From: ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com   
      
   On 2026-02-23, CrudeSausage  wrote:   
   > On Mon, 23 Feb 2026 07:11:14 -0600, chrisv wrote:   
   >   
   >> RonB wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>I learned a long time ago that data techs and the IT Department wonks   
   >>>are often myopic and clueless.   
   >>   
   >> One of my favorite IT memories was back in the 90's when they were   
   >> updating a lot of the office PC's to Win95, but there was no Win95   
   >> driver for the video.  So, people were stuck with 640x400, flickering at   
   >> a 60Hz refresh rate.  For the folks around me, I obtained a new video   
   >> card, installed the driver, and got them up to 800x600 at a smooth 75Hz.   
   >>  They appreciated that!   
   >>   
   >> Remember the bad old days of cheap 15" CRT monitors?  Eww.   
   >   
   > I used the 12" monitor, maxing out at 640x480, from my 1991 IBM PS/1 until   
   > 1999. I had a client over for a Windows installation and he told me that I   
   > should probably update the thing (he was only the latest person to make   
   > fun of it). After that, I decided to upgrade to a 15" Sony Trinitron   
   > monitor which was admittedly a lot better.   
      
   For a few years I had a Sony Trinitron monitor (I think it was a 19" one).   
   It was very heavy, but the quality of the screen was very good.   
      
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