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[Information Overload]

My dad once found an old computer that was one of the first models to have a CD drive in it, the kind you had to buy a case for the CD for, but he gave it away to a friend who was actually willing to put it together and get it working. I can't imagine those days and I don't think I want to.

[marko]

LOL, my earliest memories of computers were the old BBC type contraptions at school, can't even remember if they worked by cassette or the massive 5" floppy disks, think it was the floppies (which is where 'floppy disk' came from because they were truly 'floppy!' unlike their 3.5" replacement which were rigid).   Those big floppies only held something like 80Kbs and the 3.5" replacements only held something like 1.44Mbs, jeus! those were the days!!!

[TheRaven]

marko, on 31 August 2010 - 06:32 AM, said:

LOL, my earliest memories of computers were the old BBC type contraptions at school, can't even remember if they worked by cassette or the massive 5" floppy disks, think it was the floppies (which is where 'floppy disk' came from because they were truly 'floppy!' unlike their 3.5" replacement which were rigid).   Those big floppies only held something like 80Kbs and the 3.5" replacements only held something like 1.44Mbs, jeus! those were the days!!!

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I'm thinking Hammer and Chisel. I'm sorry, I didn't mean that...

[Claw]

XP,,everything is easy to use. It's like an old familiar friend. No matter what you want or need,,you know right where it's at. It doesn't matter how many versions of Windows will come out,,Windows XP will always cast a huge shadow over all!!!!

[DaComboMan]

XP yes, but have gotten familiar with Windows 7 and it is most pleasant!

Not thinking of upgrading to anything else (unless i have to).
In that case, i would perhaps move to Ubuntu.
But the fact that Linux still has issues with various drivers keeps me away.