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User 1106097914-Nov-15 3:50

User 11060979

14-Nov-15 3:50

Wait another 30 years, you will see, same will be repeated with .whatever.net x.y instead of W3.1 Laugh | :laugh:

modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.

Amarnath S14-Nov-15 4:02

Amarnath S

14-Nov-15 4:02

Resistance to Change

Or

If a system is working fine, don't disturb it.

BTW, The Insider[^] saw a related report earlier today.

OriginalGriff14-Nov-15 4:19

OriginalGriff

14-Nov-15 4:19

I'm amazed the hardware lasted that long, to be honest... Laugh | :laugh:

Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

Jochen Arndt14-Nov-15 5:27

Jochen Arndt

14-Nov-15 5:27

We still have some control system running DOS software with WfW 3.11 on 486 based PCs (so they are from the mid 90's) and some running Windows sofware with NT4.

If one of the system dies I replace it with a spare system (usually also a 486 or an early Pentium) or just replace the hard disk if that is defective. Each time when that happens (actually about every two years) I have to remember how to install WfW. Therefore I wrote a short HOWTO some years ago and copied the installation disks to a CD-ROM.

The spare systems has been used as normal desktop systems many years ago and has been rescued by me. It is always astonishing how long these old system are working because they are often running for multiple weeks without being switched off. Main failure reasons are the hard disks.

I always thought it would be difficult to find a job when becoming older. But it seems that people like me are rare specialist for such old systems nowadays.

OriginalGriff14-Nov-15 5:39

OriginalGriff

14-Nov-15 5:39

Jochen Arndt wrote:
Main failure reasons are the hard disks.

Not surprised at all - they are mechanical components, and once bearings start to wear...

Power supplies also age badly in my experience.

Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

User 1106097914-Nov-15 5:58

User 11060979

14-Nov-15 5:58

I have still two of this 486 in screed (I'm collector, my miss says). You can have them for free, says miss Poke tongue | ;-P

modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.

Jochen Arndt14-Nov-15 6:03

Jochen Arndt

14-Nov-15 6:03

No thanks. I have enough (still one 486 and 3 Pentium) and may also use newer systems as long as they are 32-bit.

Patrice T14-Nov-15 8:23

Patrice T

14-Nov-15 8:23

And on last resort, you can even virtualise it.

Patrice

“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” Albert Einstein

Ravi Bhavnani14-Nov-15 7:32

Ravi Bhavnani

14-Nov-15 7:32

Leslie[^] was at the airport. Smile | :)

Agreed, last night's events in Paris were horrible. Rose | [Rose]

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Patrice T14-Nov-15 8:15

Patrice T

14-Nov-15 8:15

Sander Rossel wrote:
Horrible what happened there this weekend by the way [Rose]

Patrice

“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” Albert Einstein

VS 2015 Offline download

Sampath Sridhar14-Nov-15 0:54

Sampath Sridhar

14-Nov-15 0:54

Just downloaded VS 2015 community edition.
A whopping 10.4 GB !!
In the articles I saw, it was mentioned as 4.7 GB total.
Nowhere near that estimate Frown | :(

Kashif_Imran14-Nov-15 1:01

Kashif_Imran

14-Nov-15 1:01

Hmm. Makes we wonder. I installed enterprise using offline iso at 3.82GB.

harold aptroot14-Nov-15 1:36

harold aptroot

14-Nov-15 1:36

I know what it means, but "offline download" just sounds really funny.

OriginalGriff14-Nov-15 2:04

OriginalGriff

14-Nov-15 2:04

Not to mention, extremely slow... Laugh | :laugh:

Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

Sampath Sridhar14-Nov-15 2:29

Sampath Sridhar

14-Nov-15 2:29

I meant to say, the download for offline installation.
Did'nt think there would be that much GB involved Smile | :)

ranganathan.pro14-Nov-15 6:21

ranganathan.pro

14-Nov-15 6:21

Non-english language ? Shows 3.69 GB for English Community Edition ISO.

http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/B/C/0BC321A4-013F-479C-84E6-4A2F90B11269/vs2015.com_enu.iso

Sampath Sridhar14-Nov-15 20:59

Sampath Sridhar

14-Nov-15 20:59

Oh ok. I downloaded by using the /layout directive in command line with the vs_community.exe

Be safe Frenchies

charlieg13-Nov-15 13:18

charlieg

13-Nov-15 13:18

Hope all Cpians in Paris are okay...

Charlie Gilley
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Andreas Mertens13-Nov-15 13:36

Andreas Mertens

13-Nov-15 13:36

I've had my head down all day - what happened?

charlieg13-Nov-15 13:46

charlieg

13-Nov-15 13:46

Seems ISIS attacked again, 140+ dead Frown | :(

City on curfew, borders closed.

Patrice T13-Nov-15 15:11

Patrice T

13-Nov-15 15:11

French news speak about 7 strikes in Paris and around.

Patrice

“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” Albert Einstein

Garth J Lancaster13-Nov-15 14:10

Garth J Lancaster

13-Nov-15 14:10

oui, je suis d'accord - vivre la française !!!!

clientSurfer13-Nov-15 18:23

clientSurfer

13-Nov-15 18:23

Oui bientot mi aussie... (sp?)

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phil.o13-Nov-15 14:32

phil.o

13-Nov-15 14:32

Thanks guys for your support. News are quite obscure for now, there have been at least seven different strikes, with assault guns and explosives. One famous show place has suffered more than 30 people killed with kalashnikovs.

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