Subj : Re: Thin client PC to run
To : Dumas Walker
From : Gamgee
Date : Mon Dec 01 2025 02:13 pm
-=> Dumas Walker wrote to GAMGEE <=-
> I have often thought that that "era" (let's call it '85 to '97 or so) of
> computing was my favorite time with computers. Sure, we now have so
> much more capability, and Linux, and graphics galore and all.... but....
> that period of time was when I feel like I "peaked" in many abilities.
> All the stuff you had to know to maximize MSDOS, and batch files, and
> putting *so* many pieces of software together to run a complete
> BBS/Mailer setup. I think of it as the "Golden Years". ;-)
DW> Same. It seems like I do learn things now, but a lot of it is "use
DW> once" knowledge that I either never need again, or it is so long
DW> between needs that I forget it. ;)
Yep, for sure. Still learning also, but at a slower pace, and smaller
leaps. We can now learn anything instantly with a Google search, which
is much different than trying to find a (printed) manual for something,
or ask questions on echomail and wait a day or two to hopefully get an
answer. Got to tell ya, I miss those days.
DW> It somehow also isn't as much fun as it was when I learned something I
DW> could do back then.
Not *nearly* as much fun.
... I didn't know it was impossible when I did it.
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