Posts by Gnisho

Re: Great

Yup. As of 2021, US Census showing ~90% of US homes have desktop or laptop systems. Cell phone usage a bit higher, with better odds of multiple cell phones.

https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024/computer-internet-use-2021.html

Re: nothing to do with OS/2

Shortly after the MS/IBM split on OS/2, word was the only difference between NTFS and HPFS was the filesystem header though they evolved apart quickly afterwards.

Re: Restrictions

You can still use a local-only account, but that requires the Pro version. Skip the home version.

Re: What's a

> [64K machines] There's no point trying to poke a ROM.

Eh, had both C64 and Atari 800XL at different points, both had 64K RAM installed and bank switching available between RAM and ROM for the various address spaces. IIRC on both models a poke would write directly to the RAM bank no matter which bank was selected for read at the time. Can't say about models from other manufacturers though.

Re: What's the point of CSP anyway?

"To save user privacy, we had to invent a new way to compromise it."

Thank you, Scott, for saying up front that this feature is not for the user. Now kindly go re-evaluate what's implemented here as compared to user's privacy goals, and maybe also re-evaluate your entire life. Thanks.