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caution can be controversial at times
no speeky da lingo
Posted 11-Jul-2008 at 04:23 by brett
you know some of the young people today never fail to impress me - like you guys on here that can do all this computery stuff - BJ must be sat there thinking he is dealing with a lost cause with me - after he kindly sent me some links and advice re getting my Watson connected and i replied "can i have that in English please " 
now you may find this strange - that we "olds " ( is that the term now ?? ) don't seem to be able to grasp this stuff - but we need to go back to when WE where young
back - way way back ... ( do the shimmery cross fade thingy )
ah here we are 1956 ... having recently kicked Herr Hitlers rear end - Britain was recovering from 5 plus years of war - and rationing had apparently not long ended on some things ( yep 10 years plus ) - petrol was less than 25 p a gallon ( yes you read that right
) and computers where the preserve of a few scientists and also the size of a b&q superstore - owing to the use of valves - transistors had only recently been invented ( valves BTW are like small fires in jam jars )
moving on a few years to when i first attended school - things like laptops where the realms of science fiction - and even when i was at secondary school - the PC had not been invented - well it may have been - but i personally had never even seen one - and as to the Internet ?? .......
tellies where still largely monochrome ( black and white ) - transistor radios where the size of a house brick and digital watches where still a pretty neat idea and some way off - calculators where big things that sat on desks and certainly we where never allowed to use such things in exams ( had they existed as you know them today ) - and the moon landings where achieved with less computing power than you have in one you can buy from w.h.smiths today
so you see my generation was not brought up with computers and that's why we have problems understanding all this stuff - we basically need "plug and pray " solutions to any of the things you guys seem to be able to do in a matter of hours
but then again - i am sure there are many things we could teach you - about "old tech "
so if those of us with advancing years and long memories seem a bit thick when it comes to all this php - squelcy servers and ftp ( what ever that is ?? ) please bear with us -- we no speeky the lingo
now you may find this strange - that we "olds " ( is that the term now ?? ) don't seem to be able to grasp this stuff - but we need to go back to when WE where young
back - way way back ... ( do the shimmery cross fade thingy )
ah here we are 1956 ... having recently kicked Herr Hitlers rear end - Britain was recovering from 5 plus years of war - and rationing had apparently not long ended on some things ( yep 10 years plus ) - petrol was less than 25 p a gallon ( yes you read that right
) and computers where the preserve of a few scientists and also the size of a b&q superstore - owing to the use of valves - transistors had only recently been invented ( valves BTW are like small fires in jam jars ) moving on a few years to when i first attended school - things like laptops where the realms of science fiction - and even when i was at secondary school - the PC had not been invented - well it may have been - but i personally had never even seen one - and as to the Internet ?? .......
tellies where still largely monochrome ( black and white ) - transistor radios where the size of a house brick and digital watches where still a pretty neat idea and some way off - calculators where big things that sat on desks and certainly we where never allowed to use such things in exams ( had they existed as you know them today ) - and the moon landings where achieved with less computing power than you have in one you can buy from w.h.smiths today
so you see my generation was not brought up with computers and that's why we have problems understanding all this stuff - we basically need "plug and pray " solutions to any of the things you guys seem to be able to do in a matter of hours
but then again - i am sure there are many things we could teach you - about "old tech "
so if those of us with advancing years and long memories seem a bit thick when it comes to all this php - squelcy servers and ftp ( what ever that is ?? ) please bear with us -- we no speeky the lingo
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 | at my work experience this week (at an accountants) there is an elderly member of staff, she must be close if not past retirement age but she never fails to impress me - she knows almost everything about spreadsheets and other software used for accounting - but if i were to ask my Nan what a spreadsheet was she wouldn't have a clue!  |
Posted 11-Jul-2008 at 05:44 by Dollsworth  |
| | My farther is 86 uses Ubuntu on his computer surfs sends email and is online a lot of the time so there is no age limit. There is this whole group on line called the silver surfers they chat send email book their next holiday and have facebook pages I know because they call me if they have a problem with thier pc...you know how it is "Pats" son knows about computers ask him if he can help..... Steve |
| Posted 11-Jul-2008 at 06:13 by Stumpey |
| | Well from what my spies tell me, The Beteljuice went to school at Stonehenge, battled the Romans in the Dudley independance wars, and sailed with nelson when he was 50....at just look what a deadly ninja computerist he is!! However Brett makes a valid point, The "Shardettes" (my daughters) can beat me hands down when it comes to technology and computers. The downside to all of this modern stuff is that the kids of today don't get to experience the "outdoor" stuff we did as kids. I'm getting all nostalgic again ;-) |
Posted 11-Jul-2008 at 06:41 by Shardy  |
| | My Dad is 77 and still plays on his computers.... yes he has a home network of about 4 computers and a number of printers. He used to be a Dataflex Database Programmer in the days before Windows. However, he is TRYING to embrace the internet technology these days with not so much ease so I end up doing the technical stuff while he does the pretty stuff ! |
| Posted 11-Jul-2008 at 07:04 by scotweather |
| | Hay Brett dont feel so bad this tech stuff was alive and kicking when i was around and to this day i still dont have clue and im only 27 and still dont even know how to do a thread right emm now how do i post this comment lol |
| Posted 12-Jul-2008 at 01:18 by luke anthony |
| | Computers !, pah dont talkto me about computers, I think that Becks's laptop is terminally ill, Im going to end up flipping bald over it, either that or it needs a decent burial, its sitting there warbling bleeping and shreiking and flashing all sorts of error messages, Arrrgh ! *pulls out another handful of hair* Thats it, im going back to the days of slates and chalk and those little glass bottles of milk |
| Posted 12-Jul-2008 at 21:10 by Jane |
| | I have learnt a new expression today: "silver surfers." That's good. I feel there is something out there for me to look forward to! LOL Mind you, I find most of my friends in my age group or younger haven't much of a clue about computers so I don't really mention them much unless they have stuffed things up and want me to sort it out for them. For many of us this technology and its associated add-ons are almost "hard-wired" into our way thinking. I spent a week on holiday in a place with no internet connection, and no cell phone coverage. Withdrawal symptoms started within hours! Pathetic, is it not? |
| Posted 31-Jul-2008 at 04:58 by ATO2 |
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