[SunRescue] we're all just spoiled (was: re: IPC)

[nick at snowman.netnick]

Ehh, who'd want a Ultra 60.  I'm trying to convince my company I need an
E10k for the devel work I do at home. <Grin>
	Nick

On Mon, 23 Oct 2000, Mike Hebel wrote:

> *waaahhh!!!*  Baby wants Ultra 60 free from an anonymous doner! *sucks
> thumb*
> 
> Ok, maybe I am a little spoiled. ;-)
> 
> Truthfully though I started out really learning on an old IBM portable (I
> forget the number) with a tape drive because at the time floppies were
> 8-inch.  It was great!  I loved Whumpus.  However it took more than a little
> time to do _anything_ on that system.
> 
> The painful times are when you use an XT (so to speak) when you really need
> an Athlon.  Having not been "rich" like some of the friends that I went to
> school with - I've more than gotten used to this.  Like many on this list
> I'm sure, the people around me are amazed at what you can actually _do_ with
> an "old" computer. *grin*
> 
> You just have to remember you're driving a VW Bug instead of a Jaguar. ;-)
> 
> Mike Hebel
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rescue-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:rescue-admin at sunhelp.org]On
> Behalf Of Bill Bradford
> Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 2:46 PM
> To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> Subject: [SunRescue] we're all just spoiled (was: re: IPC)
> 
> 
> On Mon, Oct 23, 2000 at 01:09:01PM -0500, Mike Hebel wrote:
> > Serious question Bob, why X?  Can you "really" get anything done on a
> system
> > this slow?  Or are you thinking have X and using it as an X-Terminal?  No
> > Flamebait intended on this one.
> > (Personally I've just avoided it out of hand on boxes this slow.)
> > Just curious.
> > Mike Hebel
> 
> Think about it guys - this was once a SOLD, SUPPORTED FACTORY CONFIG!
> 
> People were *glad* to have machines like this!
> 
> We're all just spoiled rotten with machines now.  Once upon a time, this was
> the latest "hot box".  People would kill to have their own SPARCs on their
> desk...
> 
> Bill
> 
> --
> Bill Bradford
> mrbill at mrbill.net
> Austin, TX
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