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Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 13:50:40 -0400 (EDT)
From: der Mouse <mouse at Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>
Subject: Re: What are the really unusual or weird computers?
It is too bad Windows and the PC group didn't
continue the
OpenFirmware concept. [...] It was a bad move that has cost
millions if not billions of dollars worth of lost productive time.
I think having an OS that crashes weekly - daily, or worse, in many
cases - and needs a complete ground-up reinstall at least annually has
cost their customers far more.
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I usually ignore the MS- and WIN-bashing that is apparently a basic
requirement for anyone wishing to be taken seriously in the computing
field, but just for the record:
My main system has been running Win98SE more or less 24/7 since it
was released and although the hardware has been upgraded several
times it has never had a ground-up reinstall (although I will do one
Real Soon Now). Yes, although a BSOD is a very rare event, it does
misbehave occasionally but that's not surprising considering all the
obscure software that has been installed on it over the years. I have
never lost any data (except as a result of my own carelessness) and
except for a couple of virus incidents all that's required when it does
misbehave is a reboot while I get a cup of coffee.
My clients' systems with much more stable software environments
are even more reliable and any problems are almost always hardware
or operator related; even monthly crashes would not be tolerated for
long.
If your system crashes daily or even weekly, I'd recommend that you
find a qualified computer professional to fix it for you...
mike