I just sold my laptop because we are flat broke
In 5 months I have gone from owning 5 computers to owning none. Now I don't own a computer what on earth shall I do with my life?

alt. Do you think that in this day an age you could manage without a home computer?
( Peej, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 10:57, 11 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Gutted
Back to looking in hedgerows for a well thumbed copy of razzle
( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 10:59, Reply)

No but only because I'm obsessed with checking out the weather forecast each day.

( girlinthehole, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 11:00, Reply)

I probably could, but I wouldn't like it.
I'd get a shitload more work done around the house though.
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Wed 8 Jun 2011, 11:01, Reply)

Considering it's how I make my living
No. No, I couldn't.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Wed 8 Jun 2011, 11:02, Reply)

Maybe with my smart phone
but only just.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 11:02, Reply)

I rarely use a PC at home so yes
Our home PC is 8 years old but we do have a laptop that Mrs Cow uses. I find I can do 99% of stuff on my iPhone now
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 11:04, Reply)

No.
Find a old broken machine and install Linux on it. I have an old 256MB machine that runs xubuntu (slowly though).
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 11:04, Reply)

I honestly don't think I could.
Given that high speed home broadband's only been around for, what, ten years? Fifteen? It's extraordinary how quickly we've become totally dependant on it.

My PC's plugged into my TV, so it's my film library as well as game machine and web browser. It was also, up until recently, my music library and photo album. It's superceded a lot of stuff.
( Kroney, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 11:07, Reply)

This.
Without broadband my life would be terrible. I could just about scrape by with 56k but it would be like loosing a limb.
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 11:09, Reply)

I'd struggle.
it has all my music on it, the stuff I watch, surf reports, shopping, the list goes on.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 11:34, Reply)

yeah probably
Although it would make finding obscure books more difficult as the internet is fab for that. I don't use my computer much outsde of work time, apart from watching TV. But I could probably live without TV. Nothing good on nowadays anyway
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 12:19, Reply)