1 Aug
2002
1 Aug
'02
9:19 a.m.
On Thu, 1 Aug 2002, Ben Franchuk wrote:
One disturbing trend nowdays is that 99% of the
computers
come with out any software or manuals. Sure you can get that
machine for $10 but if the OS is bad or you want to install
software you are out of luck.
Fortunately that hasn't hit purdue yet. No manuals, most of the time, but
everything I've gotten that has a hard drive in it (which works) has had
an OS also, and usually it also has all of the old user's data and
applications still on it.
Heck, I just got an IBM RS/6000 model 170 from there a few days ago, and
it came with a full (but old) version of AIX on it, including all the old
users data and apps. Around here, if it's not a PC, they don't know how
to reinstall the OS it seems.
-- Pat