A Conversation for How to Prevent Computer Obsolescence
You missed the obvious.
Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence Started conversation Oct 21, 1999
The obvious way to avoid obsolescence is to buy a Mac. My mum is still using a IIci which was made in 1989. The IIci had, AFAIK the longest production run of any personal computer, from 1989 to 1994 I think. And many of them are still in use now.
Not impressed? 1989 was the year they introduced the 486. Still using a 486? Thought not.
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Oct 21, 1999
I bought a vintage 1990 IIsi two weeks ago for £15 (inc. Keyboard and Mouse), just to have a machine capable of reading Mac proprietary 800K floppies... Yes, I still use 486s (and 386s) - they can still do things I find useful. I haven't used the Mac yet, because it doesn't do anything I can't do faster and with less hassle than with one of my PCs. When I need to read a Mac floppy, I'll take the trouble to set it up - until then, it's a (admittedly rather stylish) £15 doorstop.
If I vere use it on a regular basis, I'll fit a maths co-pro and run Linux and X-Windows on it 
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Researcher Ian42 Posted Oct 22, 1999
Hell yeah!!
Granted, i just bought a Mac G4, but i still have a mac SE, and SE/30, and Mac II and IIcx.
the LC630 is a bit tougher to keep working smooth...but there's power there..
Soon, my house will hvae a network with all the computers I mentioned above (the SE/30 and IIcx run Linux) as well as a Mac G3, a linux server, and 3 Sparc Worktations...
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Phil Posted Oct 22, 1999
Isn't that the best way to confuse a mac user, sit them in front of a mac running Linux 
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Thagor Posted Oct 22, 1999
My 486 chip is now being used as a keyring
All you need to do is drill a hole in one corner.
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Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence Posted Oct 22, 1999
Not sure. Certainly my NT Disaster Recovery plan runs along the lines of unistall the disaster and load Linux
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Hitchhiker-Nick Posted May 15, 2005
Pretty cool, but if your computer is running "any" version of Windows, especially Windows XP, then you're in good shape. With Windows XP, you won't have to buy a new OS for a good 10 years IMHO. Truth be told, I have Windows XP Home SP2, and when I had first gotten my computer, it had the original Windows XP Home edition on it, in the year 1999. That's 6 years ago, and I still haven't bought a new computer.
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted May 15, 2005
That's remarkable - do you know Doctor Who? 
Windows XP wasn't released until 2001!
(http://www.microsoft.com/windows/WinHistoryProGraphic.mspx)
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You missed the obvious.
- 1: Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence (Oct 21, 1999)
- 2: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Oct 21, 1999)
- 3: Bald Bloke (Oct 21, 1999)
- 4: Researcher Ian42 (Oct 22, 1999)
- 5: Phil (Oct 22, 1999)
- 6: Thagor (Oct 22, 1999)
- 7: Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence (Oct 22, 1999)
- 8: Hitchhiker-Nick (May 15, 2005)
- 9: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (May 15, 2005)
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