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On Mon, Jan 2, 2023 at 5:39 PM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:

> Not just any old stuff, but old stuff that has proven itself useful,
> stable, and reasonably reliable!
>
> Every now and then I mis old computers right back to my IBMPCXT.
>
> And of course we have this list on a reliable old friend.
> Eric Caron
>
>
> > On Jan 2, 2023, at 8:31 PM, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > Interesting topic...
> >
> > This is why I use my 2012 MacPro 5.1 - MacOS High Sierra and my 2016
> > MacBook Pro - MacOS Mojave. Both machines can run Adobe Creative Suite
> CS6
> > and other softwares (MS office etc.). Recently a friend offered me a 2020
> > MacBook Pro... I loaded my softwares in it... errr. NOPE... NONE of them
> > run... I have to buy/subscribe to Adobe CC (Cloud version) for about
> > $900.00 and other upgraded softwares too.. total cost for softwares is
> > about $2K.
> >
> > Now... I'd think my 1990 tintop Syncro is better than a 2020/2021 van...
> > :-) - that's why I keep using old stuff unless they are not fixable
> anymore.
> >
> > Cheer for the New Year....
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 2, 2023 at 5:04 PM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net>
> wrote:
> >
> >> One of the VW parts places near me has two 80’s vintage computers.  One
> is
> >> just to run parts software to find numbers and such.
> >>
> >> Owner is about 82 years old.
> >>
> >> Eric Caron
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> On Jan 2, 2023, at 8:00 PM, Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Dear Parts
> >>>
> >>> Keep an older Windows machine around for this purpose
> >>>
> >>> On Mon, Jan 2, 2023 at 4:49 PM John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> There used to be a really good software catalogue available that one
> >> could
> >>>> download and install on one's computer. Upgrades on computers have
> >> rendered
> >>>> this inoperable. It ran on 32 bit machines but now everything is 64
> bit.
> >>>> I'm looking for an online version of this. I'm pretty sure it's out
> >> there
> >>>> somewhere. Does anyone know of this? The detail in the old version was
> >>>> especially good with the detail. You could print out a page to use as
> a
> >>>> guide while you worked. The detail was superb. Any help would be
> >>>> appreciated.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
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> >>
>

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