If it ain't broke, don't fix it. sqb
-- Stephen Barncard - Sebastopol Ca. USA - mixstream.org On Wed, Jul 11, 2018 at 7:59 AM, Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Here are some rude words and phrases that come pretty high on my sh*t list > with reasons why: > > 1. EOL. I use Bryce 7 for producing 3D models even thought it was "EOL" > 10 years ago (and ( was able to buy it for $10). > I use LiveCode 7.1.4 on a regular basis as its interface is > a lot less cluttered than the subsequent versions of LiveCode; > and I like coloured icons. > > 2. Obsolete. > > 2.1. Currently composing electronic music on a BBC Model B from 1981 and > saving the programs onto a cassette recorder. > 2.2. Running Hypercard and other PPC-only software on a G5 polycarbonate > iMac. > 2.3. Always check my Maths on a British Thornton Sliderule that Mum and > Dad gave me for my 13th birthday in 1975. > 2.4. Have an iSight WebCam connected via the Firewire port on my 2006 > Intel polycarbonate imac as it is a lot more > flexible than the rather silly built-in camera on the front of > the iMac. > 2.5. Use Belkin Nostromo 50 and 52 gamepads as controller devices when > programming with LiveCode. > 2.6. My EFL school uses a whole host of "obsolete" PCs to deliver content > reinforcement software I have written with LiveCode > via various versions of Xubuntu: the youngest machine is about 12 > years old. > 2.7. Use a pair of polycarbonate iMacs (2006) in my school to allow > children to have fun remotely programming various floor robots > via Bluetooth. > 2.8. Use a polycarbonate iMac (2006) (as does my wife) with a second > monitor as my "main man" for almost everything. > > 2.9. I use a hand-drill my great-aunt gave my grandfather as a present > when he came back to Glasgow after the first World War > for all those needs for which a power drill is just a pain-in-the-bum and > too much bother. > > 2.10. I brush my hair every morning with a pair of hairbrushes my > great-grandfather gave my grandfather on his 14th birthday (1911). > > 2.11. My raincoat was something my Uncle picked up when he worked for > Aquascutum in 1972. > > 2.12. I cut my bread with a knife made from part of the front wheel cover > of a 1932 Fordson tractor made for > me as a present by a farmer in Orkney in 1983. > > 3. Upgrade. > > I am sure that about 90% of this is commercial push. > > 4. Update. > > quod erat demonstrandum > > 4.1. Some pillock tried to tell me that Latin was obsolete the other day . > . . > > As far as I can see the ONLY reason to get hold of something new is if > that new thing will allow you to a vast number of things > that the thing it is set to replace is unable to do. > > Richmond. > > > On 11/7/2018 5:36 pm, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote: > >> Obsolete is a strong word. There are different levels. I had a friend who >> firmly held that Obsolete meant when something newer could replace a >> device. But it can be argued, and I take this position, that a computer >> device is obsolete when it no longer is capable of running current >> software. But a third level of Obsolecense can be concieved as when a >> device can no longer perform it's function for which it was obtained. >> >> Bob S >> >> >> On Jul 10, 2018, at 21:18 , Richard Gaskin via use-livecode < >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>> >>> Beyond that, given Apple's OS strategy which render usable hardware >>> obsolete prematurely, if you want an OS that's safely maintained apparently >>> their guidance is to stop using macOS and upgrade to Linux. >>> >>> -- >>> Richard Gaskin >>> Fourth World Systems >>> Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
