windows 10

[buckeyefarmer]

I use my home computer for things like quicken, word, excel, powerpoint, pictures, video, autocad, etc. Most are not available for linux nor do I want to use the knock off "almost like it" apps. I use linux at work, it has it's place, but not for home use for most people.

 

[/pine]

I use my home computer for things like quicken, word, excel, powerpoint, pictures, video, autocad, etc. Most are not available for linux nor do I want to use the knock off "almost like it" apps. I use linux at work, it has it's place, but not for home use for most people.

No offense but you come across like a typically "cut their PC teeth on a Windows machine" user...may not be the case but it's more common than not for those with similar comments to yours..."most people" were first exposed to the Windows interface and the MAC to a lessor extent so it's only natural that anything different is just not "natural" (for lack of a better word) to them...
...Just curious what (Linux) interface do you use "at work"? CLI, GUI ??

As for the "knock off...almost like it apps" ...most of the data processing/manipulating programs you refer to (that were (namely) developed for the Win O/S) are actually "knock off" applications that were taken from UNIX/Linux programs...including autocad etc.,etc...

 

[troutsqueezer]

I retired from a career centered around Unix-based programs designing microprocessors for Intel. Just because it's efficient doesn't make it a joy to use. Solaris (Sun's version of Unix) had its place but any program that we didn't have to run in that environment we immediately switched over to a Windows emulator (Hummingbird) to run. Eventually, almost all CAD programs used in chip design at Intel were ported over to the Windows environment. Aesthetics and convenience has always been important to me, even at the cost of efficiency, especially for home use where enjoyment is paramount.

 

[Bird]

I installed Windows 10 Sunday (8/2/2015), and one minor unsolved problem for a couple of days has been that the top right hand 3 keys on my keyboard (end, page up, page down) no longer worked in the browser. Now this morning, for reasons unknown, they work just fine.:laughing:

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Lol.
Ive been using computers since before windows and gui's.
I prefer cli.

 

[MikePA]

Lol. Ive been using computers since before windows and gui's. I prefer cli.

If anyone recognizes the following, you will know where I started.

1. APL
2. 3270
3. MVT
4. OS/360

 

[dmccarty]

If anyone recognizes the following, you will know where I started.

1. APL
2. 3270
3. MVT
4. OS/360

You be OLD. :laughing::laughing::laughing:

Working on 3270 right now.....

I have programmed in APL. Got the program down to one line too.

We used to have 3270 terminals with APL characters but those are long gone....

I aint old though.

Later,
Dan

 

[Buggs67]

Our 1st "PC" at L&F was an Apple that used two floppy drives - no hard drive.

Then we had IBM PCs running Visicalc, again on a two floppy system. We were real excited when we got one with a hard drive and upgraded to Lotus 1-2-3. With DOS.

Anyhow, I see no reason for me to upgrade to 10 from 7. It seems most software changes are for bells and whistles to entertain our short-attention-span millennials. Or change for it's own sake.

We'll up grade my MIL's machine cuz she and my wife hate Windows 8. I guess we'll have to do it here since she has dial-up :laughing:

 

[buckeyefarmer]

First windows that i remember using was xerox star. then ms dos windows which was just a gui interface. before ms dos there was dr dos, and others.
Used to use os2 before i ever had windows. i finally started using windows because thats where the apps are. first cad i used was mainframe based, not sure what os. It migrated to dos then windows.

I use linux at home, but not often. windows is just practical for what i want to do.

 

[MikePA]

You be OLD. :laughing::laughing::laughing: Working on 3270 right now..... I have programmed in APL. Got the program down to one line too. We used to have 3270 terminals with APL characters but those are long gone.... I aint old though. Later, Dan

APL on a 3270? Wow, you had it good. You should have tried APL, on a network connected (Token Ring), IBM Selectric typewrite with an APL ball.