So Bill Gates is part-owner of Signature?

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  1. Ghery

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    Who are you calling "old"? :p

    And, yes, I've been using computers since 1969 when I was in high school.
     
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    One day at a time.
     
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    Look at the dilbert for 11 Jan 2021 (https://dilbert.com/)
     
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    Recent news seems to indicate he’s also buying up large amounts of farmland.

    He must feel real estate with very specific uses is going to have a high ROI.
     
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    Hate computers.
     
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    Yeah, I remember when Apple sued Microsoft about Windows, when Apple's interface was a freebie from Xerox PARC anyway.
    I use no iDevices or iSoftware, having made my living writing code for IBMs, Dec Alphas, and Windows boxes (all talking to each other.)
     
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    I think I recall Gates pointing out that they both stole the GUI idea from Xerox PARC.
     
    Palmpilot, Jan 16, 2021 at 2:21 PM
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    not really being a techie or being a rich businessman I could care less.
     
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    My first computer experience was “programming” an analog computer with plug in resistors and capacitors to solve vibration and control problems.

    Cheers
     
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    This was my first computer programming experience:
    https://www.oldcomputermuseum.com/logix_kosmos.html

    I actually learned quite a bit about logic and programming from that little thing.
     
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    I went with RS Trish DOS. Model 3 double disk drive . Sure beat the friends tape deck Model 3.
    Another friend did all the programing for me. Lots of shareware that worked .Life was good back then . Then came the hell of MS-DOS. ;)
     
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    beats the Model 1 I had...
     
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