XPost: alt.comp.freeware   
   From: hayesstw@telkomsa.net   
      
   On Wed, 26 Jun 2024 22:03:00 +0000, "p-0 0-h the cat (coder)   
   " wrote:   
      
   >TBH, I prefer to run stuff that old on the original hardware for lots of   
   >reasons but that's a debate for another time. I look forward to your   
   >reply to occam as I am genuinely intrigued about what programs from that   
   >era are so important to you that you recommend foregoing Microsoft's   
   >latest and greatest. To me it's simple. It will soon be their only   
   >supported OS and security updates are my utmost priority. "Avoid Windows   
   >11" you say. Is that "at all costs"? Sounds a bit reckless to me in   
   >exchange for a bit of nostalgia you could indulge in many other ways. No?   
      
   Yes, I do have nostalgia for research data  I have collected over the   
   last 30 years, still keep adding to, and still want to access every   
   day.   
      
   Not all of us use computers just to play silly games with.   
      
      
   --   
   Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa   
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