I miss that "open horizon" era, where it looked like so much was possible, and so much competition or free market ideas were active. Now it's like a tech distopia in comparison, where we are forced to bend the knee to the giants of industry...
I miss the Amiga times. But the real magic was C64. I wish internet was available back then. All the literature was painfully outdated and expensive back then.
I remember how limited information was back then. I knew about internet but had no idea what it took to use it. A class mate of mine claimed with a serious face that he could contact his bank by just plugging in the electricity to the computer :D...
I've got both here and both go online, I can actually surf the internet on the C64 - In limited text only mode however. I like the BBS scene, awesome communities that are actually very populated and becoming busier all the time.
My heart was...
It's why you had to go to a brick and mortar computer store. Between the few BBS, magazines/cyclicals and the nerds at the computer store you would get a better idea of what happening/whats coming. With all the competing architectures and OS's...
I never liked Atari TOS, the Macintosh like animations were cool, but damn was it bland. Plus I don't think it allowed for preemptive multitasking like AmigaOS (I could be wrong on that however).
TOS4.x for the 32bit/Falcon TT did, but 16bit ST was like a pseudo multitasking. The whole line died before TOS matured. Amiga/commodore was way ahead on that one.
You can't, my post was 100% sarcasm. The guy either pirated it or is using his work licensing on his home computer.
The only way to legally is you need an Enterprise agreement with Microsoft. You have to buy it as a business. That means your...
Wow, this thread is coming up on 17 years old.
Some of you reading this may not even been born yet. :feels old:
If anyone needs help with their IT resume though, this is the place for you.