Saturday, August 27, 2016

Getting Too Old

Okay, I admit it.  I’m getting too old, and there are some things I just have more trouble with than I used to.  Like computers.

When I started using computers we used a really big stack of cards and after we had punched a bunch of holes in them, we loaded them into a machine about the size of Oklahoma and it spit out some kind of a report.  But, I moved on to using mainframe connections from remote office locations.  That was better. 

The next step was to use a desktop that understood DOS commands.  If you programed DOS to jump, that’s all it did.  Quite unlike Windows.  Alas, I mastered a few versions of Windows and learned to use a variety of software to get my jobs done.  Then came Windows 8.  Need I say anything else.

I used Windows 10 for a few days, but went back to 7, because 10 would not run some of the software I still use every day.

Having said all that, I find myself forgetting faster than I learn.  Problems that arise daily are more of a challenge.  Right now I’m working on a Windows 8 machine that is driving me crazy - crazier.

I wonder.  Do they still sell Big Chief Tablets and #2 pencils?

PMO
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