Re: Sketti is Simmering on the Stove 4/23/2026

On 7/05/2026 3:02 pm, Eldon Chance wrote:
> On Thu, 07 May 2026 11:20:15 +1000 Bruce <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
>> On Wed, 06 May 2026 23:38:22 GMT, dsi1 
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Cindy Hamilton <[email protected]> posted:
>>> 
>>>> On 2026-05-05, dsi1 <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> My father-in-law was a programmer at a low level in the Army.
>>>>> He was very good at his job. He had the darnedest time 
>>>>> understanding Windows i.e., a high level language.
>>>> 
>>>> Windows is not a language.  Windows is a graphical user 
>>>> interface.
>>> 
>>> You love to use your inflexibility of language to hassle people 
>>> you think are inferior. The reality is that you understood what 
>>> was being said and your nasty nature wouldn't let it pass. 
>>> Indeed, Windows started out as an overlay for MS-DOS. You used to
>>> have to load in DOS first before Windows. Microsoft then spent a
>>> decade or so trying to convince people that Windows was a fully 
>>> integrated OS. I never felt that was true but maybe it really is 
>>> true these days.

... but you still can ... Well to a 'Terminal' screen in any case.

>>> OTOH, at this point, I don't really care if it is or if it isn't
>>> just a graphical interlay since I try to ignore Widows OS most
>>> chance I get.

"Widows"?? Why do you avoid them?? ;-P
-- 
Daniel70