Re: COSTCO AND HOME DEPOT STILL USE IBM COMPUTERS FROM THE '80S

or better

"OK Boomer"

On 11/19/2025 2:45 PM, Brad Stone wrote:

I bet his reply would be "you're not the boss of me!"

On Wed, Nov 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM Jeff Crosby<jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

It makes one wonder about ALL journalists and their accuracy.



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On Wed, Nov 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM Gavin Inman<midrangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

We should msg him via his Linked-in profile. He's basically a gamer
trying to be a journalist.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanhkantor/



On 11/19/2025 10:14 AM, cesco via MIDRANGE-L wrote:

Wow, such sublime technical journalism, getting better and better I see
with AI availability to quickly check sources and tech papers.But at

least

it gives the layman perception of the "green screen" as proxy for the

whole

platform, as many times discussed.

and old, clunky, and not even reliable!!! look at that abnormal IPL in

the

image!!!!!! some janitor using that plug for the vacuum cleaner in the

year

'07?


On Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 03:45:26 PM GMT+1, Scott
Ingvaldson via MIDRANGE-L<midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

So much misinformation in 8 paragraphs!

Costco And Home Depot Still Use IBM Computers From The '80s: Here's Why<

https://www.slashgear.com/2021823/why-costco-home-depot-still-use-1980s-ibm-computers/

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