Re: Networks

In the light of my last comment above, I had a Mac in 1984, and in 1985 set
up a network of five Macs by the simple means of plugging a cable into each
one, and plugging a terminator on the end. No instructions, no input at
all, because 'it just worked'. And why shouldn't it? I still don't want
another Mac, though!

David


"David Kelsey" <david_kelseyNO@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OatKHASlFHA.1608@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I did have a problem with setting up a USB2 VPN, but no-one in this group
>had had any experience with this, so I struggled with trial and error until
>eventually I have a two-computer network that works, albeit rather slowly
>sometimes. The point I am making is that if I, a 75-year-old user with 25
>years of experience of computing, but no experience of networks, can set it
>up, it ought to be a piece of cake for a computer, don't you think? They
>do much more complicated things than that, surely, like word processing,
>and spreadsheets and so on, which just work when you install them, and
>continue to work for years. And yes, I am venting, because there is no
>other way that I know of to express an opinion or seek an improvement. I
>used to send stuff to the MS wishlist, but that is like the Bermuda
>Triangle. I can't e-mail Bill, because I gather he gets 4 million mails a
>day, and he might not have time to read mine. I just hope that someone
>from MS will read this stuff and push for something to be done. There must
>be some way in which they can respond to users' feelings and opinions.
>Maybe they should add a group for venting (barred to Linux and Mac users of
>course, or it would end up like ZD Net.)
>
> David
>
>
> "Malke" <invalid@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> David Kelsey wrote:
>>
>>> I know this is strictly not the right place to ask this, but does
>>> anyone know why Microsoft seem to give us so much trouble in setting
>>> up a network? Is there some overwhelming issue that prevents this task
>>> being just a matter
>>> of a few mouse clicks? I have never seen so many similar problems in
>>> one
>>> newsgroup before, not since the days of SP1. Doesn't this indicate a
>>> distinct failure in programming skills by the huge brains at MS? At
>>> the end of the day, people sort out the problems in the field, so why
>>> can't our computers sort them out for us?
>>>
>>> David Kelsey
>>
>> You have to remember that this is a tech support newsgroup and so you
>> aren't seeing posts about how great someone's computer works. If you go
>> to a hospital, you'll see a lot of sick people. Does that mean
>> everybody in town is sick?
>>
>> I can't answer your question about why it isn't more brain-dead-easy to
>> set up networking in XP because I'm not a programmer and I don't work
>> for Microsoft. However, I can tell you that it isn't that hard to do
>> either, although many people seem to think computers should be as easy
>> to operate as toasters. Computers are marketed like that, but it isn't
>> true. Computers are complex and powerful machines that require a little
>> more knowledge to use than is required to toast bread.
>>
>> Are you having a problem you'd like help with or are you just venting?
>>
>> Malke
>> --
>> Elephant Boy Computers
>> www.elephantboycomputers.com
>> "Don't Panic!"
>> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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