my friend has recently got a PS2 and is always on it but i don't know wether it's doing him any favers, anyway i was wondering wether you thought computers are no good or not. plez reply xx
bexy_babe

I don't understand the question.

How can computers not be any good? I don't quite understand what you mean. Do you mean health-wise or that they don't work properly?

A PS2 is a special form of computer - it's a games box.

General purpose PCs (including Macs, UNix Boxes, etc. :) ) are as useful or as useless as the ways in which people use them.

To soemone who's housebound, a Forum like this and the Internet in general can be a Godsend. To those of us who earn our livings writing code, it's our livelihood, and so on.

Horses for courses!

Joe

Of course computers are good. learning how to use a computer at a young age is an excellent skill for later in life.

A PS2 is only for games and will eventually turn the friend into a zombie, or a tournament champion on millions of pounds (these are very rare).

I would say get a PC.

helth wise, my friend has now had to get glasses and i woundered what you thought of the situation

Keep the light on and keep at a good distance...

Originally posted by bexy_babe
helth wise, my friend has now had to get glasses and i woundered what you thought of the situation

I had glasses at the age of 5, and had a slight deterioration of sight when I started using a PC. I wear glasses now and will probably do so for the rest of my life, but there's no deterioration now caused by computer use - just old age... :)

The benefits, IMO, definitely outweight the disadvantages - certainly for a general purpose computer. Wouldn't want to comment about games machiens, though, not being a games fan.

Joe

There is the addictiveness of sitting at a PC - and in particular using the the internet. I can't say too much about that, as I do suffer from this particular anti-social affliction at times.

Especially when I am incapacitated due to a bad el...... (oh shut up, sam!).

I find flat panel monitors are less of a strain on my eyes than normal CRT monitors.

kids are better off playing on computers all evening rather than out mugging old people, robbing and other things kids seem to get up to.

I disagree, I could not see any possible use for a computer what so ever.

Useless, dangerous piles of junk IMO.

I mean what could you actually do with one ?

:help:

Originally posted by bexy_babe
helth wise, my friend has now had to get glasses and i woundered what you thought of the situation


Weeellllll...

Having been involved with computers since their (almost) inception into colleges in a variety of rolls (many of which involved prolonged sittings in front of a monitor - amber/green text on black) I still have no need for glasses. However, both my brothers need glasses (as do my parents).

So much for genetics :loopy: :suspect:


What I mean is, maybe your friend needed glasses before the PSdeux came along and was only realised/picked up on recently which coincides with the use of the computer?

Originally posted by Internetowl
kids are better off playing on computers all evening rather than out mugging old people, robbing and other things kids seem to get up to.

There is other stuff to do besides computers. Computers are unhealthy, as in they discourage kids from getting exercise and are bad for kids eye sight.

Originally posted by bexy_babe
helth wise, my friend has now had to get glasses and i woundered what you thought of the situation
Tell your friend to play on the PS2 more, w*nk less, and who knows, the eye-sight might improve

As for you, learn where the spell-checker is, it might prove invaluable in the future.

Harsh I know, but hey!