Working Daze by John Zakour and Scott Roberts for March 30, 2023

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    Qiset  over 1 year ago

    After 98, I moved away from windows.

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    CO Premium Member over 1 year ago

    I suspect that there is no need to explain “Vista” to most people following this comic.

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    rekam Premium Member over 1 year ago

    Thanks for the explanation, Scott.

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    P51Strega  over 1 year ago

    I remembered ME, so I avoided Vista completely.

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    The Reader Premium Member over 1 year ago

    Vista is still a thing, it’s just that nobody remembers it.

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    LeftCoastKen Premium Member over 1 year ago

    I managed to avoid ME and Vista, and moved from 98 to 7. Still stuck with Windows even now, 11 on newer hardware and 10 on older that doesn’t support 11. I keep saying I’m gonna move to Apple (or Linux) but can’t seem to break the inertia. :(

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    gmu328  over 1 year ago

    gotta love ted’s cup

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    Aficionado  over 1 year ago

    Vista made me happy that I was never an “early adopter.”

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    miztrniceguy  over 1 year ago

    When my wife needed a laptop we bought her a Dell, partly because they gave option to downgrade to XP, which almost nobody was still doing. Later went to 7 on it. Still have it but it won’t boot. Seems dead, and new battery didn’t do it.

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    scottartist creator over 1 year ago

    It wasn’ only computer stuff that the gags could be very, very time specific about. It was also pop culture: TV shows, movie openings, musical trends, and so on. When I need to do reruns (I’d rather not have to do so many) I scroll through the archives, and run into so many that seem dated to the point of needing an explanation as a period piece. Being current in the writing aways seems great At The Time. But some gags simply don’t age as easily as others. so they get captions for those who might not remember what the gag was about.

    Reading today’s comments, we see a mix. Some remember Vista all too well. Some have no idea what it was. We’re resigned to the knowledge that we’ll always see “I don’t get it” comments on references.

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    Teto85 Premium Member over 1 year ago

    Was Vista a Microsoft thing? I was using Snow Leopard at the time, I think. Now Apple has moved on from naming operating systems after rocks to California coastal cities. Using Monterey and thinking about Ventura.

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    Skeptical Meg  over 1 year ago
    Every second windows OS is crap. I am sorry I had to get 11 on my new machine. M$ finally upgraded notepad, after almost 40 years, and broke at least one feature I use a lot.
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    PoodleGroomer  over 1 year ago

    I never had problems with VISTA. I have always suspected insufficient ram/hard drive, bad networks, and an office of low-bid identical computers with marginal timing/shielding errors.

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    Sportymonk  over 1 year ago

    Vista? Don’t forget Windows Me, OMG. it was filled with so many bugs Orkin ran and hid! Between the issues with Windows (BTW I loved Windows 3.11 and before) and the repeated failure of a hinge on my Dell laptop, I bought the first Apple Aluminum Powerbook laptop and have been Apple every since. No regrets. Powerbook lasted 7-8 years. Next iMac 12+ years but giving signs of age so finally got a new computer last week – Apple Probook 14". Love it.

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    mistercatworks  over 1 year ago

    Fortunately, we eventually got to Windows 10 "the last operating system). Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha

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    Bladenkerst  over 1 year ago

    Like Pepperidge Farms, we remember

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    poppacapsmokeblower  over 1 year ago

    I agree. Thankfully I don’t need a resume, all but two of the computer systems I used are out of business (ever hear of Scientific Data Systems?), none of the operating systems (except UNIX based OSes), and ALL the programming languages I knew are dead.

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    ChessPirate  over 1 year ago

    I just read that Microsoft intends to put AI into Windows 12. Hellooo, Skynet… ㋛

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    ladykat  over 1 year ago

    Vista was horrible.

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    willie_mctell  over 1 year ago

    I had few problems with Vista. 7 was a lot better.

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    artjohn42  over 1 year ago

    Four hundred-plus years later, Shakespeare still speaks to us.

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    I'm Sad  over 1 year ago

    I have an old Gateway that uses Vista and it still works!! It works great for what I need it for. The only thing I had to replace on it over the years was the hard drive. It helps if you are not into newer stuff or otherwise it won’t work. Notice the smiles on both of the women. This was a good one!

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    WF11  over 1 year ago

    So many commenters want to dump on Vista! Was it really that bad? I thought it was WAY better than ME (and I hated that acronym, too).

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