Subj : Re: Cobol/gnucobol
To   : Boraxman
From : Nightfox
Date : Thu May 29 2025 11:28:39

  Re: Re: Cobol/gnucobol
  By: Boraxman to Jcurtis on Thu May 29 2025 05:20 pm

 Bo>  Windows back in the late 90s was far, far more unstable, and people HAD
 Bo>  to use computers.

I agree, Windows back then was more unstable.  It's one reason I sort of had a love-hate relationship with Microsoft back then.  I thought Windows was cool when I first started using it (with version 3.0), but I later saw that it needed plenty of resources to run and was unstable, and there were arguably better alternatives (such as OS/2, etc.).

 Bo> Now they do everything on the phone, so can avoid
 Bo>  using a computer a lot of the time.

Maybe for some people.  However, one thing that I don't like about using smartphones is the virtual keyboard.  I took a typing class in school many years ago, and I can type a lot faster and more accurately on a physical keyboard.  Also, at least for the things I often like to do, I prefer a device with a bigger screen than a smartphone.  A physical keyboard & a monitor is better than a smartphone & virtual keybaord for me.  I thought a lot of people would be similar in this regard, but maybe not.

Nightfox

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