Clarissa, the 1997 Version

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Clarissa

March 2, 2015

I just found some old photos and thought it would be fun to share them.

This is me back in Ukraine at the age of 21:

I look very serious, in front of my computer where I’d spend night after night, translating specs for fighter airplanes that were being sold to Iran. No, seriously. This is in the big apartment I shared with husband #1. That computer still had the orange-on-black screen. But I also had the newer version that ran Norton and not MS-DOS like this old one. Actually, I still miss Norton. How ancient does this make me?

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7 responses to “Clarissa, the 1997 Version”

Dreidel

March 2, 2015

“How ancient does this make me?”

It makes you VERY YOUNG — 1997 was the year I retired! But I’ve been using computers since 1985, and don’t believe that Norton ever made an operating system (although that company made many applications that ran on various other OS’s). What Norton program are you referring to?

Nice photo, by the way.

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1. Clarissa
  
  March 2, 2015
  
  Of course, I meant Norton Commander, the file manager. Was it the best, or what? Vastly superior to Windows.
  
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  1. Dreidel
    
    March 2, 2015
    
    You’re right about that! I used Norton Commander until Norton quit making the program (apparently it wasn’t one of their profitable apps). It almost broke my heart when I had to temporarily switch back to the TERRIBLE Windows Explorer. 😦
    
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Evelina Anville

March 2, 2015

You are so lovely!

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1. Clarissa
  
  March 2, 2015
  
  THANK YOU!
  
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Ol.

March 3, 2015

I completely love that picture of you.

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1. Clarissa
  
  March 3, 2015
  
  I think it transmits my intensity well.
  
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