How can you use such an operating system now

    • VitalyOP
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      141 year ago

      Even my school in ukraine use to have better computers, where do you live?

      • u/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)
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        151 year ago

        Slovakia. I mean, it’s not all of them. Most of it can even run Windows 7. Recently they put Windows 10 on some of them, but good luck even just trying to launch a browser.
        In June they already got rid of the last 32-bit machines.

        • @ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world
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          191 year ago

          Schools often have very old computers but don’t let that discourage anyone. We had old Apple IIe’s in 1998 in my high school “computer literacy” class. I became a programmer in part because I was bored and learned BASIC on the Apple II’s and my TI-85 calculator also supported BASIC.

          Sometimes, a crappy computer teaches you more than a modern one. (Only if you want to be a programmer, though. Don’t learn Office 2000 because politicians in your country won’t budget for some cheap, modern laptops.)

          • @kindernacht@lemmy.world
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            41 year ago

            The TI83 Plus was my gateway drug. Learning BASIC and the fundamentals behind connecting it to my computer. Emulating software to test code on different models. It was fascinating and engaging. The fun and learning involved with doing anything and everything you can with the technology that’s available to you is something that I think is lost for a depressing majority of youth now.

          • genoxidedev1
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            21 year ago

            I think putting up with the “crappiness” of a system is a very good test to see if someone will become more tech affinitive or not.

            Most users would never put up with that unless they don’t know any better and don’t mind that it takes a bit longer.

            Not to downplay anyone that’s not as good with tech though, by the way, if anyone read it that way.

            • Teppic
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              11 year ago

              Not sure, it just taught me to write really efficient code!