Subj : Re: Thin client PC to run MS-DOS
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Nightfox
Date : Wed Nov 26 2025 09:39:44

  Re: Re: Thin client PC to run MS-DOS
  By: poindexter FORTRAN to Nightfox on Wed Nov 26 2025 07:16 am

 Ni>> After Windows 3.0 came out, I think some programs came out that were
 Ni>> specifically for Windows 3.x, so you basically had to use Windows to run
 Ni>> them. I think especially things like graphical & drawing tools, word

 PF> That was about the time I started in DOS/Windows technical support. I
 PF> remember seeing people be able to sit in front of Microsoft Word and write
 PF> a memo without any training. WordPerfect came with keyboard overlays with
 PF> all the commands on them.

 PF> We had one person who insisted on WP, and our finance team swore by 1-2-3.
 PF> Excel wasn't quite ready for Prime Time yet.

One time, years ago, there was someone who asked me, "You're a software engineer?  Do you know how to create letter head in Microsoft Word?"  Being a software engineer doesn't mean I know how to do such-and-such in any given program..

Nightfox

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