Comments by "James LaBarre" (@SenileOtaku) on "Whatever Happened To Acer?" video.

  1. Back in 1996 I spent a month at their test lab in San Jose. The multimedia software company I worked for was bundling software with Acer's consumer systems, and I was there helping troubleshooting & customizing. So I find myself having a bit more connection with them from seeing the company from the inside (working at IBM was different since there I was working in their high-range Unix systems). But these days I either build my own systems from the parts I choose, or I re-purpose old machines that became too slow/clunky for MSWindows (they usually work much better under Linux, unless they're some P.o.S. Dell all-in-one). Even my MacOS machines I've picked up dirt-cheap used, and I refurbish and hack them beyond what Apple thinks they should support.
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