On 9/10/07, karl shah-jenner <shahjen@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Robert writ:
I, personally, am wondering how you are limping by on a 10 year old OS. :)
more:
why to dump win98
http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-1035_11-5034539.html
and why to keep it
http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-1035_11-5136887.html
the main security issues are plugged by using a better faster browser(opera
;)
and as stated in the 'why to keep' article, a big reason for me is
familiarity. I know how it works, what it does, how to streamline it and
keep it purring. Win2k is still proving to be a steep learning curve, and
XP is downright objectionable, refusing to do what it is told and when it's
grounded, the rotten thing sneaks out at night and gets it's self updated!
Vista's DRM inclusion has me very wary.. the Linux brigades offerings are
too far removed with my zone of comfort and while BEos and others have
great appeal, failing to run applications I want is a big downside.
Years ago I learned BASIC and programmed and worked with early puters
happily. Later I learned unix and worked and programmed those boxes
happily. I knew my way around them intimately and was happy. DOS came
along, I learned a bit then fell out of computing. Returning saw Win3.11 -
another steep learning curve, then I learned 95, 95b, 98 and finally 98SE
to be honest, I'm kinda tired of starting over from scratch again
I have a shiny Ford Fairlane with all the bells and whistles, wood grain,
remote control everything - luverly to drive. One day it spat a cloud of
smoke when I was on the way home and I limped it at 4kph back across quite
a distance, unable to undertake a repair of any description - and linking
to the engine control management system and running the diagnostics
revealed 'no fault'. Later a canny mechanic friend who also got a 'no
fault' reading determined that it was a sensor that had gone - lucky me..
almost a thousand dollars later something that tells the rotten car
computer what temperature the incoming air is, is replaced. Lucky? well
yes.. an internal light globe anywhere in the car (the boot even!) could
have blown.. and that tells the Smart Security system there's a fault,
which locks down the engine management computer, which means the car cannot
be started! In a country like Australia where a single day can see you
dead from dehydration, I think that's criminal
so my NEXT car (an upgrade to me ;) is the 1970 Plymouth Fury with a mildly
worked 440 is sitting in the shed being restored.
I know how to work on them :)
k
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Robert Hall
www.RobertHall.com
