9 Apr
2013
9 Apr
'13
2:12 a.m.
On 04/08/2013 08:56 PM, MG wrote:
Because it works, and because there's (usually) no reason to change. Why
are we talking about this?
In your world, do salesmens' preferences dictate how well a tool performs a
job? I pity your manager.
Oh, right! This is the mailing list where we all talk about our day jobs,
working with cutting-edge equipment. I design ARM-based systems for a
living, kid. And if/when that work dries up, I'll probably go work with
cutting-edge mainframes. That is unless IBM decides to just stop making them
due to your fantastic and much-valued business advice.
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
I dunno, I
had quite a few of them in my datacenter. They
were very common in my world. Some of them still are.
Why, oh why, would anyone want to run an EOL platform? (Other than
to keep things up and running.) As I said,
which is quoted below, IN THE 1990s.
I was also talking about the present. I know, not your favorite
place to be. Sorry about that.