This moment was captured on the afternoon of 27 May 2025, right after an intern diploma student mentioned he couldn't figure out how to take a screenshot on a Windows Vista computer. Where it was connected to the CNC machine in the PCB lab.
It took me less than a minute to get the screenshot done. No command prompt needed, no complicated steps. Just good old knowledge and muscle memory from the days of floppy disks. As someone who began using computers in the pre-USB era and holds a degree in Computer Engineering, I couldn’t help but feel a little proud. Sometimes, experience really does speak for itself.
Apparently, even ChatGPT couldn’t provide the answer he needed. And like a friend of mine said: Well, ChatGPT wasn’t around in the ’90s.
This whole encounter reminded me of a phrase made iconic by Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator Genisys: “Old but not obsolete.”
Arnold used it to emphasize that even though something or someone that may be aging, they’re far from irrelevant. That line couldn’t be more fitting in moments like this.
Until then, here’s to keeping old skills sharp and remembering that sometimes, the most timeless tools are the ones we’ve carried the longest. 👨💻💾
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