Resistant to Change
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I loved DOS, after having to load 6 floppy disks for a program; DOS was the most amazing thing ever. Then Windows 3.11 came along; not only did I get a windowed experience, but also a networked one as well. Then Windows 95; glorious improvements in graphics. I remember I just had to have it because it was futuristic. It wasn't until College that I fell in love with Windows 98 for the compatibility of everything new. In my 3rd year of college Windows XP came out. Before this point the average person didn't really have a computer, and I considered XP to be a joke. Most to the same way I saw Windows Millennium Edition and including Vista on top of that. At the time vista came out I was forced to upgrade to Windows XP, then did so without ever updating the thing, and gave up on trying to control the IRQ's. While using windows 7, my first reaction was to hate windows 8. That's when I noticed a pattern that the only reason I didn't like something was my resistance to change. I also consider the only reason XP did so well was the lack of devices in the common home. Now I fear that every reason to love Windows 8 will never be known and the quick response of people will kill off a technology that has barely come to light.
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I loved DOS, after having to load 6 floppy disks for a program; DOS was the most amazing thing ever. Then Windows 3.11 came along; not only did I get a windowed experience, but also a networked one as well. Then Windows 95; glorious improvements in graphics. I remember I just had to have it because it was futuristic. It wasn't until College that I fell in love with Windows 98 for the compatibility of everything new. In my 3rd year of college Windows XP came out. Before this point the average person didn't really have a computer, and I considered XP to be a joke. Most to the same way I saw Windows Millennium Edition and including Vista on top of that. At the time vista came out I was forced to upgrade to Windows XP, then did so without ever updating the thing, and gave up on trying to control the IRQ's. While using windows 7, my first reaction was to hate windows 8. That's when I noticed a pattern that the only reason I didn't like something was my resistance to change. I also consider the only reason XP did so well was the lack of devices in the common home. Now I fear that every reason to love Windows 8 will never be known and the quick response of people will kill off a technology that has barely come to light.
Wrong forum. How about putting it on your blog?
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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Wrong forum. How about putting it on your blog?
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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I loved DOS, after having to load 6 floppy disks for a program; DOS was the most amazing thing ever. Then Windows 3.11 came along; not only did I get a windowed experience, but also a networked one as well. Then Windows 95; glorious improvements in graphics. I remember I just had to have it because it was futuristic. It wasn't until College that I fell in love with Windows 98 for the compatibility of everything new. In my 3rd year of college Windows XP came out. Before this point the average person didn't really have a computer, and I considered XP to be a joke. Most to the same way I saw Windows Millennium Edition and including Vista on top of that. At the time vista came out I was forced to upgrade to Windows XP, then did so without ever updating the thing, and gave up on trying to control the IRQ's. While using windows 7, my first reaction was to hate windows 8. That's when I noticed a pattern that the only reason I didn't like something was my resistance to change. I also consider the only reason XP did so well was the lack of devices in the common home. Now I fear that every reason to love Windows 8 will never be known and the quick response of people will kill off a technology that has barely come to light.
ColborneGreg wrote:
At the time vista came out I was forced to upgrade downgrade to Windows XP,
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ColborneGreg wrote:
At the time vista came out I was forced to upgrade downgrade to Windows XP,
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Windows 98 to Windows XP could be considered a downgrade lol. I never used Vista, at the time Vista came out I was still using Windows 98.
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I loved DOS, after having to load 6 floppy disks for a program; DOS was the most amazing thing ever. Then Windows 3.11 came along; not only did I get a windowed experience, but also a networked one as well. Then Windows 95; glorious improvements in graphics. I remember I just had to have it because it was futuristic. It wasn't until College that I fell in love with Windows 98 for the compatibility of everything new. In my 3rd year of college Windows XP came out. Before this point the average person didn't really have a computer, and I considered XP to be a joke. Most to the same way I saw Windows Millennium Edition and including Vista on top of that. At the time vista came out I was forced to upgrade to Windows XP, then did so without ever updating the thing, and gave up on trying to control the IRQ's. While using windows 7, my first reaction was to hate windows 8. That's when I noticed a pattern that the only reason I didn't like something was my resistance to change. I also consider the only reason XP did so well was the lack of devices in the common home. Now I fear that every reason to love Windows 8 will never be known and the quick response of people will kill off a technology that has barely come to light.
It'll all be OK when Windows 9 is released ;)
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Which forum should I use?
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I loved DOS, after having to load 6 floppy disks for a program; DOS was the most amazing thing ever. Then Windows 3.11 came along; not only did I get a windowed experience, but also a networked one as well. Then Windows 95; glorious improvements in graphics. I remember I just had to have it because it was futuristic. It wasn't until College that I fell in love with Windows 98 for the compatibility of everything new. In my 3rd year of college Windows XP came out. Before this point the average person didn't really have a computer, and I considered XP to be a joke. Most to the same way I saw Windows Millennium Edition and including Vista on top of that. At the time vista came out I was forced to upgrade to Windows XP, then did so without ever updating the thing, and gave up on trying to control the IRQ's. While using windows 7, my first reaction was to hate windows 8. That's when I noticed a pattern that the only reason I didn't like something was my resistance to change. I also consider the only reason XP did so well was the lack of devices in the common home. Now I fear that every reason to love Windows 8 will never be known and the quick response of people will kill off a technology that has barely come to light.
You like Win8 - we get that. The rest of the world (pretty much) thinks it's a huge waste of HDD space and is waiting patiently for it to die a quiet death and be buried in an unmarked electronic grave, unmourned.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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You like Win8 - we get that. The rest of the world (pretty much) thinks it's a huge waste of HDD space and is waiting patiently for it to die a quiet death and be buried in an unmarked electronic grave, unmourned.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
I disagree. Why does it need a grave? Can't we just incinerate it and not waste more electronic real estate interring it? It doesn't deserve that much respect. Come on, people... Let's be efficient!
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
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I disagree. Why does it need a grave? Can't we just incinerate it and not waste more electronic real estate interring it? It doesn't deserve that much respect. Come on, people... Let's be efficient!
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)So ColborneGreg has somewhere he can go every year and cry? :laugh:
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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So ColborneGreg has somewhere he can go every year and cry? :laugh:
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
That's simultaneously sad and sad, for both possible meanings of "sad".
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I disagree. Why does it need a grave? Can't we just incinerate it and not waste more electronic real estate interring it? It doesn't deserve that much respect. Come on, people... Let's be efficient!
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)Incinerate it? Why not just leave the road-pizza-wanna-be for the crows to pick at? A sort of reminder to others . . . if there are others like MicroSloth
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Windows 98 to Windows XP could be considered a downgrade lol. I never used Vista, at the time Vista came out I was still using Windows 98.
ColborneGreg wrote:
Windows 98 to Windows XP could be considered a downgrade lol.
Are you kidding? 98 was the worst OS they ever did except for Windows Millenium. 98 was just 95 with a bunch of extras and all those fancy extras just caused problems. XP was the first stable OS. I still use it. It works great.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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ColborneGreg wrote:
Windows 98 to Windows XP could be considered a downgrade lol.
Are you kidding? 98 was the worst OS they ever did except for Windows Millenium. 98 was just 95 with a bunch of extras and all those fancy extras just caused problems. XP was the first stable OS. I still use it. It works great.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
XP could not control the IRQS and that was an extreme downgrade.
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You like Win8 - we get that. The rest of the world (pretty much) thinks it's a huge waste of HDD space and is waiting patiently for it to die a quiet death and be buried in an unmarked electronic grave, unmourned.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
I get that you don't like it, and everyone that comes in contact with it does not like it. That is until I show them what it can do, I wish I had the opportunity to show you.
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It'll all be OK when Windows 9 is released ;)
Windows OneCore; rebranded "Windows RT" or Windows Metro. OneCore is the basis for Xbox One, Windows Phone, and Metro. Windows OneCore well bring more experience to world you do not like.
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I get that you don't like it, and everyone that comes in contact with it does not like it. That is until I show them what it can do, I wish I had the opportunity to show you.
ColborneGreg wrote:
I get that you don't like it, and everyone that comes in contact with it does not like it.
That is until I show them what it can do, I wish I had the opportunity to show you.As long as this doesn't end with "Just step into my van and I'll show you..."
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels) -
I loved DOS, after having to load 6 floppy disks for a program; DOS was the most amazing thing ever. Then Windows 3.11 came along; not only did I get a windowed experience, but also a networked one as well. Then Windows 95; glorious improvements in graphics. I remember I just had to have it because it was futuristic. It wasn't until College that I fell in love with Windows 98 for the compatibility of everything new. In my 3rd year of college Windows XP came out. Before this point the average person didn't really have a computer, and I considered XP to be a joke. Most to the same way I saw Windows Millennium Edition and including Vista on top of that. At the time vista came out I was forced to upgrade to Windows XP, then did so without ever updating the thing, and gave up on trying to control the IRQ's. While using windows 7, my first reaction was to hate windows 8. That's when I noticed a pattern that the only reason I didn't like something was my resistance to change. I also consider the only reason XP did so well was the lack of devices in the common home. Now I fear that every reason to love Windows 8 will never be known and the quick response of people will kill off a technology that has barely come to light.
Interesting. Anecdotal, I know, but I'm the exact opposite: - Stood in line to purchase Win 95 at midnight. - Purchased 98 within the first week. - Switched to 2000 instead of ME, so dodged that bullet. - Purchased XP within the first week. - Installed Vista (via MSDN) the day the disc was delivered. - Installed 7 (via MSDN) the day it was available for download. Have zero interest in 8. Tried it several times on other people's machines, so I'm not basing this off of pure speculation. I prefer skeumorphism and discoverable UIs.
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ColborneGreg wrote:
I get that you don't like it, and everyone that comes in contact with it does not like it.
That is until I show them what it can do, I wish I had the opportunity to show you.As long as this doesn't end with "Just step into my van and I'll show you..."
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)Epic
