Hi all-- My first computers were more fun (until now, with Ubuntu). My very first was a Timex-Sinclair. It had 16K memory and no programs. I wrote a small basic program to help me with my investments. I soldered together a keyboard. Later I added a bit more memory. Got it up to 64K. Oh yes, some programs, on tape, finally came along. Visicalc, with which I did my finances, and a very crude word processor, with which I was immediately hooked, and a primitive chess program.That was all fun.
Then came an Apple IIc. It was the first portable. And with it came Appleworks--a wonderful suite that I learned to tweak. I looked into the code and made changes to my liking. But then, with PCs and DOS it got so that, as the article says, I had to take the programs as they were--although I did lots of macros and stuff like that. Now with linux I'm having that kind of fun again. But let's face it, most of the people I deal with just want to do email and maybe some banking and photos. The tool is the software, not the computer, for them. Warner Warner White 12 Harbor Watch Road Burlington VT 05401 H: 802-863-0182 C: 802-318-0956 www.warnerwhite.org ________________________________ From: Chad Avery <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2008 11:04:56 AM Subject: Interesting view Hey Guys and Dolls, I came across this blog with an interesting comment about " The Universal Flaw of Computer-Based OS's". This is a random find through Slashdot. I mostly agree with it and there is plenty of room for discussion. http://kennethreitz.com/the-universal-flaw-in-commercial-based-oss/ side note: NOAA shows that Sunday's temperature will rise to 53°F OMG!! Head for the hills! Chad Avery Montpelier Open Source 802.224.6481 www.montpelieropensource.com
