[AT] OT - computer advice

[Mattias Kessén]

Oh, I forgot the ZX81 with taperecorder.

Mattias

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Den 5 aug 2014 19:02 skrev "Paul Waugh" <paul at plwaugh.com>:

> At work we had a TRS80 but it was souped up. It had a floppy instead of the
> tape deck. I had apple lle at home and I paid $400 for an extra floppy
> drive
> back in 1984.  Remember 300 baud modems LOL  WOW!
> Paul
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Offiler
> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 10:55 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] OT - computer advice
>
> 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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