29-10-2013, 11:15 AM
O.K. Lawrence: now understood; thanks.
A little digression: a 'P.C.' is just that, isn't it? A Personal Computer, with the emphasis on 'personal'. For me, a P.C. without word-processing, a basic graphics application, comms. facilities and a spreadsheet prog. is not worth having. It all depends on what you wish to use your P.C. for: hence, 'personal'. Analysis, and sometimes even just for the sake of it, 'does it' for me: I become fascinated as to what the relationships are between the bits and pieces of a given 'something' that enable that 'something' to produce its intended result. Obviously, that 'something' could be something quite tangible - like a transistor amplifier or something that can only exist in the imagination. Also, having the tools to predict the likely outcome of a number of possible scenarios often saves a great deal of wasted time and faffing about. A program like MS 'Excel' is a great aid in meeting both of those objectives: I wouldn't be without it. I've been 'doing' electrical and electronics engineering all my life, so the need for analysis and prediction are ingrained in me: probably due to a mix of nature and nurture.
Just my hap'worth: each to his own, etc.
AL. / Oct. 28, '13 //
A little digression: a 'P.C.' is just that, isn't it? A Personal Computer, with the emphasis on 'personal'. For me, a P.C. without word-processing, a basic graphics application, comms. facilities and a spreadsheet prog. is not worth having. It all depends on what you wish to use your P.C. for: hence, 'personal'. Analysis, and sometimes even just for the sake of it, 'does it' for me: I become fascinated as to what the relationships are between the bits and pieces of a given 'something' that enable that 'something' to produce its intended result. Obviously, that 'something' could be something quite tangible - like a transistor amplifier or something that can only exist in the imagination. Also, having the tools to predict the likely outcome of a number of possible scenarios often saves a great deal of wasted time and faffing about. A program like MS 'Excel' is a great aid in meeting both of those objectives: I wouldn't be without it. I've been 'doing' electrical and electronics engineering all my life, so the need for analysis and prediction are ingrained in me: probably due to a mix of nature and nurture.
Just my hap'worth: each to his own, etc.
AL. / Oct. 28, '13 //
