-=> Quoting Mike Powell to Nancy Backus on 11-10-19 09:27 <=-
> No.... In some ways, he can be as much of a Luddite (in the good senses
> of the word) or more, than I am.... He does do some stuff online, but
> prefers to do most of it offline... As I said, he refuses to have a
> cell phone... and though he is quite a Wizard with computer stuff, he
> uses DOS and Linux mostly... he has a Windows machine as well, for the
> times that one has to use that, for certain websites... but he always
> downloads his email to read and answer offline, rather than do it
> online... finds it much safer that way.... And he also uses a text
> browser wherever possible on the web.... :)
MP> That sounds like me, except I do have a cell phone. I am considering
MP> going back to the older style flip phone should my current (not so)
MP> smart phone ever stops working. I have had it over 5 years now, so it
MP> is more durable than I would have assumed when I got it.
I have a cell phone, a Samsung with TracFone service... dunno what model
it is any more, but it's pretty simple and small... about 1/2" x 2" x
4 1/2", the screen 1 1/2 by 1 3/4 or so... :) But it's a workhorse,
too... I've have had it going on 5 years myself, still works fine... :)
I got it primarily for emergencies, and for when I'm traveling... He
figures one cell phone in the family is plenty... :)
ttyl neb
... Can I blame my spelling on Line Noise?
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