19 Oct
2018
19 Oct
'18
12:14 p.m.
>> the ps2 to usb adapters do not work
well with my dell xps
>> go fast computer!
> That would explain all the extra spaces...
On Fri, 19 Oct 2018, ben via cctalk
wrote:
I wonder how many letters got deleated while the mail
program's input got
lost as the fast computer popup windows kept popping up.
Is just me, but is keyboad input geting slower and slower on web stuff,
even the old 110 buad tty gave better response running under a PDP/8.
Computer Software Boyle's Law:
extraneous actions, features, ads, etc. will expand to fill all available
space and speed resources.
For example:
Operating system distribution requires a double layer DVD, instead of a
single sided 5.25" floppy.
When you want to type a shopping list, is it quicker on the new machine?
(How long from power cycle on the amazingly fast Dell XPS before Office
gives you a blank document screen?) Does a shopping list need to have
PICTURES of eggs?
10 years ago, at the college, a memo announcing a room or time change for
a meeting was done on Word, printed in color, scanned, and attached to an
email. (I'm not sure WHY, but how else to get a horizontal rule that was
offset by a couple of pixels from one end to the other?) I wonder whether
they have now switched from the same half dozen words now being done with
video and sound?
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com