Subj : Re: SSH on BBSes
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : boraxman
Date : Tue Apr 26 2022 20:24:45

 pF>  Ni> I didn't know shops would include a copy of Windows at their own cost
 pF>  Ni> Usually I'd like to build my PC myself though.
 pF> 
 pF> They'd sell Windows as part of the cost, or sort of look at you and drop
 pF> in  a shrink-wrapped copy of DOS and shrug.
 pF> 
 pF>  Ni> I'm capable of building
 pF>  Ni> a PC, so I figured I can save some money by just buying the parts and
 pF>  Ni> assembling it myself, rather than paying for labor for someone else t
 pF>  Ni> assemble it.
 pF> 
 pF> I could, too, but AT cases were a pain in the ass. Having the right 
 pF> motherboard stand-offs and getting the cables routed while still leaving 
 pF> space for airflow was a pain. Looking back, I don't think I calculated
 pF> how  much they charged for the service...
 pF> 
 pF> 

I used to make computers for people in the very early 2000's.  Ribbon cables sucked, but the worst part was the support later, from people who had installed Windows ME on the things.

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