Subj : Re: Bleach Time!
To   : Rob Mccart
From : Nightfox
Date : Mon Mar 22 2021 08:39:03

  Re: Re: Bleach Time!
  By: Rob Mccart to FUSION on Sun Mar 21 2021 12:51 am

 RM>> yeah, 98 seems to be the "retro computing" favorite. all the little windo
 RM> >95 promises polished up and functional.

 RM> Yes, it was a massive improvement over Win95 and added on so many things
 RM> like decent USB support and (not always from Microsoft) universal drivers
 RM> for things like up to 32 gig Flash Drives.

 RM> Another advantage was, being so 'out of date', it was virtually Virus
 RM> immune since no one was aiming at it..

 RM> If it supported newer browsers I'd still be running it on my main machine.
 RM> Best I could manage was the 2011 release of Opera (Mozilla based I
 RM> believe). Newer Opera versions are Chrome based, or probably I should say
 RM> Chrome uses the same browser engine if my info on that is still up to
 RM> date. 

Yesterday I was listening to the Leo LaPorte radio show (he gives computer & technology advice), and there were 2 people who called in who said they still have a Windows 98 PC.  One person wanted to know how best to copy their files off it, and the other said they still kept their Win98 PC for a game they like to play.

Nightfox

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