7 Aug
2011
7 Aug
'11
2:13 p.m.
Rob Jarratt quoted and wrote:
I think you may have missed the word "fix" in there. You may consider
the modern wintel box to be a disposable tool, but Tony doesn't. There's
not much merit in arguing either way: the vast majority of the
population
would chuck both a VT100 and a wintel box in the bin when they stop
working.
(Since "working" to them probably means "reads email, surfs the web and
plays
games", the VT100 will hit the bin first and they'll think you're *both*
mad :-)).
Antonio
Sure there are complicted terminals, but be
honest. Which would you
rather fix : A VT100 or a modern Wintel PC?
Answer: A modern Wintel PC: I can just go to one of any
number of shops and buy a replacement part :-)