media archaeology lab1d ago
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Show threadBarry Cook 🇨🇦
@mediaarchaeologylab - the Internet saved the Personal Computer. Without it, the home computer would have long ago been relegated to a box in the basement - the user having run through all the word processing, complex spreadsheets, fancy posters using graphics for PTA meetings and games of 'Leisure Suit Larry', 'SimCity' and 'Myst' they could possibly justify.
Similarly, I suppose it follows that the Personal Computer (and those on them) saved the Internet - so lots of blame to throw around.
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Show threadWesDym12h ago

@bazcook You seem to have some very curious ideas about what a lot of people use PCs for. Your impression about this is way off, but I'm not sure how to explain how. But it definitely is.

Just for starters, you seem to think there's a way that someone would "run through" common utilities such as word processing and spreadsheets. That makes no sense, I'm sorry. That's like saying a person might "go through" driving after a couple years.

Show threadBarry Cook 🇨🇦11h ago
@wesdym - I meant that as a home computer - while you could certainly create letters to friends (when you’ve forgotten how to do cursive) and build spreadsheets to look after home finances - there really wasn’t (isn’t?) a lot to do in a closed Personal Computer environment that would have encouraged people to hang into those beige boxes and ugly monitors.
If it comes to that, not much office computers could do beyond all that, either - except exchanging info on a closed network.