OT EDS (was Re: HP 9000 520)

From: Frank McConnell <fmc_at_reanimators.org>
Date: Sat Apr 7 12:55:54 2001

Jeff Hellige <jhellige_at_earthlink.net> wrote:
> EDS (my mistype) is Ross Perot's company and they now have a
> signed contract with the Dept. of Navy to take over the LANs and
> pretty much every other aspect of computers and thier maintainance.
> NMCI is the arm of the company doing it. The contract is for an
> astronimical amount of money and the closest comparison is the Borg:
> they are coming in, taking all exisiting equipment, replacing it with
> a 'one size fits all' desktop and charging you handsomely for both
> the replacement and every little thing you want to do with it.

Y'all might want to wander over to alt.tasteless and look for a thread
titled something like "Near Ape Shit At Work Today". Seems someone
did not like his Mac being replaced and so attacked the EDS staffer(s)
who came to do the deed with a hacksaw. However he was not
successful.

-Frank McConnell
Received on Sat Apr 07 2001 - 12:55:54 BST