Subj : Re: SSH on BBSes
To   : Nightfox
From : Arelor
Date : Sun Apr 24 2022 17:58:33

  Re: Re: SSH on BBSes
  By: Nightfox to poindexter FORTRAN on Sun Apr 24 2022 03:28 pm

 >   Re: Re: SSH on BBSes
 >   By: poindexter FORTRAN to Nightfox on Sat Apr 23 2022 07:33 am
 > 
 >  PF> I miss the corner PC shops, where they'd advertise in the local tech
 >  PF> newspaper. They'd custom build a PC to your specs, and throw in the OEM
 >  PF> license at their cost.
 > 
 >  PF> In San Francisco in the '90s, there had to be dozens of them, and
 >  PF> competition was pretty fierce, which kept the prices down the service
 >  PF> high.
 > 
 > I didn't know shops would include a copy of Windows at their own cost.  Usua
 > I'd like to build my PC myself though.  I'm capable of building a PC, so I
 > figured I can save some money by just buying the parts and assembling it
 > myself, rather than paying for labor for someone else to assemble it.
 > 
 > Nightfox

Nowadays an OEM machine is just so, so much cheaper unless you scavenge for
used parts. Money is certainly no longer the reason why one does a build. I
think the main advantage these days is that you get to decide how the computer
is built so you can tailor it to specific tasks.

Maybe there is a bit of an exception to high end gaming stations since the OEM
may overprice those a little, but if you are a hardcore gamer you are probably
going to be also a hardcore PC modder.

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