How can you use such an operating system now

      • Vitaly@feddit.ukOP
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        1 year ago

        Even my school in ukraine use to have better computers, where do you live?

        • u/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)@lemmy.sdf.org
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          Slovakia. I mean, it’s not all of them. Most of it can even run Windows 7. Recently they put Windows 10 on some of them, but good luck even just trying to launch a browser.
          In June they already got rid of the last 32-bit machines.

          • ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world
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            1 year ago

            Schools often have very old computers but don’t let that discourage anyone. We had old Apple IIe’s in 1998 in my high school “computer literacy” class. I became a programmer in part because I was bored and learned BASIC on the Apple II’s and my TI-85 calculator also supported BASIC.

            Sometimes, a crappy computer teaches you more than a modern one. (Only if you want to be a programmer, though. Don’t learn Office 2000 because politicians in your country won’t budget for some cheap, modern laptops.)

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              The TI83 Plus was my gateway drug. Learning BASIC and the fundamentals behind connecting it to my computer. Emulating software to test code on different models. It was fascinating and engaging. The fun and learning involved with doing anything and everything you can with the technology that’s available to you is something that I think is lost for a depressing majority of youth now.

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              I think putting up with the “crappiness” of a system is a very good test to see if someone will become more tech affinitive or not.

              Most users would never put up with that unless they don’t know any better and don’t mind that it takes a bit longer.

              Not to downplay anyone that’s not as good with tech though, by the way, if anyone read it that way.

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      1 year ago

      I still did until last year. It’s probably still the best operating system ever made.

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        1 year ago

        I had to upgrade 4 years ago when I bought new hardware and went to 10 and now 11. I still miss 7, it was insanely more performant and feature complete. From a UI point of view, anyway.