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From: rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
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Subject: Re: The enduring appeal of Microsoft Excel
Date: 29 Oct 2024 03:15:35 GMT
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On Mon, 28 Oct 2024 22:44:39 -0400, DFS wrote:

> On 10/28/2024 10:39 PM, rbowman wrote:
>> On Mon, 28 Oct 2024 10:24:46 -0400, DFS wrote:
>> 
>>> "‘I grew up with it’: readers on the enduring appeal of Microsoft
>>> Excel
>> 
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Excel#Early_history
>> 
>> I sure as hell didn't grow up with it...
> 
> 
> You're ancient.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205430687-star-scrapper

I've been reading the series. The AI is 200 years old and keeps making 
cultural references that go right over spears' head. The AI recommends old 
movies to catch him up.

I don't know the exact age demographics but I don't think you need to be 
200 to confuse Gen X, Y, and Z.