tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post7827254926125718901..comments2023-10-22T06:15:30.760-04:00Comments on Boomer Musings: The New ComputerDouglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-4233447260787893502011-02-22T21:04:18.470-05:002011-02-22T21:04:18.470-05:00You sound like my 15-year-old son who has seriousl...You sound like my 15-year-old son who has seriously lost his soul already to the world of computer tech. Since I work from home, on my computer, I have upgraded fairly often, so we have a plethora of computers of varying ages lying around. My son is like Dr. Frankenstein, cobbling together stolen parts from each trying to create a new and better monster...er....computer. He knows way more than I do about the guts of the machines and spends hours with the disemboweled computer offal piled around him, in giddy creation. I have to say, though, I'm so happy that this is his addiction. As a teenage boy, it could certainly be a lot worse!Embeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12811654487507824088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-28341055830406825262011-02-22T21:04:17.717-05:002011-02-22T21:04:17.717-05:00I was relatively old when I got into computers. Yo...I was relatively old when I got into computers. Your son is a keeper. I put together all the computers in this house except the New One and the laptop. And probably a dozen others I no longer have. Much cheaper to cobble them together than to buy them outright. Or it used to be before Gates & Co figured out to keep us from cloning the operating system easily.Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-63020124044170168392011-02-22T21:04:17.561-05:002011-02-22T21:04:17.561-05:00MPH, you are undoubtedly happy with your conversio...MPH, you are undoubtedly happy with your conversion. I have more than a few Mac owning friends who all inform me of how wonderful they are. I am happy for them, and you. I am a practical, pragmatic, and cheap guy. I paid less than $700 for my laptop and under $425 for the New Computer. I understand I could have bought a Macbook for just about that much that would almost have as large an HD as my laptopn has (but not as large as the New Computer's). I am sure I would have been much happier if I had done so. Really I am. But, being a practical guy, I figure since I only use it to go on the internet, burn a few CDs, and play a few mundane games, why bother?<br><br>This comment was not intended to start a Mac vs PC war, this was to head one off. To argue Mac vs PC is like discussing religion or politics.Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-85250782679770224962008-11-17T11:00:00.000-05:002008-11-17T11:00:00.000-05:00Makes me feeeeeeel soooooooo old, my first "pc" ha...Makes me feeeeeeel soooooooo old, my first "pc" had to load programmes of cassette tapes... LOL<BR/><BR/>AV<BR/>http://netherregionoftheearthii.blogspot.com/<BR/>http://tomusarcanum.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-85716159689959887232008-11-16T07:10:00.000-05:002008-11-16T07:10:00.000-05:00I did not get involved with computers until 1977. ...I did not get involved with computers until 1977. But, once I did, I was hooked. The first I actually got to work on was a DEC PDP-11 that you re-booted after it hung (oh, once a week at least)by setting the front panel switches. It had big washtub-like devices which held the disc packs (the hard drive storage), what seemed like miles of cable, a rack of 1200 bps modems for data transfer, and it sat in a very cold room.<BR/><BR/>When the Osborne1 came out, I bought one, which I lugged around for a year, vainly trying to become proficient in Z80 assembly language. All of this will someday be a blog post, I am sure.Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-37458076735184597072008-11-15T20:45:00.000-05:002008-11-15T20:45:00.000-05:00I entered college in 1969, and immediately started...I entered college in 1969, and immediately started taking a computer course, using Cadetran, and version of Fortran. Typed cards on a hole punch machine, and then fed them into a reader. <BR/>The computer was in a climate controlled room, and we had to wait up for hours to see if the program worked, and if not, tweak it at 4 am or 5 am, before getting to sleep. Oh the days.Inspector Clouseauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373932797333038561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-40697610316941023382008-11-15T19:43:00.000-05:002008-11-15T19:43:00.000-05:00MPH, you are undoubtedly happy with your conversio...MPH, you are undoubtedly happy with your conversion. I have more than a few Mac owning friends who all inform me of how wonderful they are. I am happy for them, and you. I am a practical, pragmatic, and cheap guy. I paid less than $700 for my laptop and under $425 for the New Computer. I understand I could have bought a Macbook for just about that much that would almost have as large an HD as my laptopn has (but not as large as the New Computer's). I am sure I would have been much happier if I had done so. Really I am. But, being a practical guy, I figure since I only use it to go on the internet, burn a few CDs, and play a few mundane games, why bother?<BR/><BR/>This comment was not intended to start a Mac vs PC war, this was to head one off. To argue Mac vs PC is like discussing religion or politics.Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-50408111601029540552008-11-15T18:06:00.000-05:002008-11-15T18:06:00.000-05:00After many months I finally bought a laptop. Here ...After many months I finally bought a laptop. Here is some advice: DO NOT PLAY WITH A MAC IF YOU JUST BOUGHT A PC! 6 weeks later I have a MAC. Anyone want a brand new PC for cheap?Michael Horvathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06490946095047002839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-31467169582332308632008-11-15T10:25:00.000-05:002008-11-15T10:25:00.000-05:00been messing with computers since 03 when I bought...been messing with computers since 03 when I bought one from dell, have 2 in the closet bought at garage sales and they have worked ok in the past, I love xp have diddled around with 98 and 95 but have no idea what or how vista is, have heard its like a deluxe xp... came across your blog and enjoyed your last post, stay in touch please.Neohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16739762694942621947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-63650522785572583892008-11-15T08:39:00.000-05:002008-11-15T08:39:00.000-05:00I was relatively old when I got into computers. Yo...I was relatively old when I got into computers. Your son is a keeper. I put together all the computers in this house except the New One and the laptop. And probably a dozen others I no longer have. Much cheaper to cobble them together than to buy them outright. Or it used to be before Gates & Co figured out to keep us from cloning the operating system easily.Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-14702084236476118302008-11-15T08:31:00.000-05:002008-11-15T08:31:00.000-05:00You sound like my 15-year-old son who has seriousl...You sound like my 15-year-old son who has seriously lost his soul already to the world of computer tech. Since I work from home, on my computer, I have upgraded fairly often, so we have a plethora of computers of varying ages lying around. My son is like Dr. Frankenstein, cobbling together stolen parts from each trying to create a new and better monster...er....computer. He knows way more than I do about the guts of the machines and spends hours with the disemboweled computer offal piled around him, in giddy creation. I have to say, though, I'm so happy that this is his addiction. As a teenage boy, it could certainly be a lot worse!M. Bailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12811654487507824088noreply@blogger.com