25 Mar
2007
25 Mar
'07
11:56 a.m.
At 10:00 AM -0500 3/25/07, Doc Shipley wrote:
He figures that the 255s are deployed in some
environments where
certifying new hardware would cost a lot more than paying silly
prices for replacement-in-kind. We've all seen that sort of thing,
so although it's just a guess, it makes sense.
The 255 is the same case as the 500 isn't it? If so it could be
something as crazy at times as esthetics, as that is the nicest
looking Alpha out there. Maybe the "Wife Acceptance Factor" is
higher for these systems! :^)
OTOH, our oldest would stare at my PWS 433au for hours right after he
was first born. He was fascinated with the front of the system.
Zane
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