On Fri, 19 Jul 2024 18:39:02 -0500, Joe Monk <[email protected]> wrote:
>More to the point, the issue is not Windows, but the abuse of Windows. >Example: requiring administrator rights to do ordinary, everyday tasks. Can you elaborate on this? Who made the decision to require admin rights? >This led to "script kiddies" Can you elaborate on this too - how did external kids get involved in administering your PC? > which caused us to be defensive on PCs, e.g. Anti-Malware. This immediate discussion mentioned proprietary terminals. If proprietary terminals (allegedly) worked better than Windows in this situation, can't we achieve the same effect by having a Windows computer with no access to the internet and no updates done - at least no automatic updates - to emulate the situation that proprietary terminals lived in? BFN. Paul. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
