On 01/01/2020 09:00, James Knott wrote:
On 2020-01-01 08:32 AM, Anton Aylward wrote:
On 01/01/2020 08:16, Carlos E. R. wrote:
Those people do not know what a flashy computer is. Indeed. They confuse a flashING computer with a flashY computer.
Sort of like back in the dark ages when you'd see computers on TV or in movies, with the tape drives spinning back 'n forth. I used to be a computer tech, working on the old mini computers and the only time I'd see a tape drive doing that was when I was running diagnostics. In fact, there was one occasion when a TV network was in our office to get some shots of a computer system. We had to run the diagnostics to give them what they wanted.
I consider that tech "bling" to be the mark of a clueless idiot.
What about the bank of toggle switches with nixie lights above them? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NuCHQyaOaw I don't think there is a toggle switch anywhere on my computer, not even one at the back by the power cord. Except for the DVD drive all the lights are behind black plastic and only light up at boot time doing POST. I can understand an aircraft cockpit panel; it's not as if you can get out and look' and there are so many parts you need to know about. How many parts in a modern computer? The fewer the better! And lets make some of that 'fewer' the 'bling'. -- A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting frowned upon? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org