Subj : Re: Thin client PC to run
To   : Rob Mccart
From : Gamgee
Date : Tue Dec 02 2025 16:53:50

-=> Rob Mccart wrote to GAMGEE <=-

 GA>I have often thought that that "era" (let's call it '85 to '97 or so) of
  >computing was my favorite time with computers.  Sure, we now have so
  >much more capability, and Linux, and graphics galore and all.... but....
  >that period of time was when I feel like I "peaked" in many abilities.
  >All the stuff you had to know to maximize MSDOS, and batch files, and
  >putting *so* many pieces of software together to run a complete
  >BBS/Mailer setup.  I think of it as the "Golden Years".  ;-)

 RM> Back around that time there were several BBS systems in town and
 RM> I was creating the menu screens for a couple of them.
 RM> I was writing the code from scratch at the time, and I totally
 RM> lost interest when programs like The Draw came out and any idiot
 RM> could do it..  I prefer being a Special idiot..   B)

Wow, I bet that was fairly tedious work, doing ANSI screens that way.

Haha, not all idiots can even master TheDraw...  Well done.




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