On Fri, 12 Jan 2001, Richard Erlacher wrote:
Moreover, I have had a couple of Windows machines
(still have one, the other
went with my elder son) that seldom if ever have to be restarted. Of
course, they're portables, so the hardware environment is much better
controlled than in a desktop, and the inherent limitations mitigate the risk
of unfavorable hardware/software interactions.
I buy nothing but Dell now, a good system that is as tightly integrated
with Windows as any machine out there. I have one at home, and one at the
office. Yet I have to reboot each on average once a week.
and bought concurrently with much earlier versions of
the OS. My brief
encounter with UNIX systems (SUN) taught me that in order to have a
functional system, the system has to be rebuilt every time there's a new
module installed, AND all the software needs to be revised. That means
about 6 weeks of downtime every time anything is revised, be it a serial
port driver or an application patch. To have the system "up" most of the
Bullshit.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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