[rescue] Slightly OT

Michael Free mfree80286 at adelphia.net
Sun Mar 24 17:28:05 CST 2002


> > 1. The Hoarder - has three or more of every Unix workstation ever made.
Would not
> > part with any parts or systems under any circumstances, even though
he/she won't
> > ever even boot them.
> >
> > 2. The Newbie - just bought a Sparc 5 off of ebay, and wants free parts
under the
> > guise of "Which operating system should I run?"
> >
> > 3. The Zealot - Only runs one operating system on every workstation
(Dec, Sun, whatever!)
> > he/she owns, and is trying to get everyone to switch.
> >
> > 4. The Admin - when you make a post asking how to enable ipforwarding,
he/she posts
> > three pages about internet security.
> >
> > 5. The Developer - when you ask him/her how to enable ipforwarding, they
post six
> > pages of code on how to do it - For Linux, BSD, HP, and Solaris of
course!
> >
> > 6. The Engineer - When you ask how to make the picture on that old
monitor sharper,
> > they post detailed instructions on which capacitor to replace, along
with a URL of
> > the schematics for the equipment. If their monitor turns fuzzy, they
re-design it,
> > of course!

7. The Curator - desperately seeks one example of everything, no matter how
old, and can tell you exactly why it's important... often has
computer/business electronics equipment rivaling his/her own age...


Mike Free



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