Subj : Re: Cobol/gnucobol
To   : Nightfox
From : Boraxman
Date : Fri May 30 2025 07:07:00

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 Ni>   [1m[34mRe[0m[34m: [1m[36mRe: Cobol/gnucobol
 Ni>   [34mBy[0m[34m: [1m[36mBoraxman [34mto [36mJcurtis [34mon
 Ni> [36mThu May 29 2025 05:20 pm[0m

 Ni> [0m Bo> [0m Windows back in the late 90s was far, far more unstable,
 Ni> and people HAD
 Bo> [0m to use computers.

 Ni> I agree, Windows back then was more unstable.  It's one reason I sort
 Ni> of had a love-hate relationship with Microsoft back then.  I thought
 Ni> Windows was cool when I first started using it (with version 3.0), but
 Ni> I later saw that it needed plenty of resources to run and was unstable,
 Ni> and there were arguably better alternatives (such as OS/2, etc.).

 Ni> [0m Bo> Now they do everything on the phone, so can avoid
 Bo> [0m using a computer a lot of the time.

 Ni> Maybe for some people.  However, one thing that I don't like about
 Ni> using smartphones is the virtual keyboard.  I took a typing class in
 Ni> school many years ago, and I can type a lot faster and more accurately
 Ni> on a physical keyboard.  Also, at least for the things I often like to
 Ni> do, I prefer a device with a bigger screen than a smartphone.  A
 Ni> physical keyboard & a monitor is better than a smartphone & virtual
 Ni> keybaord for me.  I thought a lot of people would be similar in this
 Ni> regard, but maybe not.[0m

Do you think the use of the virtual keyboard has significantly changes
how people compose their replies?  In that they just write shorter,
disjointed comments?

I hate using the phone to type.  Its like eating spaghetti bolognaise
with chopsticks, one handed.
 
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