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   From: G6JPG-255@255soft.uk   
      
   In message ,   
   james@nospam.com writes:   
   >On Wed, 28 Feb 2018 20:49:13 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"   
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >>>if the day comes when I cant use those, I will probably quit using   
   >>>computers.   
   >>   
   >>(a) I've been hearing that sort of threat for many years - it isn't   
   >>really on: the world has evolved to the point that you'd be at   
   >>considerable inconvenience if you did. (Things that catered for the   
   >>non-computerate, such as banks and shops, have withered.) (b) even if   
   >>you did, you represent a tiny part of the _buying_ (as opposed to   
   >>_using_) public.   
   >>   
   >   
   >I lived without computers for 40 years. I *CAN* live the last part of my   
   >life without them.   
      
   Yes, _possibly_ - but with considerably greater inconvenience than when   
   you were younger, because lots of things that were there then are only   
   nominally there now (or in some cases not at all). Plus, of course,   
   you're older (as am I), and can't do some of the things you (and I) used   
   to be able to.   
   >   
   >Actually I will never have to be without a computer. My XP machine and   
   >even my Win98 one, I can do all my photo storage, photo editing, play   
   >videos, listen to music and compose typed documents, and more.....   
      
   Until they break. And you're assuming that you will be able to do   
   something with those typed documents, such as post them; post may   
   atrophy. (And that assumes you had a working printer, too.)   
   >   
   >It's just the internet I wont have, because all the problems with older   
   >OSs is with browsers.   
   I certainly agree with that. (Well, a very large proportion of them,   
   anyway - not sure about all.)   
      
   > If I get rid of the internet, I will have to phone   
      
   Assuming the other end still have a 'phone.   
      
   >or text people instead of email. And I wont have the web, but I barely   
   >have that now, cuz most webpages no longer load. As for these   
   >newsgroups, they're almost dead now, so I wont miss anything. If I   
   >really need to order something from ebay, or look up a manual for   
   >something, I can go to the public library.   
   Again, if those remain; I have my doubts they will here (UK).   
   > I have never done online bill   
   >paying or banking, cuz I dont trust it.   
   I'm with you there - well, not so much don't trust it (though I'm   
   decidedly wary), as _for me_ I can't see any advantage it has over   
   telephone banking.   
      
   > So, I really wont miss much.....   
   >   
   >   
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