Version 5 software is the point Microsoft finally gets something right. By the time they get to version 8.0 (eg., do a Help:About in Excel or Word) it becomes of case of "Who Cares?"
The important thing to see is that when an MS 9.0 release of anything eventually comes out it is simply, "Doesn't even matter anymore"
After taking the 10th undergraduate engineering math course (trimester system) I met all pre-requesites for my two advanced math electives.
All the choices still had names including you-are-an-idiot words like, "Introductory... Basic... Elementary... Beginning... Essentials... Starter... Early"
A real book is worth much more than a DRM controlled image.
25 years ago Borland came out with Turbo Pascal with its famous "Book License" and the nearly unheard of release-with-no-copy-protection. Treat the disk/program like a book: Give it away, throw it away, whatever. Just be sure though, like a book, it could not possibly be in use in two places at the same time.
Quite a 'novel' idea for software and for consumer property rights.
If Intel doesn't release that hardware patch, it's time to go play in another Sandbox.
Or else go back to 1999 where Pentium III machines with Intel's processor ID enabled in CMOS enable shoppers to have an "enhanced online experience" while they run IE 4.01 from Windows machines that aren't behind a firewall... to safely prove who they are to websites.
And the best scammer is one who says they can visually see that malware is slowing down a Vista box.
That is tantamount to glancing at a 220 pound co-worker one morning and announcing they are pregnant.
Four out of the first 10 businesses I helped set up brand new IBM PC's had a couple of 5.25" drives in front, and made loud clunking spinup noises due to NO operating system floppy disk purchased with the machines.
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Version 5 software is the point Microsoft finally gets something right. By the time they get to version 8.0 (eg., do a Help:About in Excel or Word) it becomes of case of "Who Cares?"
The important thing to see is that when an MS 9.0 release of anything eventually comes out it is simply, "Doesn't even matter anymore"
That seems really stupid considering I'm always wearing glasses. Will the cops now ask me to remove my glasses
The standard joke was to go to the DMV after 10 beers so you look like your picture and the cop doesn't think you were DUI.
Oh wait that's trademarked. No problem - the purpose of trademarks is to protect CONSUMERS from confusion, not to protect companies.
After taking the 10th undergraduate engineering math course (trimester system) I met all pre-requesites for my two advanced math electives.
All the choices still had names including you-are-an-idiot words like, "Introductory ... Basic ... Elementary ... Beginning ... Essentials ... Starter ... Early"
25 years ago Borland came out with Turbo Pascal with its famous "Book License" and the nearly unheard of release-with-no-copy-protection. Treat the disk/program like a book: Give it away, throw it away, whatever. Just be sure though, like a book, it could not possibly be in use in two places at the same time.
Quite a 'novel' idea for software and for consumer property rights.
These oil-cooled units come out of northern Minnesota, where water cooling isn't feasible ten months out of the year.
If Intel doesn't release that hardware patch, it's time to go play in another Sandbox.
... to safely prove who they are to websites.
Or else go back to 1999 where Pentium III machines with Intel's processor ID enabled in CMOS enable shoppers to have an "enhanced online experience" while they run IE 4.01 from Windows machines that aren't behind a firewall
And the best scammer is one who says they can visually see that malware is slowing down a Vista box.
That is tantamount to glancing at a 220 pound co-worker one morning and announcing they are pregnant.
The IBM PC was available with 3 OS choices
ABORT, RETRY, FAIL.
Four out of the first 10 businesses I helped set up brand new IBM PC's had a couple of 5.25" drives in front, and made loud clunking spinup noises due to NO operating system floppy disk purchased with the machines.