[SunRescue] we're all just spoiled (was: re: IPC)

[wa2egp at att.net]

   As a science teacher, I've had some great demos on a 
Apple 2C hooked up to a TV and just freaked the kids out 
when they found out it had 64K and a 5 1/4 floppy.  When 
I brought in an IPX and started running Scilab 
demos....near panic!  After running Star Office, I had 
kids walking into walls.  Amazing what you can do with a 
40 MHz CPU, some decent software and the opportunity.  I 
was thinking of bringing in another IPX for a 
server....it wouldn't be fast, but the darn network 
wouldn't always be down! ;-> 
> On October 23, Mike Hebel wrote:
> > school with - I've more than gotten used to this.  Like many on this list
> > I'm sure, the people around me are amazed at what you can actually _do_ with
> > an "old" computer. *grin*
> 
>   Yup.  Many people would be outright shocked.  The Windoze world
> would have us believe that anything more than six months old is utter
> trash.  What amazes me is the fact that the world can't see this for
> what it is...companies simply trying to GET THE PEOPLES' MONEY over
> and over again, using "advancement in MEGA-HURT technology!" as a
> rallying [read: marketing] cry!
> 
> 
>            -Dave McGuire
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