And, as now, know much, much more about IT than the teachers. Bubbles from Robin Hood Country. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marged" <marged@btinternet.com> To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 8:06 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] Gadgets. : Computers came in to the very tail end of my working life. In the school : office, in 1995, we had just got 386s, with green screens, and I had managed : to teach myself word processing - it was not the policy to train office : staff because the training might enable them to go and work somewhere else : for more money. : : Anyway, we only had one computer in the office, and the Assistant Bursar had : one in the office next door, and that's where the shared printer was. : : Talk about murder! We were supposed to tell her when we wanted to print : something, so she could throw a switch, otherwise we printed our letters : etc., out on her official, numbered order forms! : : Most of the mistakes in this direction were made by another secretary (not : me) who was also inclined to walk in and close the computer down without : bothering to save your work on it. She's still alive, too, no one killed : her, although I was tempted a few times. : : How maddening it was when you would see teachers go out in the lunch hour : and come back with all sorts of new computers, printers etc., for the kids : to use, and we were expected to struggle along. : : It was such a short-sighted attitude, because when I retired I went on a : course for my own benefit, and all I could think was how much more : effectively I could have done my job if I'd been able to make databases etc. : : My computer at work never even had a mouse! : : Marj : : : > What we need in this house is two monitors and keyboards connected to the : > same CPU so more than one person can use the computer at once. Is this : > possible? : : : : --- : Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. : Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). : Version: 6.0.314 / Virus Database: 175 - Release Date: 11/01/02 : : : ==== GEN-FRIENDS Mailing List ==== : Please delete unwanted taglines and signatures before : sending your message to avoid over-long messages. : : ============================== : To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: : http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 : :