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[OldMedUser]

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November 20, 1985

A Visual History of Windows

Over its 40 years, PCMag has covered every version of Microsoft's operating system. Like you, sometimes we loved it, and sometimes we didn't. Let's take it back to MS-DOS to see how Windows has evolved.

www.pcmag.com

My first OS on my PC-Compatible Commodore PC 10-II 8088 machine with 2 - 5.25 floppies and no hard drive was IBM DOS 1.0 that had a very crude Flight Simulator game on it I played for hours. That was in 1987.

 

[BarnBuster]

OpenAI Announces New $200 Per Month ChatGPT Pro Subscription

The first question you should ask ChatGPT Pro: "Is this really worth $200 a month?"

gizmodo.com

"designed to mimic human reasoning"

 

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[BarnBuster]

Do you remember the Millennium Bug? These Y2K videos are a throwback

Watch how we faced Y2K through retail therapy, computer upgrades and palm readers.

www.wxii12.com

 

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[Boatguy]

Do you remember the Millennium Bug? These Y2K videos are a throwback

Watch how we faced Y2K through retail therapy, computer upgrades and palm readers.

www.wxii12.com

I can tell you where i was and what i was doing that night... Much buildup to a nothing

 

[BarnBuster]

AI means the end of internet search as we’ve known it

Despite fewer clicks, copyright fights, and sometimes iffy answers, AI could unlock new ways to summon all the world’s knowledge.

www.technologyreview.com

 

[Boatguy]

Nvidia brings Blackwell to your desk - Project DIGITS mini PC is more like a mini supercomputer

Project DIGITS brings Blackwell power to all

www.techradar.com

 

[BarnBuster]

This site specifically gives you any info on a .gov food/drug safety alert or recall. You do have to sign up (look for the link next to the red envelope icon) and it does take some effort/reading to identify which Dept's you want to receive info from. You may also want it sent to a unique folder on your email client as you can or will get a lot of emails.

FWIW, If you remember back a few years when they first started having the contaminated eye drop warning(s), I'll be damned if I didn't have some eye drops that had been identified as possibly contaminated that I had bought thru Amazon. Amazon did send out notification of the problem but it was several weeks after the FDA announcement. Thankfully I hadn't used them and Amazon was quick to refund price. So.. .gov was there to help, go figure.

Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts

FDA and industry press releases regarding product recalls

www.fda.gov

I may have pimped this site before and it's not free, but it reports on foods, supplements, health issues and is well regarded as factual and reliable.

Independent Tests and Reviews of Vitamin, Mineral, and Herbal Supplements - ConsumerLab.com

Independent test results, reviews, ratings, and comparisons of vitamins, supplements, herb and nutrition products to consumers and healthcare providers.

www.consumerlab.com