My Relationship With Windows XP
November 6, 2013 Leave a comment
I’ve only been a “computer guy” for a short time – maybe 4 or 5 years. The only time I looked at a computer more than twice was when I played video games on it. I’m a gamer before computer geek.
My computer story never started on something advanced like Windows Vista (pardon the joke). Instead, it started with Windows XP.
As a child, my parents bought a computer to help us in school (and to play video games). I can’t recall what the system was, but all I knew it was Windows XP. To me, it was beautiful. The blue taskbar with the green Start button. The green hills background known as Bliss graced my desktop. It didn’t change because I had no clue how to change it.
I was fond of the computer. I did not tweak it, play around with the settings or modified it for that matter. I just played video games and did my homework on it. That was it.
That’s where it all began. From an old computer to something ten times powerful like Hannah Patricia. I wouldn’t consider myself a “computer lover” back then, but I knew how to use a mouse. That counts, right?
In Tech class, I found this:
It reminded me a lot of my old setup. It was a PC, CRT monitor and a mechanical keyboard. All of them had the same colour! It was beautiful.
I wanted to write this because, for some who do not know, Microsoft will stop supporting XP and Office 2003 in 2014.
Lest We Forget Windows XP and Office 2003
Keep Chewing!