[AT] OT - computer advice

[Stephen Offiler]

I go back to Radio Shack TRS-80, Timex-Sinclair 1000, Commodore 64, and
Apple IIe.  Dinosaur enough for ya?

SO


On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 10:27 AM, <rlgoss at twc.com> wrote:

> LOL!  Real Dino's remember when computers were sold with a bound set of
> instruction books.  :-)
>
>
> Larry
> ---- David Bruce <davidbruce at yadtel.net> wrote:
> > I'm running a couple of XP machines and a Win 7 machine. Does that make
> > me a semi-dino? :)
> > You really don't have to answer :)
> >
> > David
> > NW NC
> >
> >
> > On 8/5/2014 9:04 AM, Stephen Offiler wrote:
> > > My initial reactions tend to mirror what I subsequently read in most of
> > > these comments.
> > >
> > > - there is a lot to be said for adopting the latest and greatest, in
> terms
> > > of longevity of the support
> > > - Win 8 was designed for smartphone/touchscreen oriented people...
> dare I
> > > say, "younger" people?!
> > > - young people face learning curves with less trepidation
> > > - Win 7 is starting to get tougher to find, and XP... if you're still
> on XP
> > > (yeah my laptop at home is XP) you are a DINOSAUR
> > > - I assume Mike's college-age daughter is about as far from a dinosaur
> as
> > > you can get
> > >
> > > SO
> >
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