!Re: Nuke Redmond!

From: healyzh_at_aracnet.com <(healyzh_at_aracnet.com)>
Date: Thu Apr 6 02:05:38 2000

Bruce Lane wrote:
>
> I'll have you know, sir, that much of that "antiquated technology" is
> driving my intranet, and I'm darn proud to have it! I trust the MicroVAX
> III's and SPARC IPX's I have a lot more than I do much of the "commodity"
> PeeCee hardware that's flooded the market.

Wait a minute, you're running part of your Intranet on *non-DEC* gear? What
is the matter with you? All the servers on mine are DEC!

> Also, if DEC's stuff was so useless, who was it that had a true
> multitasking/multiuser computer and OS combo, in the mid-70's, that ran in
> less than 64K of RAM and could accomodate over a hundred users?
>
> Let's see a modern NT box do that. I don't think so!

Um, hate to nit-pick, but I'd like to see an old DEC box with over a hundred
users when it's only got 64K of RAM :^)

                                Zane
Received on Thu Apr 06 2000 - 02:05:38 BST