Working with useful computers (was: What's your specialty?)

From: Brian Chase <vaxzilla_at_jarai.org>
Date: Wed Feb 6 21:33:04 2002

On 6 Feb 2002, R. D. Davis wrote:

> Those were the days... now, fewer and fewer companies are hiring
> people to work with useful computers that are fun to play with. Out
> of curiosity, how many others here absolutely refuse to work for an
> employer requiring one to work with those confounded annoyances called
> Micro$oft products?

I refuse to work with them, but there aren't many places left where you
can find refuge from them. I'm just hoping I can retire before I'm
forced to deal with them. Fortunately, the visual fx industry is pretty
down on Microsoft products. Most of us are moving towards Linux in the
data center and on the desktop. The big jobs are delegated to the farm
of Craylinked Origin 200s and our shiney collection of Origin 2000s.
Apple is also pushing very hard to fill the gap left by SGI, and OS-X
really does fit the bill pretty nicely.

> To get this message back on topic: How many here still work, for an
> income, with the types of vintage systems they collect?

No, but as systems get old, they'll probably be coming home with me. :-)

-brian.
Received on Wed Feb 06 2002 - 21:33:04 GMT