Linux has driven me to buy Windows Vista

[JoeHill]

Madison Kelly wrote: 

> James Knott wrote:
> > Lennart Sorensen wrote:  
> >> On Tue, Jan 06, 2009 at 10:23:23AM -0500, JoeHill wrote:  
> >>> Oh yes they will. I remember _black and white_ TV. Vietnam War on 
> >>> black and
> >>> white, actually. One of the first phrases I remember is 'body count'.  
> >>
> >> I remember having black and white TV at home, with all 1 channels to
> >> choose from (not much need for a remote then and no arguing over what to
> >> watch).  And I am only 33.
> >>  
> > 
> > We (living in Oakville) had 5 channels to choose from.  Then, when CFTO 
> > started, we had 6!
> >   
> 
> Pffft, I used to play Atari 2600 on my friend's 14" black and white TV. 

Our first video game system was the Atari Pong console, circa 1976 I think.

Anyone remember Intellivision? Now there was a cool system. Voice synthesizer
with B-17 Bomber totally rocked. 'Bandits! 12 O'Clock!'

> Even in the house we only had three channels (in rural New Brunswick), 
> CBC English, CBC French and CTV. One day Global created a new channel, 
> MITV (Maritime Independent (??) TV) and 'lo, it was good!
> 
> Playing the "I am old" game is fun! :P

Gets less fun after 40...but then what else is there to do at that point? ;)

> Madi, who goes back to plucking out gray hairs.

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J
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