with it. Should I look for a machine
> that
> > comes with Windows 7, or is 8 not as bad as people are making it out to
> be.
> > Thanks for any advice. And no Dave, Apple isn't in our budget :)
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mike M
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