tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post1868243195489049365..comments2024-03-19T07:10:27.303-07:00Comments on Quark Soup by David Appell: I Am Now Too Old to Use the InternetDavid Appellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-85686834452950430952019-07-11T02:37:26.968-07:002019-07-11T02:37:26.968-07:00David, tried DOSBox, a free emulator that can run ...David, tried DOSBox, a free emulator that can run some old programs that don't work directly under modern Windows?Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13637003962678558195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-71234674247578820432019-07-09T17:13:54.580-07:002019-07-09T17:13:54.580-07:00Layzej: I used to play a golf game on MS-DOS, late...Layzej: I used to play a golf game on MS-DOS, late '80s, early '90s I think. I don't remember its name, but it was the most realistic golf game I ever played. One could curve shots, swing hard or not so hard and see the result, one could play holes on the big-name golf courses like Pebble Beach and Valderrama and they offered opportunities to make a birdie if you took risks and hit the ball just right or make bogey if you missed the green. I could easily recognize the holes when PGA tournaments were played on those courses on television. Its graphics were DOS-y but not too bad.<br /><br />Then DOS went away, and game programs like "Tiger Woods Golf" and the like were available for Windows. Now there are some online even for free. But I never found that any of them recreated the feel of the game I had in the DOS program, and the sense of, well, being competitive.<br /><br />I tried once get the DOS program running under Windows, but it only sort-of worked, and wasn't at all the same level of satisfying. David Appellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-27529514559040392972019-07-09T17:05:05.713-07:002019-07-09T17:05:05.713-07:00Thanks Thomas. Thanks Thomas. David Appellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-54682672501648386802019-07-08T07:31:38.707-07:002019-07-08T07:31:38.707-07:00I was recently gifted a Commodore 64. It works ju...<br />I was recently gifted a Commodore 64. It works just as well now as it did in the early 80's.<br /><br />On the other hand I have an original IPOD touch that is now essentially unusable. It can't run any of the software that I used to be able to run on it. They now all require a newer OS that the iPod doesn't support. I'd happily use the older software versions but they are no longer available. It can't even receive email because it doesn't support the required security measures.<br /><br />And it's locked down so I can't even code something of my own to give it a new life.<br /><br />Progress?Layzejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346550512734519728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-45173465787236973522019-07-07T12:58:42.558-07:002019-07-07T12:58:42.558-07:00I recognize the feeling. My first computer was an ...I recognize the feeling. My first computer was an Apple II, and it was simple enough that you could actually understand what it did. Nowadays all programs are so complex that I don't think the programmers themselves understand how they interact. Therefore all wierd bugs.<br /><br />For example, I realized my computer was using 40% or so of its capacity while doing nothing, it was just Windows chewing up processor cyles. I searched and found someone with a similar problem who got rid of it by turning off Windows quick start feature. It worked for me too. Why? Absolutely no idea, and every time Windows updates I have to check it doesn't flip that switch again. Other strange behaviour I have just learned to live with.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13637003962678558195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-46788972767249891952019-07-07T05:01:04.204-07:002019-07-07T05:01:04.204-07:00Hello,
The answer in two words to your big quest...Hello, <br /><br />The answer in two words to your big question : planned obsolescence.<br />For everything else : you are not alone. ;-)<br /><br />ByeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com