Linux has driven me to buy Windows Vista

[Lindsay A. B. Moniz]

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!
We were living in Brampton when Rogers first started to roll out his 
cable service. I believe he started in Brampton, so it seemed we were 
living on the bleeding edge. That box with a push button for each 
channel, a wire to the converter box and big enough to sit on your lap 
was really something. Now THAT was a remote control. I'd say it 
qualifies as the first remote laptop.... :-).
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