This is an older story, but I installed Xubuntu on an ssd in my boomer parents Vista era computer to keep it running. They really didnt know the difference, my mom only played solitaire while Thunderbird was managable for my dad. My millenial neice and nephews had no idea either, I’d find exe files they would download, but noone ever said anything about why they didnt work anymore. They have no idea about how computers work.
I’m not very technical, but I had to move a jumper on my old 386 when I upgraded my modem.
I’m not very technical, but I had to move a jumper on my old 386 when I upgraded my modem
I spent 25 years without remembering that, you sonuvabitch! :-D. Sorry, the PTSD takes over sometimes. Goddamned supra winmodems and hot-glued ISA cards in overpriced junk RadioShack/FutureShop computers…
How about jumpers on hard drives while figuring out interrupts and hard drive/controller card matching (I forget what it was called, but there was something about figuring out the interleave, etc).
IDE master/slave jumpers. Wow am I glad we ditched that.
4Mb Ram sharing 1mb with the ghetto cirrus video card, and somehow you need to run winsock and Netscape Communicator on it.
The whole time I’m configuring a customer’s machine and grinding my teeth, they’re saying how great the salesman was who sold this boat-anchor. I’m proud of holding my tongue for the 90 min it took to complete the courtesy job and go back to the shop.
This is an older story, but I installed Xubuntu on an ssd in my boomer parents Vista era computer to keep it running. They really didnt know the difference, my mom only played solitaire while Thunderbird was managable for my dad. My millenial neice and nephews had no idea either, I’d find exe files they would download, but noone ever said anything about why they didnt work anymore. They have no idea about how computers work.
I’m not very technical, but I had to move a jumper on my old 386 when I upgraded my modem.
I spent 25 years without remembering that, you sonuvabitch! :-D. Sorry, the PTSD takes over sometimes. Goddamned supra winmodems and hot-glued ISA cards in overpriced junk RadioShack/FutureShop computers…
Right?
How about jumpers on hard drives while figuring out interrupts and hard drive/controller card matching (I forget what it was called, but there was something about figuring out the interleave, etc).
I’m about to have some awful flashbacks, dammit.
IDE master/slave jumpers. Wow am I glad we ditched that.
4Mb Ram sharing 1mb with the ghetto cirrus video card, and somehow you need to run winsock and Netscape Communicator on it.
The whole time I’m configuring a customer’s machine and grinding my teeth, they’re saying how great the salesman was who sold this boat-anchor. I’m proud of holding my tongue for the 90 min it took to complete the courtesy job and go back to the shop.
I may need to start drinking.
Oh, master/slave was simple compared to the interleaving thing. Honestly, that was so much a pain I’ve forgotten what it was/how to do it.
I’ll raise a glass for you next time I’m mixing up a drink.