Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]PMFJI Roger and Thomas but, really, would you pay 3 times as much for your Win 3.1 and 486 as you would for a gizmo charged Win 98 + Pentium II 400 MHz ? If yes, then you are coherent with your retro analogy. If no, well, what is wrong - in principle - with 'gizmos' here, if they are welcome there ? Seriously, some hard core programmers find that an old unix (or even DOS) text interface is much 'better' than whatever Gates has come with since 1990, or that the Apple II + CP/M remains the epitomy of personal computing.... Alan. Roger Beamon wrote: > > On 26 Nov 98, Thomas J. Donovan wrote, at least in part: > > <snip> > > > When my Windows 3.1/CS 2.5 was restored; I > > realized, I preferred my older system. Really! > > > > I can hear the thoughts now; "that figures, he also likes > > using an Leica R system instead of those nifty auto > > everything gizmos". (&>) ! Hey, I do use Leica's high- > > speed motor winders. > > You have a home here, Tom. I'm still using Win 3.1 also. My only > gripe is that a lot of s/w, nowadays, is not backward compatible. > > And, my R is the 6.2, which, along with my M6 keeps me quite > content in 35mm. Long live retro! > > -- > Roger > mailto:roger@beamon.org > > Keep quiet, you're always interrupting > me in the middle of my mistakes. > -- Michael Curtiz, film director >