[dba-Tech] The walking dead

On 2013-11-01 11:49 AM, Jim Lawrence wrote:
> Hi Peter:
>
> Your age is showing. ;-)

Sure, mebbe I should say I hope so?

But ain't nuthin; new about corporate BS trying to persuade us life will 
be incomplete without that we replace their old shite with new shite.

PB


>
> Jim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Brawley" <peter.brawley at earthlink.net>
> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Friday, 1 November, 2013 9:39:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] The walking dead
>
> On 2013-11-01 9:45 AM, Jim Lawrence wrote:
>> Hi Peter:
>>
>> The article was just stating that a certain group of technologies have passed their prime.
> Nah, the article went way beyond that anodyne observation, corporate BS.
>
> PB
>
> -----
>> They may linger on for years but the younger generation of techs sure isn't going to support them. ;-)
>>
>> ...as stated in a previous post; that I could not even give away the best DotMatrix printer ever built. (the Documax 3330)
>>
>> These are just the changing times but there will always be niche markets for old tech...some eager retired guy could make a very good business supporting this stuff...if I could get up the energy. ;-)
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Peter Brawley" <peter.brawley at earthlink.net>
>> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, 31 October, 2013 5:03:35 PM
>> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] The walking dead
>>
>> On 2013-10-31 1:44 PM, Jim Lawrence wrote:
>>> Here is a good start list of programs that are part of the "Walking Dead" and should be tossed as soon as possible.
>> Bullshit from corporations that wish us to believe old is terrible, new
>> is necessary.
>>
>> PB
>>
>> -----
>>
>>> I must admit I still have sites with XP but will be either moving them to Linux or Windows 7, depending on what the client wants. For a more complete list of the toxic brew of the dead and dying, check out the link:
>>>
>>> http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10-things/10-tech-products-that-belong-to-the-walking-dead/?tag=nl.e101&s_cid=e101&ttag=e101&ftag=TRE684d531
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
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