[Ham-Computers] Frustration with MS

[Jim Isbell]

Bye Dwane.......I dont think you are gone....volenteer or not.

Duane Fischer, W8DBF wrote:

>Gee Jim, thank you so very much for swearing and treating me as you did. You
>have convinced me to leave managing all the QTH.NET lists, as I am not going to
>be spoken to in the fashion that you have done. I am a volunteer and I do not
>have to put up with it. You can manage the list Jim, I will make the
>arrangements tomorrow and transfer it to you. I hope you enjoy it.	
>	
>Anyone is entitled to his/her opinion, but it is not nnecessary to express
>oneself as you did.	
>	
>See you - 	
>	
>Duane Fischer, W8DBF	
>
>
>----------
>From: Jim Isbell <millenniumfalcon at cableone.net>
>To: Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications,  or
>experimenting <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Frustration with MS
>Date: Monday, May 31, 2004 8:07 PM
>
>Wait just one dog gonned minute here!
>
>Since this came in under the subject line I created, I assume that my 
>comment that I was frustrated with MS is what set you off.  I didnt pick 
>on Bill Gates.  I didnt even mention him.  But now that you mention it, 
>he is the Great Satan.  So I will pick on him.  And later when you start 
>bitching about this being off topic, I want you to remember that YOU, 
>Duane Fischer, started the whole damned thing, not me.
>
>No, we would not have what we have now if he had not been there.  We 
>would be WAY AHEAD of where we are now.
>
>He did NOT invent the home computer and he didnt even make the best 
>software.  IBM bought his system over others probably because he made 
>them a better offer and then with IBM MONEY forced a lesser system on 
>us.  There were others better.  TRSDOS was a better OS than his MSDOS 
>but with his mighty money source (IBM) he killed it before it could 
>continue to grow into a better system.  His was much worse at the 
>beginning so you cant compare todays software with TRSDOS and say, "see 
>I told you so".  You have to look at the contemporary software and then 
>you see that it was MONEY and IBM that drove the better systems out. 
> Without IBM Bill gates would have been an "also played."
>
>Yes, I can fault him for being a less than honest and upright bussiness 
>person.  ANYONE who would sell Millennium Edition OS to the public and 
>not give back every cent when it was discovered to be a bugg filled 
>piece of crap is Immoral.
>
>Others whould have done a better job if IBM had not had the financial 
>clout to kill them all.
>
>Duane Fischer, W8DBF wrote:
>
>  
>
>>One thing all of us need to remember here. I get tired of people picking on Mr.
>>Bill Gates. Good, bad or otherwise, remember - He made it possible for us to
>>have home computers in many many ways. Had he not been there, what we have
>>    
>>
>today
>  
>
>>would very likely not exist.	
>>	
>>We can no more fault him than we can the Japanese for killing us off in the
>>electronics market. After all, Bell Labs invented the transistor and we let the
>>Japanese have it! We invented the VCR and let them have it. So what should we
>>expect? We gave them the technology and they used it better than we did! We
>>    
>>
>have
>  
>
>>nobody to blame except ourselves. 	
>>	
>>Mr. Gates has done one heck of a lot of good things for the computer industry,
>>keep that in mind. He saw a market, he filled it and he made a lot of money in
>>doing so. Many others have done the same. Apple would have died had Bill Gates
>>not created competition for them, which made Apple better and they survived. So
>>whether you like Mr. Gates or not, get off his back. We have all benefited
>>because of him, even if we do not want to admit it.	
>>	
>>Duane W8DBF 	
>> 
>>
>>----------
>>From: Preston Graham <w4fda at pobox.com>
>>To: Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications,  or
>>experimenting <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
>>Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Frustration with MS
>>Date: Monday, May 31, 2004 5:34 PM
>>
>>TAKE IT EASY COWBOY!!   WE'RE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT, AND IT'S SINKING.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Jim Isbell" <millenniumfalcon at cableone.net>
>>To: "Mail List for Ham-Computers" <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
>>Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 3:47 PM
>>Subject: [Ham-Computers] Frustration with MS
>>
>>
>> 
>>
>>    
>>
>>>I get so damned frustrated every time I try to change something in 
>>>Windows.  It must be because those Indians that program it do not have 
>>>the same logic process we use.  It is NOT intuitive to a westerner.
>>>
>>>I am using XP and I am trying to change the default program for viewing 
>>>.DOC files.  It is now defaulting to "Easy Writer" and I want it to 
>>>default to "Word For Windows" but try as I may I cannot find the screen 
>>>that is used to designate which program takes which extension by 
>>>default.  I know its there but I cant find it.
>>>
>>>Can anyone tell me why it isnt under "Settings", the obvious intuitive 
>>>place to look for settings??
>>>
>>>Can anyone tell me where those indians hid it????
>>>
>>>_______________________________________________
>>>Ham-Computers mailing list
>>>Ham-Computers at mailman.qth.net
>>>http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/ham-computers
>>>
>>>   
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>_______________________________________________
>>Ham-Computers mailing list
>>Ham-Computers at mailman.qth.net
>>http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/ham-computers
>>_______________________________________________
>>Ham-Computers mailing list
>>Ham-Computers at mailman.qth.net
>>http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/ham-computers
>>
>> 
>>
>>    
>>
>
>
>_______________________________________________
>Ham-Computers mailing list
>Ham-Computers at mailman.qth.net
>http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/ham-computers
>_______________________________________________
>Ham-Computers mailing list
>Ham-Computers at mailman.qth.net
>http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/ham-computers
>
>  
>