I'm not really certain why this is particularly relevant to the ISSUES but FWIW, I've been involved with electronic computing environments since my undergraduate days at Georgetown University starting in 73. I've programmed in BASIC, FORTRAN, C, C++, Unix, Idris, Co-Idris, Pascal, LabVIEW, to name a few. I've worked on a number of different platforms over the years including PDPs, Wang, Sperry, IBM, Apple, Mac, again to name a few. I've been actively involved in supporting and developing very particular kinds of applications specifically in the DOS/Windows environment since 1990. This includes providing remote desktop maintenance and updating for deployed applications where confidentiality of information is mission critical.
Again, I'm not really certain why this is particularly relevant to the ISSUES. Having been involved with computing environments for quite some time now, I'm very familiar with the kind of "religious wars" that can erupt when discussing programming languages, OS choices, hardware decision, etc, etc, etc. I don't find such conversations helpful and that's especially true because some potential participants decide to NOT add in their questions, concerns, opinions and experiences because of how "hot" and presonalized the discussions can become.
I'm more comfortable with a certain approach to tghe use of Parallels than some others are. Keeping the discussions at THAT LEVEL makes it possible to both inform and address the relevant issues. Who I am personally is not especially germane IMO.
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