I used UNIX for years before the graphical user interface became the norm. Amazing what you could accomplish with a few keystrokes. For example rm /* would wipe out everything on the hard drive without any of the "Are you sure?" stuff. Now I use Apple and yes, I do love it. I upgraded to a new laptop a few years ago and asked my wife if she wanted my old one. She said "no, I don't want to waste my time learning a new system" and I asked "are you sure? I'll just sell it on eBay?" I set up her email in a couple of minutes and the next day you couldn't pry it out of her hands. Windows users are accustomed to rebooting to cure hangups. They are also accustomed to concern for virus attacks. Apple users don't worry about either. There are UNIX systems that have been running without a reboot for 3 decades. So you may have Windows but that's not much. Gale Gorman Houston On Apr 13, 2012, at 8:59 AM, Nivard Ovington wrote: Hi Ron I am still using XP I may soon have to use Win 7 as I am in need of a new laptop but will keep XP on this tower for as long as it runs Having used Win 7 a little (but not enough yet) I find it has one or two strange ways about it but guess in time I will get used to it One thing that has been mentioned is the way Win7 wants to download to a download location, whats that about? Why it can't just ask for a location where you want to save it to, I don't know It appears to me that as time goes by and each successive "upgrade" they appear to be trying to make Windows suitable for two years olds to use, but they seem to be achieving the opposite from what I see of some facets of it Jan suggested Linux, if you go down that route good luck to you I was impressed with it for a day or so, it booted a seemingly unbootable computer, but killed it very soon after and have been unable to boot it at all since I find the Linus lovers much like the Apple aficionados, they do like them don't they :-) Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > Just read yesterday that Microsoft is killing Windows XP two years from > now. Is anyone still using XP? Anyone panicing? i guess I will have o > move to Windows 7.0. > Ron > > Submarine Vet.

Hi Gale You will I hope forgive my mirth <g> I was quite used to DOS before the GUI and yes some wonderful mistakes were initiated by the odd wrong character :-( Also much heart ache was caused in pre hard drive computers when a glitch lost you oodles of work if you were not careful As to reboots, sure it can help on occasion but its rare these days and I do not for one minute believe other systems are immune from either the need for a reboot or the risk of a virus / trojan Would I want to pay well over double for what a Windows machine will do and not be able to run half the software I want to..er no Would I accept an Apple as a gift probably but would I go out of my way to get one....no (not that I could afford one anyway) No I will just stick with these rubbishy old windows machines like most of the planets inhabitants do :-) Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) >I used UNIX for years before the graphical user interface became the norm. Amazing what you could >accomplish with a few keystrokes. For example rm /* would wipe out everything on the hard drive >without any of the "Are you sure?" stuff. Now I use Apple and yes, I do love it. I upgraded to a >new laptop a few years ago and asked my wife if she wanted my old one. She said "no, I don't want >to waste my time learning a new system" and I asked "are you sure? I'll just sell it on eBay?" I >set up her email in a couple of minutes and the next day you couldn't pry it out of her hands. > > Windows users are accustomed to rebooting to cure hangups. They are also accustomed to concern for > virus attacks. Apple users don't worry about either. There are UNIX systems that have been running > without a reboot for 3 decades. > > So you may have Windows but that's not much. > > Gale Gorman > Houston