(What is This World Coming To Dept.)
A few weeks back, I took out a subscription to INFOWORLD, a weekly newspaper featuring all the latest jive from the computer world. I figured that since I was “in the business”, it would behoove me to “keep my ear to the rail”. The paper would give me clues to what was happening in the other half of the computer industry.
Let me tell you, every time I read that paper I get depressed! Its not that INFOWORLD is a bad paper. It is the news itself that is so depressing. For instance, did you know that Apple computer has filed suit against their founding father, Steve Jobs. Apple alleges that Jobs has stolen trade secrets!
Another industry giant, Microsoft, has been accused of lacing their software with a rather nasty message intended to scare the bejeezers out of anyone who finds it. Apparently, some owners were trying to break into and modify the program when a message came up Stating that they had no business breaking into the program and that the machine was now destroying all data on the disk. Microsoft really knows how to win friends and inspire confidence!
The more I learn about the rest of the computer world, the more I appreciate ZX/TS world. Our dealings are with PEOPLE– individual mom and pop type businesses. The monsters who stab the knife in the backs of both their customers and their founders ignore us. We’re too small potatoes for them. And that’s a good thing.
But that’s enough of the hard cruel world. Let’s retreat to the Timex tranquility. This issue has some very interesting projects and tips. Read on, read on.