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In retrospect things seem simpler because you know how they turn out.
by dual_basis 7y ago
In retrospect things seem simpler because you know how they turn out.
- Aeolun 7y agoI feel fairly safe in the assertion that DOS was simpler than Windows 10.
- IshKebab 7y agoPretty sure my mum would disagree.
- toomuchlove 7y agoMy grandpa would agree, I think. DOS is way easier to teach by rote, and is a much more consistent experience than a modern operating system.
- NikkiA 7y agoYou clearly never tried setting up packet based TCP/IP on a network of DOS computers utilising multiple brands (and in the case of 3com, different chipsets) of network cards.
- dual_basis 7y agoSimpler for what it does? It's an unfair comparison. You could say that walking is simpler than flying, but that's not true if you're trying to get from New York to Beijing.
- Aeolun 7y agoThat is still true if you are trying to get from New York to Beijing. There is waaaay more chance that something will break in your ability to fly to Beijing than in your ability to walk there.
- dual_basis 7y agoWhat? No, you would drown if you tried to walk there. I'd say that's about as broken as it gets. What are you talking about?