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I think what can be recognized is that you were already a seasoned professional on an enterprise scale when there were still lots of small offices elsewhere tha

I think what can be recognized is that you were already a seasoned professional on an enterprise scale when there were still lots of small offices elsewhere that did not even have a PC yet. Many did hold out until W9x but even before that the "sneakernet" of floppies was very common for those that had embraced DOS. And there were still people going with early USB sticks between offices which was after floppies and writable CD's. I guess I've got friends in low places :) You have really given a whole clearer picture of how things on the large scale evolved into what we have today. Now on the internet I really do use Linux almost exclusively, even on Windows PC's which are otherwise everyday office machines. Quickly reboot to Linux or have two small PC's on a desk when there are already two monitiors anyway. And I really do plug the RJ-45 at each workstation into the internet mainly for deliberate communication sessions, and most of the Windows installations never are exposed to the web at all. I have not felt Windows is that suitable for everyday internet use for a while now. This was a gradual way to get accustomed to Linux being good for a lot of things besides just the internet too. Once you're using it every day to begin with.

lproven 5y ago
> And there were still people going with early USB sticks between offices which was after floppies and writable CD's. < Not in the 1990s there weren't, no – because USB sticks didn't exist yet. The first patent was filed in 2000. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_flash_drive#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_flash_drive#History > and most of the Windows installations never are exposed to the web at all. So you don't update them ever? That is not a good plan. Certainly Windows is more vulnerable to malware, but it's not that bad. I rarely use it at all, but with some current antivirus installed, a 3rd party browser (that is, not IE) and so long as you don't download anything from dodgy sites, it's fine. As far as Linux on the WWW goes, I've been using it for this since the late 19980s with beta versions of the Mozilla Internet Suite. Nothing new here.

lproven 5y ago

> And there were still people going with early USB sticks between offices which was after floppies and writable CD's. < Not in the 1990s there weren't, no – because USB sticks didn't exist yet. The first patent was filed in 2000. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_flash_drive#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_flash_drive#History > and most of the Windows installations never are exposed to the web at all. So you don't update them ever? That is not a good plan. Certainly Windows is more vulnerable to malware, but it's not that bad. I rarely use it at all, but with some current antivirus installed, a 3rd party browser (that is, not IE) and so long as you don't download anything from dodgy sites, it's fine. As far as Linux on the WWW goes, I've been using it for this since the late 19980s with beta versions of the Mozilla Internet Suite. Nothing new here.