yomamma said:who changet the voting? it was upposed to be a joke
Gokul43201 said:For true multitasking capability, there's nothing to match OS/2
Gokul, do you know how to use OS/2? We have old equipment here that requires software that only runs on OS/2. Our only back-up is a second hard drive that our IT guy gets to babysit in his office to restore it in case of catastrophe. I've done my best to avoid needing to use the equipment in the hope that it'll crash and die before I need to learn OS/2. If your experience on Macs was with an OS prior to OS X, I'd agree. I didn't have a very strong opinion of one over the other prior to OS X, and leaned toward PCs at the time just because the software selection for Macs was abysmal. And if you're into games, then PCs still offer the best selection for those, but I'm not buying a computer to play games, I'm buying it to do work. But, unless you need to run some custom business application, pretty much all the standard software you could want is available for Macs now; at least I haven't run into any problems finding the software I've needed.Kakarot said:
Is the wheel there so the mouse can run around it for exercise?Smurf said:
Danger said:
Just in case you don't know what it is, he's talking about a scroll wheel. Instead of having to move the whole mouse to scroll down a page (and face the inevitable problem of running out of desktop before you've gotten to the bottom, and having to pick it up and move it up to continue scrolling down), you can just dial the wheel with your fingertip without moving the whole mouse. Even when I have them, I never remember to use them, so it's rather a non-issue for me. On that 4-button trackball I have, it's already 2 buttons more than I know what to do with. I rather miss the days when you just stuck the template at the top of your keyboard that told you what to use each of the function keys for in whatever software you were using and you didn't need a mouse at all. (Okay, maybe not. )Generally people don't just use Linux. Most people have a windows emulator. But unless I'm mistaken the way Linux "looks" is pretty much the same as DOS unless you're using the windows emulator. You have a command prompt and type in your commands.Moonbear said:
We run OS/2 on our data acquisition computers. I know just enough to get by. My boss just did a complete reinstall - there's a (German) website out there, where you can still find OS/2 kernels/updates/etc. I can find it if you like.Moonbear said:
People who use linux are not stuck with a command prompt. When I used linux I used gnome, which is a graphic interface, looks similar to windows.TheStatutoryApe said:
That's pretty much what our computer does...it tracks running wheel activity. But, no, I don't want to know anything about it. The only way it will ever get upgraded is when nobody knows how to use it or it breaks and nobody knows how to repair it. If I'm ever desperate, I'll give you a shout, but seeing as how I'm out of here in 2 months, I don't think that's going to happen. If I ever need to buy this stuff for my own lab, I'll have the new version.Gokul43201 said:
yomamma said:
You just reminded me of a nearly computer illiterate lab tech I worked with once. She was entering data for something and started hollering she didn't know what to do now, she was highlighting something and kept running out of mouse pad! That's what I said isn't it? At least that's what I meant when I said windows emulator.mattmns said:
That's okay, I understood what you meant.TheStatutoryApe said:
I wonder how hard it will be to replace this one when I kill it. At least I finally taught myself not to BANG on the keys when I type - the dangers of learning to type on an old 1960s typewriter where you had to BANG on the keys to get them to type, but my finger position still results in gouging out the letters with my fingernails...and I don't even have long fingernails...nobody can ever steal my computer and think I won't be able to identify it...mine has identifying scars. No ants.rachmaninoff said:
I think then I'd only have mashed ants to add to my problem. I'm not even going to try pulling keys off. I tried that once before on another keyboard and they apparently weren't supposed to come off. Maybe it'll just get crushed to smaller pieces as I type and come out as smaller pieces. I think it's just big enough that it gets caught on the keys and won't just fall out when I tip up the keyboard.