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Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

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John D Harris said:
I've heard that Microsloft is moving towards a subscription-based model for ALL of their products!
The various Linux distributions may be the biggest beneficiary of this move.
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Good grief, I already hate getting e-mails from Microsoft, now they will be bugging me every year for YET ANOTHER update. One real issue is that you can no longer rely on an older version for compatibility reasons... THEY decide when you MUST update. That's kind of a deal breaker since they won't help me with maintaining compatibility of legacy software. I have legacy software that I use that costs more than my entire computer plus operating system and then some.
 
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I would have started out with a Mac, had it not been so expensive and beyond my budget back in the day..
agedhorse said:
Good grief, I already hate getting e-mails from Microsoft, now they will be bugging me every year for YET ANOTHER update. One real issue is that you can no longer rely on an older version for compatibility reasons... THEY decide when you MUST update. That's kind of a deal breaker since they won't help me with maintaining compatibility of legacy software. I have legacy software that I use that costs more than my entire computer plus operating system and then some.
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99Z3 said:
I would have started out with a Mac, had it not been so expensive and beyond my budget back in the day..
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Much of the software I use doesn't run on Mac, even PC emulation mode. Especially the legacy software. Mac concept is not as bad as I once thought though, I will admit that.
 
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agedhorse said:
Much of the software I use doesn't run on Mac, even PC emulation mode. Especially the legacy software. Mac concept is not as bad as I once thought though, I will admit that.
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The experiences I have had with OS have been all that grand. New releases usually required major hardware upgrades and those that didn't have made some real messes of drivers. With a few secured files, some teacher friends have experienced disasters. They do keep the performance tweekers out of system files.
 
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I've run some PC only audio programs on Bootcamp inside OSX 8.5.1, and while the actual programs seem to work OK, the peripheral stuff like CD burn routines, CD eject, print, the stuff that relies on the host (so I'm told) doesn't really work well, if at all. After a while just gave up on it, as the app developers say the problems weren't there fault, Apple and MS both said the same thing.

I live in a Mac world now - an older one as the newer OSX seem to cause as many problems as they solved
 
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agedhorse said:
Good grief, I already hate getting e-mails from Microsoft, now they will be bugging me every year for YET ANOTHER update. One real issue is that you can no longer rely on an older version for compatibility reasons... THEY decide when you MUST update. That's kind of a deal breaker since they won't help me with maintaining compatibility of legacy software. I have legacy software that I use that costs more than my entire computer plus operating system and then some.
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You might want to get a hold of a couple of used PCs, re-install w7, update how far you want to go and unplug from the web. Get a cheap KVM switch so you only need 1 keyboard, display and mouse. Running one program on each will make them run better. Keep your current one as an internet whore. Then you have three w7 capable PCs so you can go on for a long time. Optiplex is the business grade Dell and they can be bought for a song on newegg. 9xx series opti's were very reliable. Of the 7xxx series, 7020 was the last not skyFlake I saw and 7040 the first skyFlake, which drove me insane. Excuse my typing, I'm still in a straight jacket typing with my toes!
 
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Andy, I have a better and less expensive idea for you. You can run vmware free (vSphere or esxi, same thing). Runs wonderfully on an old Dell 2950 server, must be series III I think. $500 list at flagship where I bought all the parts to convert mine to series III, CPUs, memory, spares and a few failed power supplies. This is the rack version, there are tower versions, but I would go rack and set in in the basement, closet, shed or anywhere you can get a network cable to. Set up all the win 7 VMs you want, then you can just get to them via windows RDP, a web browser on any OS, or in windows through a console program you install. Your only limitation is hard drive space for how many VM's you can have and memory for how many you can run at once.

Dell PowerEdge 2950 III Server - 2x 2.33GHz Quad-Core E5410, 8GB, 4x73GB

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vSphere 6.x is horrid and requires more server.

I have four 2950, one is a backup, but in use as a regular not VMware server. 3 are maxed memory, 64 GB, maxed HD space 10TB (about 9 after RAID 5 and installing VMware). I bought the best CPUs, but those hardly wiggle. The limitation of free is you can not cluster, but if you raid 5, you are in better shape than most home computers. Cluster for biz is good, very expensive and gives failover and load balancing. It can move VMs to the least busy server. I am provided a laptop, netbook and a PC for home use by the university, otherwise I would do the same. Not as simple as separate boxes for initial setup, but nothing you can't do in a day. I've never worked on the tower version, but the rack is super easy to get in and do upgrades or anything like that.

If you are interested, let me know, we can hammer out any details or questions you may have and I get a hell of a edu discount. I'll bet I can get you a good discount if I tell my contact what you are doing (non-biz/home use) and yer my BFF :D Uh, maybe I'll just say good friend :D
 
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Currently I am using a custom built PC with an Intel Core I5 mother board and plenty of memory, and for the most part things are pretty stable with my legacy software... other than AOL which is a whole other story (legacy product support reasons). Chrome is more stable but I get all kinds of additional "ads" with chrome and such.
 
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I’m glad I use a Mac. :)

Before I retired I was doing system support on a Windows network using AutoCAD. every time a new windows release came out it was a nightmare to get everything back in working order. I still see switching from HP machines running UNIX a big mistake by the corporation. The stress ended up making me ill and I had to retire early to keep my health. I still get a headache when trying to set up a Windows box!

Here on my home network only my ladies Mac has windows running in a PC emulator. She uses it to play Spider on Windows 98. The emulator only craps out running Windows.
 
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That was my experience with Virtual XP in Windows 7.. it was a nightmare for me.. i still haven't been able to recover this puter from it.. i would love too though!
BassmanPaul said:
I’m glad I use a Mac. :)

Before I retired I was doing system support on a Windows network using AutoCAD. every time a new windows release came out it was a nightmare to get everything back in working order. I still see switching from HP machines running UNIX a big mistake by the corporation. The stress ended up making me ill and I had to retire early to keep my health. I still get a headache when trying to set up a Windows box!

Here on my home network only my ladies Mac has windows running in a PC emulator. She uses it to play Spider on Windows 98. The emulator only craps out running Windows.
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agedhorse said:
Currently I am using a custom built PC with an Intel Core I5 mother board and plenty of memory, and for the most part things are pretty stable with my legacy software... other than AOL which is a whole other story (legacy product support reasons). Chrome is more stable but I get all kinds of additional "ads" with chrome and such.
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Couple of decent extensions for Chrome I use are:
AdBlock
3.2.1

Poper Blocker
3.7

Both free extensions under: more tools/ Extensions from Chrome.
 
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BassmanPaul said:
Take your question to another thread Sonny! This one is for we old guys!!

Grump, grump, grump and get the hell off my lawn!!! :(
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I just parked on someones LAWN!

And I am FAR from a "youngster" !!!!! Grouse grumble grump and moan bacckatcha
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99Z3 said:
EWwwww! AOL.. really!
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Yeah, was assigned the email address when I wrote for a horse magazine at the very beginning of the Internet, we had to send RTF and ASCII files via FTP before email attachments! AOL allowed the entire staff to operate on the same platform. Also worked well transferring files to and from Asia 15-20 years ago when attachments and emails would become corrupt between services. I could assign them a temporary address, they could log onto my account, send to my address and it was 100% reliable within the AOL platform. Unfortunately, the disadvantages have become more significant every year.

I also have customer support clients, dealers and vendors that have me in their archive support files this way.
 
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Well as the old saying goes, "Some old horses never die, they just get over worked"! I have a feeling that is what kind of plight your in right now with that.. you want to escape it, but because of the track record of biz over the years.. will not allow you to just send it to the rendering plant!
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Yeah, was assigned the email address when I wrote for a horse magazine at the very beginning of the Internet, we had to send RTF and ASCII files via FTP before email attachments! AOL allowed the entire staff to operate on the same platform. Also worked well transferring files to and from Asia 15-20 years ago when attachments and emails would become corrupt between services. I could assign them a temporary address, they could log onto my account, send to my address and it was 100% reliable within the AOL platform. Unfortunately, the disadvantages have become more significant every year.

I also have customer support clients, dealers and vendors that have me in their archive support files this way.
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I usually use FireFox with the noscript plugin. Blocks everything unless you enable. You have to play around and learn which sites need what enabled which takes a while. I temporary enable, then whatever works I permanently enable. All the google stuff stays off. It's a lot safer too.
 
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