From: team8martinland@hotmail.com   
      
   On Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:40:25 +0200, Alfie [UK]  wrote:   
      
   > On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:47:33 +0200, "Martin 'Martinland' Schemitsch"   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >>*gasp*   
   >>   
   >>KINSHIP! ;) ;) ;)   
   >>   
   >>*grab*   
      
   > I started with the C=64 too (when all my friends had ZX Spectrums),   
      
   Great! ;)   
      
   >> Could it be that the ones really in the know or at least   
   >> comfortable with technology tend to avoid it personally?   
   >> (except for the geeks that is ;)   
      
   > Hmmm, I'm semi-geek. I have never been cutting edge, even when I could   
   > afford it, as I never saw the point of being the first to own the   
   > super-duper upgrade that will be 25% of the price in 6 months time.   
      
   Right on the money! ;-D   
      
   > In hardware terms I tend to stick with what works (my gaming PC hasn't   
   > been upgraded in nearly 3 years [it runs Fallout 3 so why upgrade?], I   
   > have a 7 year old mobile phone, I only got an iPod 2 years ago as my   
   > 1Gb MP3 player broke, etc).   
      
   It's the same here - if it ain't broke... ;-D   
      
   > In software terms I do try out new stuff but I'm more cautious about   
   > getting involved with new soft-tech until I can see the benefit/need,   
   > and the companies ethics (hence hating 'free' marketing-driven, or   
   > forced upgrade/update methods - been burnt before on those).   
      
   I _only_ use older software (except for my 3D package) for at least two   
   reasons:   
      
   It's cheap (bought "used"). It runs amazingly fast on newer hardware and is   
   easy on resources.   
      
   It's robust and stable. (if you pick the right ones of course, but nothing   
   like the newest sw that makes you basically beta tester)   
      
   Damn, make that four reasons: (Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!! ;)   
      
   The fourth being:   
      
   I know the piece of software and it became an extension of my self, so to   
   speak... (no wasting time on re-learning things I already was capable of doing   
   in the old version)   
      
   > I only scrapped my C=64 when I moved back to London a couple of years   
   > ago as I didn't have the space for it, or my old Atari St, 3   
   > part-complete PC boxes, etc, etc. I also need to get rid of 2 older   
   > TVs that work fine but I have no space for, old DVD and VHS players,   
   > etc. I am a tech hoarder :)   
      
   LOL, ahhhh - SEMI-geek it is... ;)   
      
   ML   
      
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