Windows 10 - Page 11

Restless · 10-06-2016, 16:30

My first is was 2000NT(at work) and ME(shivers)

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Restless · 10-06-2016, 16:37

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Originally Posted by gpick24

If you fancy a look at what windows 98 used to look and work like have a gander here - Virtual x86

You can run 98 on the original Xbox...

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Barrie Yates · 10-06-2016, 16:51

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

I had windows 98 too...but I always knew them as programs.

I am thinking about putting Windows 10 on my laptop...just to see if the two of us can get along........From the 29th of July there will be a charge of £99 for windows 10.

I have heard that with windows 10 you do not get the option to choose which updates you have...that the system downloads updates automatically. I am not sure where I have read this...but is there some way of disabling this facility. I like to choose what updates I install?

Margaret. a friend installed my W10 from disc, and then gave me a 30 minute teach in. Cost me £40 but well worth it as far as I am concerned, I could not get along with the W10 download and gave up on that after 2 weeks. Now I am perfectly happy with what I have got, in fact I think it is great and littlepom thinks the same.
If you would like me to ask him to help you send me a PM with your email or phone number and I will ask him for you.

Margaret Pilkington · 10-06-2016, 16:59

That is kind of you Barrie....But I would only be trying it out on my laptop(which I use infrequently)....just to see if I could get along with it........if it proves to be leas wearisome that i think then I might just contact you for deatils in the future.(if that is alright).
I am a bit chary of putting it on my desktop as i use this for my crafting projects.......and i have a few part completed projects on it right now.

Barrie Yates · 10-06-2016, 22:31

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

That is kind of you Barrie....But I would only be trying it out on my laptop(which I use infrequently)....just to see if I could get along with it........if it proves to be leas wearisome that i think then I might just contact you for deatils in the future.(if that is alright).
I am a bit chary of putting it on my desktop as i use this for my crafting projects.......and i have a few part completed projects on it right now.

We only use laptops.

Margaret Pilkington · 11-06-2016, 08:08

My desk top is in my very messy craft room(back bedroom).all my design programs are on it and my craft projects past and present.i use my iPad on the go, but all my crafting is done from the desk top.....I just find it easier to use than a laptop.....though I do occasionally use my laptop, but not for crafting.

Gremlin · 11-06-2016, 12:33

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Originally Posted by Restless

You can run 98 on the original Xbox...

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I started off using two floppy disks.
One was TRSDOS for the O/S. The other for the program. I wrote a few programs to teach kids maths. Very simple stuff.
Then we got Menu before Windows and life was so simple but there was not much you could do on the PC.
Before any of that I had the old Spectrum Z something.

gpick24 · 11-06-2016, 18:47

My first ever was a sord m5, complete pile of garbage. The speccy would probably be a zx.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Spectrum

gpick24 · 11-06-2016, 18:59

And forget Xbox and PlayStation, my vectrex was the dogs danglies.

Restless · 12-06-2016, 00:02

I got a couple of spectrums a while back. Just got the DivMMC EnJOY because my other divmmc doesnt work on the plus2a

Gremlin · 12-06-2016, 07:05

Restless. I've just noticed your location is Accy spelt out in Morse code.
Clever stuff.

Restless · 12-06-2016, 16:30

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Originally Posted by Gremlin

Restless. I've just noticed your location is Accy spelt out in Morse code.
Clever stuff.

Ha. Thanks

I don't actually know morse code. So it was hard work encoding it.

MrPastry · 18-07-2016, 12:17

My first operating system was on a pile of floppy discs which takes you back a bit.
Re Windows UPVC 10 after the initial shock of Microsoft allowing it to install itself and update my 8 which I had just about got round I'm happily working on 10 now. Usually built up my own machines specific for work except for the most recent which was pretty much what I needed to do my jobs :--)

MrPastry · 18-07-2016, 12:34

By the way the free Windows 10 download offer expires on the 29th.

kestrelx · 17-09-2016, 11:17

Windows 10 is definitely better than Windows 8.1 - but computers today are much more reliant on you being on the Internet all the time - which wasn't so back in the 90's - OK Internet speed is much better today but that means they can get personal data off your PC easier. Also the latest Microsoft Office seems to rely on being on the Internet to verify you've paid for it, on a regular basis - twice now it's stopped working approximately 2 months apart and demanded I go on line to "verify my subscription" this never happened before - these days you no longer get a CD Rom just a code which you put in on line then download the software.