Posts by Chris Johnson

Linux weaktops poised for death by smartphone

Road to Damascus

I bought a Maplins MiniBook a couple of months ago. I thought it was going to be a toy. It turned out to be surprisingly usable and, once a VNC client was installed, enabled me to do everything I could on my desktop system because I could run my desktop system from it. Less than 700 gm and can be squeezed into a pocket. It has taken over from my Dell Latitude d420 anytime I travel without a car.

MS takes Windows 3.11 out of embed to put to bed

Last of the Summer Wine

I liked WfW 3.11. It meant I could replace my ancient Lantastic network with something Really Modern. I have hated every new version of Windows since then. Apart from the right-click concept, USB support, and easier networking it has been downhill all the way.

I still have clients who run the Win16 versions of my software (on Win95 or 98 admittedly) and thus I still have an ancient laptop with 3.11 installed in case they need support. The battery is long dead but it still works OK.

Alcoholic rats' boozing slashed by mutant superpower drug

Familiar symptoms

Sounds like a complicated way of achieving the same metabolic effect as an Antabuse implant.