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From: Char Jackson 
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On Sun, 23 Dec 2012 08:56:53 -0500, knuttle
 wrote:

>On 12/23/2012 7:10 AM, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
>> In message , knuttle
>
>>>>  wrote:
>>>
>>> I am not against new things in the operating system. In fact I was
>>> using
>>> OS/2 when most people were extolling the virtue of the first version of
>>> Windows. Why because it was far superior to Windows.
>>
>> In your opinion. (Which Windows are you talking about - 3.1 [or even
>> earlier], or the '9x series [95/98/Me]?)
>>>
>>> I gladly upgraded to XP as it was based on part of the code that made
>>> OS/2 far superior and stable.
>>
>> So you accepted the new when it meant it wasn't new to you (-:.
>
>I have worked with FORTRAN, COBOL, BASIC, DOS, WINDOWS and OS/2
>My first programmable device was a TI-59 calculator. My first computer 
>was a TI-99/4a, my next was an Apple II? (1983).  The first PC operating 
>system I used was DOS.  I then got the first Window OS when it replaced 
>DOS 6.  After using it for a period I bought OS/2 and installed it.
>
>I definitely am not afraid of new things.
>
>While you are criticizing me for what I said, you never answered the 
>ergonomic problems I have with Windows 8

I answered your question, but you didn't like it.
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