Do you think that the PC has made computing dull with its monopoly on
the computing world?
Do you think that the PC has made computing dull with its monopoly on
the computing world?
"Weetomuncher" <weetomuncher@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message...
Do you think that the PC has made computing dull with its monopoly on
the computing world?
No sorry, it's high time to take this form of questioning elsewhere. What do >you think most of us will say here, since we choose to use older computers?
Why not talk about it in comp.sys.ibm.pc.classic (no maybe that's inapproate >too, since it's for people who use the older ibm pc's.
There's a number of Windows newsgroups around, ask them!
Either indicate that you're off-topic or post elsewhere!
"Weetomuncher" <weetomuncher@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message...
Do you think that the PC has made computing dull with its monopoly on
the computing world?
No sorry, it's high time to take this form of questioning elsewhere. What do you think most of us will say here, since we choose to use older computers?
Why not talk about it in comp.sys.ibm.pc.classic (no maybe that's inapproate too, since it's for people who use the older ibm pc's.
There's a number of Windows newsgroups around, ask them!
Do you think that the PC has made computing dull with its monopoly on
the computing world?
What doDo you think that the PC has made computing dull with its monopoly on
the computing world?
No sorry, it's high time to take this form of questioning elsewhere.
computers?you think most of us will say here, since we choose to use older
Dunno about you, but I'd say no. I use a PC at home, and find it a very interesting system to develop for and to use. But then, I will admit it
was boring in my nearly Windows-only days (between removing OS/2 and installing Linux); Delphi livened me up for a while however I wouldn't
touch it with a bargepole these days.
What were you expecting us to say? "Yeah, PCs are so boring that I
never use them"? Wel, *I* might be able to get away with that (strokes
his SunRay) but *you* couldn't :-P
inapproateWhy not talk about it in comp.sys.ibm.pc.classic (no maybe that's
too, since it's for people who use the older ibm pc's.
Which is what these days, anything <300MHz I suppose. Can't mean
anything running MS-DOS, because there are new systems doing that (for
use as controllers/data acquisition tools); including ones running
FreeDOS which is still actively supported.
There's a number of Windows newsgroups around, ask them!
/me still cannot see reference to Windows in the original post.
Do you think that the PC has made computing dull with its monopoly on
the computing world?
The big crying shame to me is that you just cannot get a PC, switch it on, sit down with an easy to understand book and write things that do stuff in a few minutes any more. You need to buy a programming language, and most of these are geared to business or high power user/experts to start with.
Where is the syntax checking on entry and helpful text in easy to
understand manuals?
Fine, I won't bother with the little git any more! Either way you'd abuse me >for beingBut again, it is not an off-topic post. This is what hurts my brain about your posts. You constantly go on about his off-topic posts, but I've really yet to see one that I would consider "off-topic", in any of the newsgroups that the message has been posted in.
off-topic, or 'am not responding properly. He asked a question which
deserves to be
answered & this is my answer! :-( There was no attempt to indicate this was >off-topic
either! :-( Or maybe you'd just think I'm picking on them just to get a few >kicks out
of.
That was an example, maybe I should have suggested 'e.g. Try a Windows >newsgroup'.
Do you think that the PC has made computing dull with its monopoly on
the computing world?
I know systems like the Mac and Amiga can still get by (the Mac whoops
the PC in many ways!) but the sheer support behind the PC gives it
massive sway. I know a variety of OSs are available but there is
little available non-Windows software available, particularly in
gaming which is not done any favours by the lumpy Windows.
What has happened to our era when a computer could be upgraded to an
extent but ran to a standard spec, much like a console. We also didn't
need to contend with lengthy installations or awkward upgrades. Our
machines also had their own characters and foiables.
Who could forget the Spectrum colour clash or the C64 'block'
graphics?
These things are as fondly remembered as the strengths of those little
8-bit workhorses!
Who could say that of modern machines in a few years?
Do you think that the PC has made computing dull with its monopoly on
the computing world?
Brian Gaff wrote:
The big crying shame to me is that you just cannot get a PC, switch it on, >> sit down with an easy to understand book and write things that do stuff in a >> few minutes any more. You need to buy a programming language, and most of
these are geared to business or high power user/experts to start with.
Perl, especially, let's you write small, useful programs in a couple of minutes.
Where is the syntax checking on entry and helpful text in easy to
understand manuals?
I don't know which 8 bit platform you're coming from, but most of them didn't have either...
Perl, especially, let's you write small, useful programs in a couple of
minutes.
I'd dread to think how an average perl script'd torture a text->speech
synth. Now that'd be painful on the ears.
spike1@freenet.co.uk wrote:
Perl, especially, let's you write small, useful programs in a couple of >>> minutes.
I'd dread to think how an average perl script'd torture a text->speech
synth. Now that'd be painful on the ears.
Here you have:
--8<--
#!/usr/bin/perl
use Speech::Rsynth;
#!/usr/bin/perl
use Speech::Rsynth;
Wow... I've been looking for something like this for a while now. How well does it perform?
spike1@freenet.co.uk wrote:
Perl, especially, let's you write small, useful programs in a couple of >>> minutes.
I'd dread to think how an average perl script'd torture a text->speech
synth. Now that'd be painful on the ears.
Here you have:
Do you think that the PC has made computing dull with its monopoly on
the computing world?
Do you think that the PC has made computing dull with its monopoly on
the computing world?
use Speech::Rsynth;
I demand that Frodo Morris may or may not have written...
Ross Simpson wrote:
[snip]
Why not talk about it in comp.sys.ibm.pc.classic (no maybe that's >>>inapproate too, since it's for people who use the older ibm pc's.
Which is what these days, anything <300MHz I suppose.
Oh good. My Risc PC qualifies ;-)
use Speech::Rsynth;That's cheating! You can't make me believe the Speech package is written in Perl itself :).
I believe Spike was referring to feeding a Perl script throughI'd dread to think how an average perl script'd torture a[script] will read aloud any text passed to standard input
text->speech synth. Now that'd be painful on the ears.
the speech synth rather than driving the speech synth with a
Perl script. But of course, the synth could begin with reading
I demand that Frodo Morris may or may not have written...
Well, if you ignore the implicit "PC Compatible" requirement, then I
suppose so. But catch up man, even Amiga have GHz systems on sale
these days... :-P
But that's CISC. We only need 600MHz... ;-)
Program: Darren Salt
Bytes: Thursday
I demand that Frodo Morris may or may not have written...
Well, if you ignore the implicit "PC Compatible" requirement, then I
suppose so. But catch up man, even Amiga have GHz systems on sale
these days... :-P
But that's CISC. We only need 600MHz... ;-)
No it ain't. PPC G4.
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