FoxTrot Classics by Bill Amend for March 19, 2022

let Roger have his glory moment

Supportive family

At least, let him enjoy it for ONE week-end, can’t you?

Magnus Carlsen

If that had been a PC with a Pentium processor, I could have understood it, but, even with a shot processor, how could he beat a Mac?

My buddy and I were playing chess with his new Apple 11e and won. Couldn’t figure out how, though.

Someone set the computer on level -2.

Boy, this strip IS old. Repairman? Today it’s “If it’s broke, throw it away and get a new one.”

I had a monitor that had a bad power supply. I checked it out on line and could actually order a kit with a handful of capacitors to fix it. Unfortunately, my soldering skills were not up to the task, so I went on line to see if I could find someone to do the work for me.

Most of the comments I got back were, “You cheapskate. You can get a new one for about $200 bucks.” That wasn’t the point. I did not want to send the monitor to the landfill for the want of a capacitor.

I have a too-large collection of old computers cluttering up the corner of my den. I need to wipe the drives, load them up into the truck, and take them to the place in town that recycles them. I think I will keep one of the old laptops and make it a Linux machine to play with.

It’s not the processor. Obviously, the machine needs more memory.

Maybe it has a “sympathy” mode.

at least let him enjoy the moment folks.

If Roger beat it, it’s what they call “beyond repair”

The problem is the constant upgrades to the OS. After a few years, any computer just slows down to where its unbearable

NOW Andy cares about the computer’s performance.

repair center? For a Mac—er—iFruit? The California Fruit Company will just push her to “invest” in a new one…

Roger one by what computer scientists refer to as Brute Force tactics namely he just played that frigging game over and over until the computer conceded! ;-p

Take the gloating down some notches, Roger.

Roger has both fists in the air, so when he says he “beat the computer”……?