OT: paging MAC expert(s) --- What's a Performa?

From: Christopher Smith <csmith_at_amdocs.com>
Date: Wed Nov 21 09:30:02 2001

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Erlacher [mailto:edick_at_idcomm.com]

> really well. Lots of folks have drawn the erroneous
> conclusion that they're in
> the business of writing software. That's not the case.
> They're in the business
> of SELLING software. It's not their job to protect the
> consumer. It's the
> consumer's job to protect himself. The consumer's been
> falling down on the job,

All too true. Unfortunately, some of those consumers employ me, so it
becomes my problem too. :)

I should clarify that I don't dislike my employer. I only dislike the fact
that (like most companies) they're stupid enough to run parts of their
business on microsoft software.

> hence, he keeps on buying that Microsoft product line. If he
> were smart, he'd
> stick with the devil he partially knows, and let M$ go under.
> SO much for
> Billy-bashing ...

Very clear cut. I wish everyone saw it that way. ;)

> I'd like to see someone write a chunk of software that does
> as much as this one
> in 20 minutes, BTW. I don't think something this size will
> even link in 20
> minutes.

I was exaggerating to show my point.

[snip]

> longer the case. In fact, so much wierd stuff goes on
> internally to the drive,
> since the controller function is dedicated on each drive,
> that it's hard to know
> what is different between two drives.

Too true, again. I blame whoever decided IDE hard drives were good to
shoehorn into any system ;) (Maybe that was apple?)

Regards,

Chris

Christopher Smith, Perl Developer
Amdocs - Champaign, IL

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