Subj : Re: Thin client PC to run
To   : GAMGEE
From : Rob Mccart
Date : Wed Dec 03 2025 09:19:43

DW> Same.  It seems like I do learn things now, but a lot of it is "use
DW> once" knowledge that I either never need again, or it is so long
DW> between needs that I forget it.  ;)

GA>Yep, for sure.  Still learning also, but at a slower pace, and smaller
  >leaps.  We can now learn anything instantly with a Google search, which
  >is much different than trying to find a (printed) manual for something,
  >or ask questions on echomail and wait a day or two to hopefully get an
  >answer.  Got to tell ya, I miss those days.

DW> It somehow also isn't as much fun as it was when I learned something I
DW> could do back then.

GA>Not *nearly* as much fun.

The other thing that's changed over the years is it's a lot harder to
get into the OS to change things. We used to have pretty much full
control over that if you knew what you were doing but it's a lot
harder to access things these days.

Probably some of the OS's other than Windows are still more open..

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