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I reluctantly use a PC, due to the fact that I have some medical equipment and setting and monitoring software is written for use with Microsoft products.
Yes, I know people tell me that you can get a "emulator" program - but they do not always work - or work well (and I've got enough experience to know). I figure my health is more important than to take chances.
As far as my past computer usage. I predate both the Mac and the PC - by a bunch. I was writing game programs on 8K "home" computers; and knew 3 or 4 different operating systems before either Mac or PC came out. TRSdos was far supperior to MSdos that you would not believe it (and MS dos - even in its advanced versions before they went to Windows was always a cludge in comparison).
I loved the original Mac when it came out.
Yes I remember the cassetts for storage. Mine: However, you missed mentioning the 8" floppy which was the first floppy used. Of course, the classic was the punch cards... You did not understand computer programing untill you dropped 1 foot stack of punch cards and had to pick them up and sort them into the right order. Less common was punch tape.
My first programing job (self taught) was programing a wireboard for an IBM punch card sorter in the mid 70's.
Perry
Yes, I know people tell me that you can get a "emulator" program - but they do not always work - or work well (and I've got enough experience to know). I figure my health is more important than to take chances.
As far as my past computer usage. I predate both the Mac and the PC - by a bunch. I was writing game programs on 8K "home" computers; and knew 3 or 4 different operating systems before either Mac or PC came out. TRSdos was far supperior to MSdos that you would not believe it (and MS dos - even in its advanced versions before they went to Windows was always a cludge in comparison).
I loved the original Mac when it came out.
Yes I remember the cassetts for storage. Mine: However, you missed mentioning the 8" floppy which was the first floppy used. Of course, the classic was the punch cards... You did not understand computer programing untill you dropped 1 foot stack of punch cards and had to pick them up and sort them into the right order. Less common was punch tape.
My first programing job (self taught) was programing a wireboard for an IBM punch card sorter in the mid 70's.
Perry
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