September 18, 2006
Gah. I mean, argh.
Backing up the old computer in preparation for the new. Wow, my computer is so old...
The Pure Product of America: How old is it?
It's so old that the USB transfer to the back-up hard disk isn't compatible with my ancient operating system! [rimshot] Wait, that wasn't funny.
Anyway. I'm not dead. I am a little tired and bored with myself, to use a lyric I have been throwing around lately. I'm thinking about mirroring content elsewhere, so I can post those pictures of Lindsey Loh Denmark. Also, libel!
Additionally, if anyone knows of a way to download comments from Movable Type, lemme know. I'd want to keep the metadata, not just the HTML.
Never fear, I'm not going to leave Doug by himself. (What do they say these days? "Oh noes!")
Posted by coyu at September 18, 2006 04:01 AMI'm writing my stuff with my faithful old 486 that I bought back in the early '90s. Fourteen years and counting.
Let me tell you, back in those days, they built the processors to last. And my God, the operating systems _worked_.
I did have a more modern machine at my disposal until lately, but that crashed a week ago. Beyond resuscitation. But the 486 is still going strong. QED.
Cheers,
Jalonen
The computer by itself works fine. But there's enough professional software which simply won't run on it that makes an upgrade necessary.
Posted by: Carlos at September 18, 2006 02:32 PMCarlos, I feel your pain.
I've recently had to upgrade my six year old machine. Well 'had' is overstating it a little. Basically my employer was willing to pay me A$750 a year to have a laptop. The theory is that I would do some work-related stuff on it but as almost all my work is classified I'm not allowed to store or produce any work-related documents on the laptop. Nevertheless, my employer gets to claim a tax deduction for the money they've paid me to buy the laptop which, as some HDTD regulars will appreciate, I find ironic.
Given that I use a home computer mostly for writing and surfing it was an almost needless upgrade. [Although Civilization IV Warlords is a jolly good way to waste an hour or three, especially if I'm helping Becky play.] And after three months I can't get my beloved Netscape Communicator 4.7 to work, forcing me into the unfriendly clutches of Xnews. But I can't go back to the old machine as Beatrix now has it fully configured to do her digital art and it crashes if I as much as look at it.
There is no such thing as a free lunch or, indeed, a free computer.
Posted by: Syd Webb at September 18, 2006 04:17 PM