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

... and this is where David normally chimes in and requests us to let this
conversation die.
I agree with David. Let's keep politics out.

On Wed, Nov 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM Stephen Landess <steve_landess@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

IMHO, we haven't had any true journalists for several decades, since the
days of Walter Cronkite and Ted Koppel.

Today's "journalists" are mostly left-leaning political commentators.

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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.

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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<
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puters%2F&data=05%7C02%7C%7C3c2bf86fadec4ba02e3a08de279bfda7%7C84df9e7
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