Adjusting to New Operating System
Everything was perfect. We were running our business and processing orders. Then we had some shutdowns. The computer would turn itself off at unpredictable intervals. We have a new operating system and everything moved. It is as if the gas pedal and brake and steering wheel in a new car were all placed at random in new places. We are gritting our teeth. Our equanimity is challenged. We are thinking about Linux again. Something stable.
But the orders are still pouring in, we have old software that we are trying to use. Old hardware that we have grown fond of. But attachment is a form of vice. We remember that we had the perfect computer 20 years ago. But along came the new operating systems, and it outmoded a perfectly good command line interface.
We liked text menus too. But those days are gone. Maybe we could build an emulator that converts mouse-clicking to text menus. But we are dreaming. Where is our buggy-whip? It must have been taken by those young whipper-snappers!
We must let go of the old reliables and start thinking futuristic. We are watching re-runs of the Jetsons. George Jetson worked at Spacely Sprockets. We never saw him with a sprocket, but he only worked three hours a day. We are spending that much just upgrading our computer.
We are still in business. We are still processing orders on the old computer. Most of our data is online, not subject to individual computer problems. The old computer is working much better now that the cool weather has hit Central Texas. We think our problems have gone away after some additional maintenance. (We cleaned the dust off of the multiple cooling fans). But it is still slow, since the computer is past redemption, and the board that runs the CPU is aging and no longer being manufactured.
It has been in the 80s during the daytime, an almost-chill in the air in the mornings. We sell on eBay, Amazon, a bunch of other sites. We are composing our blog on the new computer. Just don't ask us to accelerate or brake. We don't know where the pedals are yet. And don't ask us about the steering wheel. Here is stuff we have for sale. The Yeager book is signed by the author, the right stuff guy. The dust cover is slightly worn, but it is signed with a short dedication to the former owners, so it is a collectible in our eyes.
But the orders are still pouring in, we have old software that we are trying to use. Old hardware that we have grown fond of. But attachment is a form of vice. We remember that we had the perfect computer 20 years ago. But along came the new operating systems, and it outmoded a perfectly good command line interface.
We liked text menus too. But those days are gone. Maybe we could build an emulator that converts mouse-clicking to text menus. But we are dreaming. Where is our buggy-whip? It must have been taken by those young whipper-snappers!
We must let go of the old reliables and start thinking futuristic. We are watching re-runs of the Jetsons. George Jetson worked at Spacely Sprockets. We never saw him with a sprocket, but he only worked three hours a day. We are spending that much just upgrading our computer.
We are still in business. We are still processing orders on the old computer. Most of our data is online, not subject to individual computer problems. The old computer is working much better now that the cool weather has hit Central Texas. We think our problems have gone away after some additional maintenance. (We cleaned the dust off of the multiple cooling fans). But it is still slow, since the computer is past redemption, and the board that runs the CPU is aging and no longer being manufactured.
It has been in the 80s during the daytime, an almost-chill in the air in the mornings. We sell on eBay, Amazon, a bunch of other sites. We are composing our blog on the new computer. Just don't ask us to accelerate or brake. We don't know where the pedals are yet. And don't ask us about the steering wheel. Here is stuff we have for sale. The Yeager book is signed by the author, the right stuff guy. The dust cover is slightly worn, but it is signed with a short dedication to the former owners, so it is a collectible in our eyes.
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