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FREE book on Windoze 8. Computer to run it, extra.
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On 3/14/15 7:30 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 14 Mar 2015 17:55:13 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

http://makeuseof.tradepub.com/free/w_wile155/prgm.cgi

FREE book on Windoze 8. Computer to run it, extra.


Why would I want windoze 8 if I don't have a touch screen tablet?

That was what was added to 7.


Oh. I wouldn't know, since the last Windoze I knew anything about was 7.

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On Sat, 14 Mar 2015 17:55:13 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

http://makeuseof.tradepub.com/free/w_wile155/prgm.cgi

FREE book on Windoze 8. Computer to run it, extra.


===

Just for your obviously lacking information, Windows 8 generally
sucks.

Windows 7 is the good one.

On Sunday, March 15, 2015 at 1:19:31 AM UTC-4, Wayne. B wrote:
On Sat, 14 Mar 2015 17:55:13 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

http://makeuseof.tradepub.com/free/w_wile155/prgm.cgi

FREE book on Windoze 8. Computer to run it, extra.


===

Just for your obviously lacking information, Windows 8 generally
sucks.

Windows 7 is the good one.

I agree

On 3/15/2015 12:58 AM, wrote:
On Sat, 14 Mar 2015 19:55:04 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 3/14/15 7:30 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 14 Mar 2015 17:55:13 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

http://makeuseof.tradepub.com/free/w_wile155/prgm.cgi

FREE book on Windoze 8. Computer to run it, extra.


Why would I want windoze 8 if I don't have a touch screen tablet?

That was what was added to 7.


Oh. I wouldn't know, since the last Windoze I knew anything about was 7.

I think that simply the number of commercial users who are staying on
XP demonstrates that there is no real functional reason to change.
Microsoft is pushing 7, 8 and even 9 on us because they can't make
money if people just say "I'm good".

When I was actually working in the computer business, I found that the
people who stayed one generation behind were the most successful.



Most of the commercial applications of XP are in card readers, cash
registers, ATM machines, etc. They aren't trying to run challenging
software packages.

The company I occasionally consult to had a mix of XP and Win 7
computers. The Win 7 machines were used in the engineering and drafting
departments because they were running Solid Works CAD software
that the XP machines struggled with. The XP computers were being used
in the administrative offices. About two months ago all the XP machines
were replaced as well. I don't know what they are using but I assume
they are either Win 7 or Win 8.1.

XP was good. Win 7 is better, IMO. Even Win 3.1 was a good, stable OS
but eventually the requirements of new software or file formats outpaces
the OS. Simple example: XP (or Vista) can't run mp4 files but Win 7
and 8 can.

On 3/15/2015 2:26 AM, wrote:
On Sun, 15 Mar 2015 01:19:17 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sat, 14 Mar 2015 17:55:13 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

http://makeuseof.tradepub.com/free/w_wile155/prgm.cgi

FREE book on Windoze 8. Computer to run it, extra.


===

Just for your obviously lacking information, Windows 8 generally
sucks.

Windows 7 is the good one.

Nobody has showed me a compelling reason to get rid of XP.

If your applications do not change, why should your computer change?

I find it amusing that harry, who normally likes to rail on about how
corporations screw consumers, falls for this planned obsolescence
scam.
They are tricking the public into throwing away perfectly good systems
and buying new ones, not getting any real productivity gain, only
pumping up the bottom line of Microsoft and the off shore hardware
manufacturers.

I know this will make harry's head explode but I just got the duty of
managing boat ramp keys and I am doing it on dBase IV, the DOS
version.
This is a pure text operation and I am consolidating data from 4
separate systems that do not talk to each other. I know of no windoze
application that would do it without massive amounts of new data
entry.

It actually felt good to dust off my old coding skills and write the
routines that were able to merge all of these formats into a single
searchable database.

I have an old Thinkpad with DOS 6,3 loaded on it and I am thinking
about putting the key application on it just for old times sake ;-)

This is a P1 100 machine with 64 meg on it and DOS runs like a scalded
dog. You can "ramdisk" all of your DASD into memory and crunching
databases really screams. These databases really only have 400 records
in one and 130 in the other so it is fast anyway.

I am also working on the interactive map application that will let you
click on a lot and get all of the data for that owner, similar to the
LEEPA..ORG property appraiser site. That will be web based so it is a
it more GUI intensive. I am still using my dBase application to
develop the data for that application, exporting it as TXT files that
the web site will access.



It's obvious that for your personal requirements the older generation
operating systems are fine. You apparently are a stand alone operator
with no need to file share or allow others to have access to
the software you use or write on newer computers. You remind me of a
luthier friend I have. He has a small CNC machine that he uses to to cut
out the mother of pearl inlays he puts on the guitars he builds. It is
controlled by a Win 95 laptop which is the only thing it is used for. He
dreads the day it dies because he'll have to upgrade both the computer
and the design software he uses for the inlays.

In most cases that I have experienced over the years an operating system
becomes obsolete over time due to new applications or software that is
released that the older operating systems (and computer hardware) either
have difficulty running or cannot run at all.

I still have a laptop that runs XP. I even have a laptop that has Win
95 on it. Both work fine but neither can do what my newer, Win 7
computer can do .... or even the 6 year old Vista laptop I am using
right now.

On Sun, 15 Mar 2015 04:32:18 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

In most cases that I have experienced over the years an operating system
becomes obsolete over time due to new applications or software that is
released that the older operating systems (and computer hardware) either
have difficulty running or cannot run at all.

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I've found that if you want to take advantage of newer, more powerful
hardware (CPU chips, large memory arrays, USB devices, hard drives,
etc.), that you need one of the newer operating systems. Software
writers are understandably reluctant to retrofit hardware support for
newer devices into an obsolete OS.

On Sun, 15 Mar 2015 01:19:17 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Sat, 14 Mar 2015 17:55:13 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

http://makeuseof.tradepub.com/free/w_wile155/prgm.cgi

FREE book on Windoze 8. Computer to run it, extra.


===

Just for your obviously lacking information, Windows 8 generally
sucks.

Windows 7 is the good one.

I've been happy with 7, although I still have problems with Firefox.
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On 3/15/2015 1:19 AM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 14 Mar 2015 17:55:13 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

http://makeuseof.tradepub.com/free/w_wile155/prgm.cgi

FREE book on Windoze 8. Computer to run it, extra.


===

Just for your obviously lacking information, Windows 8 generally
sucks.

Windows 7 is the good one.

I haven't had a windows 8 crash yet. That's gotta count for something,
eh? And touch screen gesturing makes some tasks easier and quicker.

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On 3/15/15 2:26 AM, wrote:
On Sun, 15 Mar 2015 01:19:17 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sat, 14 Mar 2015 17:55:13 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

http://makeuseof.tradepub.com/free/w_wile155/prgm.cgi

FREE book on Windoze 8. Computer to run it, extra.


===

Just for your obviously lacking information, Windows 8 generally
sucks.

Windows 7 is the good one.

Nobody has showed me a compelling reason to get rid of XP.

If your applications do not change, why should your computer change?

I find it amusing that harry, who normally likes to rail on about how
corporations screw consumers, falls for this planned obsolescence
scam.
They are tricking the public into throwing away perfectly good systems
and buying new ones, not getting any real productivity gain, only
pumping up the bottom line of Microsoft and the off shore hardware
manufacturers.

I know this will make harry's head explode but I just got the duty of
managing boat ramp keys and I am doing it on dBase IV, the DOS
version.
This is a pure text operation and I am consolidating data from 4
separate systems that do not talk to each other. I know of no windoze
application that would do it without massive amounts of new data
entry.

It actually felt good to dust off my old coding skills and write the
routines that were able to merge all of these formats into a single
searchable database.

I have an old Thinkpad with DOS 6,3 loaded on it and I am thinking
about putting the key application on it just for old times sake ;-)

This is a P1 100 machine with 64 meg on it and DOS runs like a scalded
dog. You can "ramdisk" all of your DASD into memory and crunching
databases really screams. These databases really only have 400 records
in one and 130 in the other so it is fast anyway.

I am also working on the interactive map application that will let you
click on a lot and get all of the data for that owner, similar to the
LEEPA..ORG property appraiser site. That will be web based so it is a
it more GUI intensive. I am still using my dBase application to
develop the data for that application, exporting it as TXT files that
the web site will access.



Wow...dBase. When I got my first IBM PC the year it came out, I used
Volkswriter as a word processor and sometime that was called, I think,
PC-File. I did graduate to a version of dBase for a while and then I
moved over to rBase on the PC. These days, I use something called
Filemaker to maintain several databases. I'm at least several versions
behind on Filemaker, though.

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