Defeat Computer Obsolescence With Sacramento PC Repair

By Cornelia Reyes


The digital age, and the advent of information systems in the business world changed the conduct of business permanently. This change extends into the home as personal computers have become ubiquitous, and many new businesses are run out of non-traditional office spaces. Rather than spending money every six months to replace your system let Sacramento PC repair keep it up to speed.

It could be argued that the personal computer owes its popularity and success to the humble spreadsheet, the first wildly popular programs with VisiCalc on the Apple II and Lotus 1-2-3 for the IBM model. The DOS operating system machines were not competing well against the Apple initially. With the introduction of Lotus 1-2-3, faster and with more features than the Apple VisiCalc equivalent, the IBM version took off.

Since the early 1980s, the conduct of commerce changed, especially when it came to the speed of interaction. Remote sites no longer had to wait for facsimiles to be printed, copied and distributed, or for regular mail delivery to get details on new businesses, ideas or policies. The need for a worker to travel to another site to work with colleagues became almost completely unnecessary.

For business, this new method of handling data meant dramatically faster idea transmission to any place and any number of sites in the world. Unlike telephone calls or facsimile transmissions, data in any format and size could now be moved at the speed of electricity. Even meetings can now be held electronically; the only drawback is that for international participation, someone suffers from the time differential.

As with all technology, improvement is an ongoing effort, and there seems to be an endless possibility for improvement in capacity, speed and complexity. In fact, the pace with which change occurs in the computer world also appears to be increasing. One can scarcely purchase a new setup, get it home, install all the software and log on before one is facing the advertisements for a new, improved model.

Changes in software may be even faster, driven by the insatiable hunger for improved graphics and user interfaces, new versions of games are released before most can navigate the older version. As the graphics and interfaces become more complex, researchers devise greater capabilities in memory and processing speeds. This differences between capability and programming continue to drive progress.

There almost seems to be a little bit of planned obsolescence in the industry. Even computer games become obsolete as new computers are not backward compatible, requiring the user to purchase a new version for the new machine. The rapid pace of change makes it difficult for individuals to keep up with business and entertainment, as there is constant need for upgrade.

In the home, it is unreasonable to think the family can deal without the availability of computer capability and internet access. The challenge is to keep the system functional without having to buy new systems with unnecessary features. One solution to this dilemma is to have a Sacramento PC repair specialist keep the system running efficiently, upgrading only what is needed.




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