Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Sat Nov 2 16:59:38 CDT 2013
Hi Peter: "This form of corporatism can't go on, it's destroying the planet, democracy and civilisation all at once." Now you are sounding like me...it is taking a while for everyone to come around but it will become obvious to most people sooner that later. :-) Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Brawley" <peter.brawley at earthlink.net> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Saturday, 2 November, 2013 2:39:38 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] The walking dead On 2013-11-02 4:16 PM, Jim Lawrence wrote: > Hi Peter: > > You wouldn't get any disagreement from me. That is how corporate makes money. > > There is no money in an already excepted standard. Sure there is. Just less money than there is in making up new dishsoap or software that looks better than the old stuff but isn't. > If everyone just bought XP and never traded up, Microsoft would go broke in a right fast hurry Don't agree, but they would have to restructure the company for sustainability, and that's the bleeding point. > ...this is the same for all other companies. I am the type that likes to fix what I have and carry on from there...but that is not the way it works....unfortunately. This form of corporatism can't go on, it's destroying the planet, democracy and civilisation all at once. 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 8:41:05 PM > Subject: Re: [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 >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> dba-Tech mailing list >>>> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >>>> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >>>> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> dba-Tech mailing list >>> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >>> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >>> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >>> _______________________________________________ >>> dba-Tech mailing list >>> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >>> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >>> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-Tech mailing list >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-Tech mailing list >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com