Hi Daryl!
BM>I'm forgetting which system it was -- thinking the semi-custom built
BM>486DX2/66 or maybe the 'Super XT's preceeding - or maybe both -- if I
BM>loaded Windows and shelled to MS-DOS then the thing would have problems
BM>and usualyl eventually lock up (I could do short spurts of work and exit
BM>the shell). If I went MS-DOS to Windows then I was usually OK. At the
BM>time a lot of my computer requirements were using command line but
BM>slowly needed more and more of the GUI capability.
DS> I started with Windows 95 (I don't think I ever used Windows
DS> 3.x), then went to 98, then XP, and now to 7. However, I've kept
DS> them all at 32-bit, as I don't want to lose the functionality of
DS> the doors on the BBS. And, I have no plans to upgrade to Windows
DS> 8 or 10...no matter how much Microsoft wants me to.
Yes, almost better to "stay in the Dark Ages" than go through all the
time and expense of upgrading. As I was telling Nancy in the Chit Chat
Conference one of the Windows upgrades killed the STRINGS and GET
utilities, both of which I used as adjuncts in my batch files. Was able
to do work-arounds for some processes, some just no longer work. No
replacements were ever available AFAIK. With the new computer will
probably be able to get rid of my dependence on Windows (XP) as will
switch the BBS to a Linux option and the X10 Home Automation also to
Linux.
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