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JimP <solo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Apr 2018 13:09:11 -0700 (PDT), hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
> 
>> On Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 7:50:28 PM UTC-4, J. Clarke wrote:
>>> On Wed, 25 Apr 2018 15:03:33 -0700 (PDT), hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 9:35:38 PM UTC-4, J. Clarke wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>>>> However you talk about your "old PC physically works reasonably well
>>>>>>> but the software is obsolete and difficult to use for many tasks since
>>>>>>> it is no longer compatible".  With what is it not compatible that is
>>>>>>> causing you problems?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> My MS-Word and Internet Explorer have a difficult time today.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> For instance, I send Word documents to friends.  They could only
>>>>>> open it as Read-Only due to the old version.  They could not get
>>>>>> around that restriction without going to a lot of trouble.  
>>>>> 
>>>>> I don't see how that makes the software more difficult to use than it
>>>>> was when you first got it.  It makes data interchange more difficult,
>>>>> however Word supports a wide range of formats with more added with
>>>>> every version.
>>>> 
>>>> As mentioned, the latest MS-WORD gives trouble when faced with
>>>> a document produced by old versions of WORD.  You can get around
>>>> it, but it's a pain.  In some corporate environments, you cannot
>>>> get around it due to security restrictions.
>>>> 
>>>> In one transfer, the new WORD screwed up the pagination, and I
>>>> had to waste time tinkering with the margins and other settings
>>>> to get the pages to fit properly for printing.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> As someone mentioned, I now use plain text files.  But things
>>>>>> like italics and boldface get lost.  It's impossible to send
>>>>>> a more formal document with headings and pagination.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I just tried saving a document in RTF format in Word for MS-DOS 5.5.
>>>>> Word for MS-DOS can't show formatting except as a color change.  When
>>>>> I opened the document with the latest version of Word, it came right
>>>>> up with bold, italic, bold italic, and underline right where they were
>>>>> supposed to be, looking much better than in Word for MS-DOS.
>>>>> 
>>>>> There is formatting that can be done with Word that won't carry
>>>>> through to an RTF but for basic stuff of this nature it's fine.
>>>> 
>>>> Personally, I haven't had good luck with RTF.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>>> As to the Internet, more and more websites no longer operate
>>>>>> on my browser.
>>>>> 
>>>>> So have you installed Firefox or Chrome?  More and more web sites
>>>>> don't work on ANY Microsoft browser you know.
>>>> 
>>>> I am seeing fewer and fewer websites working with my PC.
>>>> Unfortunately, Firefox didn't run well on my PC.
>>>> 
>>>> The reality is that today's computer business does not like
>>>> old software or old hardware.  "They" keep introducing
>>>> incompatibilities forcing end users to upgrade, even if
>>>> their existing machines run just fine in isolation.
>>> 
>>> How old is your machine and what OS are you using?
>>> 
>>>> I know a fellow who runs an old version of LOTUS.  For himself,
>>>> it works just fine.  But he no longer can send his spreadsheets
>>>> to anyone else.  At one time Excel was able to read old LOTUS.
>>>> No more.
>>> 
>>> I can't see anyone in his right mind who has used a modern spreadsheet
>>> wanting to use "an old version of Lotus". It runs on my current
>>> machine just fine, but it's horribly limited.
>> 
>> It does everything my friend needs it to do.  Given that, why
>> should he be forced to upgrade?
>> 
>> My old MS-Word does everything I could ever want in a word processor.
>> But obviously M/S isn't happy about that--they're not getting any
>> new revenue from me.  So by planned obsolescence--which the I.T.
>> community eagerly embraces--I'm forced to upgrade.  Not only that,
>> but I understand the latest word is only licensed, not purchased,
>> so I'll have to pay rent for years.  No more "home version" (e.g.
>> Microsoft Works).  Plus, I don't think my old existing copy of
>> MS-Works will work on a new machine.
>> 
> 
> I spent about 33 years in the IT world, and I don't like planned
> obsolescence. Its stupid.
> 

Keeps a lot of people employed, though.

-- 
Pete