humanhorseshoes

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The real reason OS/2 flopped shaped modern software in c/retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org

[–] humanhorseshoes@mastodon.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

@finley yes I know, I worked for IBM

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The real reason OS/2 flopped shaped modern software in c/retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org

[–] humanhorseshoes@mastodon.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

@misk I rememeber downgrading IBM machines from OS/2 to Windows 95 and it was a downgrade and a total waste of machines. The driver issues with Windows were a massive pain in the arse.

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WTF? Billionaire Larry Ellison says a vast AI-fueled surveillance system can ensure 'citizens will be on their best behavior' [https://www.aol.com/billionaire-larry-ellison-says-vast-160646367.html](h in c/privacy@fedia.io

[–] humanhorseshoes@mastodon.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

@nixCraft@mastodon.social Ellison has always been this obnoxious though, long before it became trendy

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