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Microsoft Windows; apps & history

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    • Historically… (ie. I have been doing this for a while) my first programming language was FORTRAN77 using punchcards (via an archaic mainframe). my first PC was a dual floppy drive XT (8088) with DOS and Lotus123/WordStar2000. I switched to WordPerfect after WS2k trashed my ~50 page thesis (at the speed I could type, that represented…

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    Getting OFF Microsoft Windows (M$-win)

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    • If you’re looking to switch, maybe start by changing your day-to-day WinX apps to the multiOS ones…get used to using those, and then you’ll be (more) comfortable when you change the underlying O/S.   I started this note/article >1 year ago – got sidetracked doing things (some of which are the point of it). It’s…

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