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Still Life in the Apple II Community
a2fan writes "A bunch of retro-computing Apple II enthusiasts are decending on Kansas City, MO July 22-27 for the 15th annual KFest. Apple co-founder and Apple I, II designer Steve Wozniak will be there. The Apple II keeps on kicking with Ethernet, TCP/IP, and PCMCIA RAM cards used as hard disks. What is it that keeps such an old platform going?"
Both of these parents are hysterical! Mod them up!!!
OR - you can pay (lets be optimistic) $500 for a relatively nice Dell computer nowadays ($499 to be exact, so I don't know how you were being *optomistic*) that requires hours of setup time (just entering in personal information),
/. could set up a dell out of box in under 30 minutes - 1 hour tops. Back to you, Sean
Okay. What ARE YOU doing?! It takes what, 10 minutes to set up windows when you start it up, and, what, like 5 minutes tops to set up your dailup/ethernet/broadband and email? Then, transfer files from old computer - I don't know, but transferring 20 Gb of porn is not "standard setup". Most people here at
most likely months to get as used to the original software, and the issue of having to update windows on a regular basis.
Wow, and I know your IIGS was just as functional as a $500 Dell, and that old word processor can do *everything* wordperfect can.
There's something to be said for taking the dive and upgrading occasionally. Most people *are* satisfied with what they currently have until they find out exactly how much better what they *can* have actually is.
Hmm. I *may* have *overused* the *asterix* in this post. I'll work on that.
Just because I doubt myself does not mean I find your position compelling.
Sigh.
I don't claim to be the smartest person in the world. I know I'm not. However, in many areas of life the things in which I'm interested are considered by many to be "intellectual". I *can* converse on many topics. But a person with whom I'm likely to become close friends, one to whom I'm likely to be attracted, is someone who is also at least somewhat interested in many of the same things in which I'm interested.
And it doesn't matter whether it's a male or female -- I'm not going to enjoy being around a person who can't converse at a higher level than 2+2=4. I'm not saying that all conversation will be conversations about the deeper meanings of life. I'd be just as bored with that person. But the ability to converse at that level *must* be there. Especially if I'm planning to spend my life with that person.
Now, not everyone with whom I'm friendly necessarily is like that. I work with people, go to lunch with people, even socialize with people with whom I've never had a serious conversation. That's okay too. But my close friends are the people with whom I have those serious conversations about life.
Sean.
Linux will never supplant Windows as a desktop OS. Something else, maybe, Linux, no way. There is just too much intertia on so many fronts, and Windows is a damn good OS at this point. Unless MS keeps pulling Licencing 6.0 stunts, I think they will be the standard for at least the next ten or so years.
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