[karibear]

Originally Posted by techienomad

Well, Gates bought DOS from a private programmer and then leased it to IBM. By doing that, he retained the rights of licensing to others because IBM thought the money was in the machines and not in the software. Slick move on his part. Gates was a pretty good programmer himself going back to things like FORTRAN and COBOL. Those are ancient languages in computer standards, but laid the groundwork for things to come. Gates then adapted, manipulated, and re-created his GI (graphics interface) to what we know as Windows. Ironically, it was similar to Apple's GI, for which Microsoft was doing work for at the time. Apple believed the money was in the machines versus just licensing the software. Well, here we are today. Apple, HP, IBM, and others have gadgets/machines, while Microsoft has software - among other things.

As for education, good thing he dropped out of Harvard.

You mean if he'd graduated he be even richer? How much money can one man spend in a lifetime?

But as I said, I only HEARD the story, I didn't read it. There wasn't much of that kind of thing to read in rural AK.

However, the first computer I had was a IIc, and it was a tough little bugger. One winter, the pipes in our baseboard heat burst and soaked it, and I just let it air-dry. The last time I plugged it in was the summer of 2000 [about 10 years later], and it worked just fine. Broke my heart a bit [especially considering how much I'd paid for it] to toss it into a dumpster, but it wasn't good for anything but a paperweight. By then I had a P-II with Windows 98. Actually, I was annoyed with Apple anyway, when Claris took over Appleworks, they made no provision for importing older files, of which I had a LOT.

[Jammie]

OH, you Okies are just paranoid!!! There may have been a time during the dust bowl era that Ok wasn't highly regarded, but that has changed. I have a friend who has relatives down there and she visits as often as she can because she just loves it there. She was born in Canada and had lived in several states before she ended up here. We thought there were areas that were just beautiful.

My state isn't considered to be desirable either and it's understandable with our winters, but I'd match scenery or crime rates or unemployment rates, or ethical people, etc. with any one of them who think that it's a lemon.

Several states have been invaded from the north and from the south and even though they seemed like the perfect place at one time, that's changed in the minds of a lot of people, including their residents. (Was that a long sentence or what?) I'm sure a lot of you remember how every one of us who grew up in the 60s thought Southern California would be the place to be. Everything indicates that it's no longer the case.

[karibear]

Originally Posted by Jammie

I'm sure a lot of you remember how every one of us who grew up in the 60s thought Southern California would be the place to be. Everything indicates that it's no longer the case.

Not me. the only part that appealed to me was Haight-Ashbury, and that was 40 years ago - and considering some of the stories I've heard from friends who were there, I'm just as glad I didn't go!

[mkfarnam]

Originally Posted by Jammie

OH, you Okies are just paranoid!!! There may have been a time during the dust bowl era that Ok wasn't highly regarded, but that has changed. I have a friend who has relatives down there and she visits as often as she can because she just loves it there. She was born in Canada and had lived in several states before she ended up here. We thought there were areas that were just beautiful.

My state isn't considered to be desirable either and it's understandable with our winters, but I'd match scenery or crime rates or unemployment rates, or ethical people, etc. with any one of them who think that it's a lemon.

Several states have been invaded from the north and from the south and even though they seemed like the perfect place at one time, that's changed in the minds of a lot of people, including their residents. (Was that a long sentence or what?) I'm sure a lot of you remember how every one of us who grew up in

I can verify that. As a kid I remember seeing pictures of an uncles place who lived in SoCal, close to the ocean. Palm trees, Orange groves. At 16 I jumped a freight train from Chicago. and rode to San Diego Ca.
Now it's not the Ca, everyone use to picture.

[colleeng47]

Originally Posted by karibear

Not me. the only part that appealed to me was Haight-Ashbury, and that was 40 years ago - and considering some of the stories I've heard from friends who were there, I'm just as glad I didn't go!

Kari, DH spent some time in Haight-Ashbury just about 40 years ago. Yes, the stories were true