On 8/14/17 12:00 PM, plug-requ...@lists.pdxlinux.org wrote: > I've had occasion to visit a couple of these places. The one's I visited > were totally Windows-centric and had no idea how to diagnose potential > hardware issues. I still see some of these shops, but many fewer. > > Perhaps this is the result of the focus of industry drivers assuming > everyone will do all their computing on a smart phone rather than a desktop, > laptop, or tablet. > > Rich Interesting topic worth discussing a bit especially after some random thoughts running through my mind following this thread.
In today's world, most people use computational devices more for communication and all the things one can do on the Wonderful World of the Web. There's a gluttony of inexpensive good quality used/refurbished computers to be had that will easily meet most people's needs. I think the Internet and Software has become far more interesting for most people than hardware even though the hardware is very technologically advanced now, especially for virtualization purposes. It took decades of an unfathomable number of hours of human mental and physical labor, not too mention the metric tonnage of natural resources to arrive at the point where computer hardware, software and the Internet just works like any other appliance for most people. If you've never been to the American Computer & Robotics Museum in Bozeman, MT, I highly recommend it. It'll make your head spin. How many hours have I myself spent just getting my Linux boxes to just work like a Win or Mac w/o feeling like some mad scientist who's just trying to get the *#*@& WiFi to work! I couldn't tell you the last time I had to use the CLI to troubleshoot my Linux box. I kinda miss it, but I've also enjoyed getting a bit of my life and my sanity back. =) _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
