"Dave" wrote:
"Dave" wrote in message
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"nestork" wrote in message
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Marcel Maximilian;3239695 Wrote:

But really, it never ceases to amaze me how phuckin' tight some folks
can be. For example, Windows 7 Professional can be had for about $130
and buys a user a better OS with another 6 years of support.

Yes, but truth be known, most people have vastly more computer than they
need. I wish I had a nickel for every computer out there that's making
a living as a glorified typewriter or cash register. In my case, I
really don't need anything more than Windows XP because it does
everything I need. Paying $130 for Windows 7 is just paying $130 for 6
years worth of looking in Windows 7 Help menu to figure out how to do
this, that and the other thing on Windows 7 insteada XP.

You see, Microsoft makes it's money by selling software. It has to keep
up with all the latest gadgets and trends in order to keep selling the
latest software. I, on the other hand, don't need to keep buying the
latest software.

Did you know that in 1978 there were handheld calculators that had more
computing power than the main frame computers that guided Apollo 9
safely to the moon and back in 1969?


Hey Nestork, I got one for you. How much memory did the either of the two
Voyeger probes have on board? You ready? 2K. And the people running the
show weren't sure what they were going to do with all of that. 2K. LOL

Dave



Argh. Voyager. Whatever...

I just got a post from goldstone on an interesting voyager article today.
It takes 17.5 hours transit to the probe.

http://www.space.com/26041-nasa-voya...40529_24903216

Greg

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