Windows 11

[Raider4]

BRING BACK DOS 6.0 and 3.5 " floppy disks. !!!!!

I have a shrink-wrapped copy of DOS 6.2 - manual, 3.5" disks, licence - sitting on a bookshelf somewhere. Grabbed it when they were emptying the storage cupboards at work.

I also have (opened) copies of Windows 3.0 and 3.1.

And Doom v.1.666. And a Compuserve "sign-up" disk.

Don't know why I keep these things? Certainly don't have anything with a disk drive to run them on.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Doom is awesome!

[steve_holmes_11]

No we need paper tape and punch cards. Tape - 1/2" reel to reel.

Say what you like about punched cards.
You could drop them and not worry about a cracked screen.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

But as they found out at the Oxford computer in Rectory Road in the 60s, it doesn't like a bag of crisps and a bottle of Newcastle Brown.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

They also make good book marks

[Ithoriel]

They also make good book marks

Good for writing shopping list on too.

My supply has long since run out.

[jimduncanuk]

Good for writing shopping list on too.

My supply has long since run out.

I still have a punched card metal tray which I keep tools in.

[Dave Fielder]

After the 31st Dec 2024 apocalypse we won't be needing Windows 11, we will be lucky to still have windows!!   

[Heedless Horseman]

After the 31st Dec 2024 apocalypse we won't be needing Windows 11, we will be lucky to still have windows!!   

Um...which one is this? No Google answer! 
Only threw out Ma's stockpile of cans for 'The Millennium Bug' last year! 

[steve_holmes_11]

Um...which one is this? No Google answer! 
Only threw out Ma's stockpile of cans for 'The Millennium Bug' last year! 

That (if I remember correctly) is when your 32 bit clock runs out of "seconds past 00:00 Jan 1st 1970".
Most* computer clocks now hold a 64 bit number, and that covers us for the next half-trillion years.

* You'll find out on the day, but anything installed in the last 10 years ought to be 64 bit.

[Ithoriel]

There was an issue with one of the government's "right to remain" type documents, which should run for ten years, expiring on 31st Dec 2024 instead because of this, iirc.

[Orcs]

Most* computer clocks now hold a 64 bit number, and that covers us for the next half-trillion years.

Thats good news, as I will still only be halfway down my lead mountain by then 

[KeithS]

One reason for upgrading sooner rather than later is that initially the upgrade will be free, whereas if you leave the upgrade until later it might require a paid upgrade.  Having said that I have just run the upgrade check on my PC, a top of the line one bought less than 2 years ago that FAR exceeds the various hardware requirements.  I was surprised to find that my PC did not fulfil the requirements for the upgrade.  I eventually tracked this down to not having TPM (Trusted Platform Module) 2.0 turned on.  This is a chip that may or may not be present on your motherboard and from what I can see there is a fair chance that it wont be, but that Microsoft have decided in their wisdom(!?) that it should be a requirement for Windows 11.  Apparently if it is present it needs to be enabled in the BIOS and I haven't plucked up the energy to go ferreting around to see if it is there.  So for the moment I am happy to stick with Windows 10, but God I hate Microsopft.

All might not be lost, although the requirement is for a TPM chip, most modern PCs can emulate the chip in BIOS/firmware so you probably just need to turn the BIOS emulation on rather than install a new chip.

[Leman]

I don't understand these effing things and doubt I ever will. I may well just abandon the whole bloody thing and stick to reading books. And yes, my 18 month old Lenovo runs on windows 10 and yes there always seems to be a problem with my microsoft account no matter how many times I have rectified it and changed my password.

[Orcs]

Rules for using Microsoft products.

1. Avoid upgrading or installing any Microsoft product if at all possible.

2. Ask Yourself  "Does it add anything that I actually want to do?"
 If Yes, check that product is at least 18 months past its official release date. If its not see rule 1
 If No see rule 1

3. Once you have installed the 18 month old Microsoft Software accept that one of its "New Features" that you have no need for and never will have a need for.  will Totally F**K Up your system at some point in the first month of use and you will spend an entire evening sorting your system out. If you do not want this see rule 1 

4 Be aware that there is a 95% chance that on the occurrence of rule 3 you will wish you had never installed/upgraded the Microsoft product. and you realize that you should have obeyed Rule 1

 

[Leman]

Well at least I've steered clear of the Edge. Much prefer Bono.