Farewell to an old friend !
Monday, February 16, 2009 at 9:27 am
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by MartinM
(5135 messages posted)
It was 10 years ago to the day,
When it seemed to be time to make way,
For a brand-new PC,
With Windows SE,
And a much bigger disk in its bay.
USB ran like a storm,
And multiple tasks were the norm.
It started up fast,
And the occasional crash,
Was soon fixed with scanreg/ restore.
When anything complex went wrong,
A reinstall went like a song.
Then I chanced on this site,
And I thought that I might,
Try repairs for myself before long.
I got help from Alex and Jim,
Carol J, Malcolm Fowler, and Tim.
And athough sometimes rude,
With the guidance of Gewg,
I was soon once more doing my thing.
Eight years went by in a flash,
(and still the occasional crash).
But a disk once more full,
And a screen growing dull,
Meant the day of XP came to pass.
Now its all bedded in and OK,
The old beast has been taken away,
It was easy to use,
And it rarely confused . . .
This old codger who's 60 today.
I learned a few things on the track,
And I don't really want to go back.
Many thanks for your aid,
And the difference you made,
In repelling that virus attack.
I shan't be rushing to Vista,
Or to Linux (which I've heard is swifter),
Change for its own sake,
Simply fattens the cake,
Of the makers of disks and transistors !
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