Re: OT: Microsoft extends XP again, sort-of

On Tue 03 Jun 2008 07:18:53p, George Shirley told us...

Michael "Dog3" wrote:
"Phideaux" <Loosian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
news:4845f6a8$0$20186$4c368faf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx: in rec.food.cooking

My Uncle takes this 3 steps further...he's still pissed about having
to upgrade from 95 to 98, then to XP. He'd prefer to still be using
Windows for Workgroups 3.11.

He's finally accepted the fact that new software just won't run on 8
bit
operating systems.

I'm a bit older than you are so you might not remember the days when you
upgraded to 4MB RAM and had a 1200 baud modem you were THE ***... I'm
just amazed at how technology has advanced since the late 70s.

Michael <-still has a millenium machine and a Linux machine


I started with an Osborne One in 1983, 300 baud modem, finally bought a
12 inch amber screen monitor and it hooked it up. Then bought an
80-character board and hooked it up. Lots of fun swapping 5 1/4 floppies
back and forth. Must have had a hundred of the things. Printed on an
Epson MX-80 with graftex. Between the O1 and the Epson I had nearly two
grand in the things. Ran CPM for a good while and then ZCPM. I think one
of my grandkids still has the thing. I do miss the camaraderie of the
Osborne First group though.


I started with a Kaypro 10 than ran CPM and had a 300 baud modem. As soon
as I could, I bought a 2400 baud modem. My next machine was a PC with
windows 3.11, 350 MB ram and a 9600 baud modem. Then onward and upward
from there. I think I had every version of Windows from 3.11 thru XP Pro,
and the Vista which I gave away.

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Wayne Boatwright
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