Microsoft was a big company well before the MSX. As I said earlier they wrote the BASIC for Commdore. They also wrote versions for little jumpsarts such as Acorn and Sinclair. Then in 1981 they made a fortune by being the sole Software supplier for the IBM PC. This was known as MS/DOS. The MSX was already outdated when it came out hence it was never that popular in the UK.
My mate bought one from a car boot, it was nice to program on having proper MS Basic but other than it was as bad as a C64 but more expensive.
As for TV technology I don't know how I managed without PVR. Now I just set my PVR to record every corrie episode so it dosn't matter that I am working when its on. Anything on BBC I have Iplayer for.
My monitor is also a TV. 5 years ago if somebody said I would buy my monitor from Richersounds I would have laughed! My 22" LG 1080p TV is perfect as a PC monitor via DVI.
Even my parents who are getting on a bit (my dad is approaching 60) really see the benefit on having a 22" monitor in very high resolution.
I think this is the big thing that has changed, most people now under 70 have PCs and use them a lot. Many of my customers are in their 80's and are pretty net savvy.
I also know a guy (my mums school friend's father) who is in his mid 80's who used to supplement is income by building PCs and selling them in loot.
I think that is one big thing that has changed. In the old days old people just didn't do computers, now there are many internet users aged 90 and beyond.
Last edited by: Pugugly on Sun 28 Mar 10 at 09:50
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