-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
Van: Agnes en Henk Tobbe <tobbe@bigpond.com>
Aan: Bob Drzyzgula <bob@drzyzgula.org>
Datum: zondag 26 september 1999 8:18
Onderwerp: Re: Re: R[OT]FL - Sun invents the mainframe computer


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>>On Sat, Sep 25, 1999 at 08:18:51PM +1200, Russell McMahon wrote:
>>> Sun "Sun Ray 1 network appliance"
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>>> Sorry, no PICs here - but a top end PIC would be just about good enough
>:-)
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>>> NO local computing whatsoever.
>>> 8M RAM
>>> No local storage
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>>> PS For the young - look up the following words in a computer dictionary.
>It
>>> looks like they are going to prove useful (again)
>>>
>>> Dumb terminal.
>>> Main frame.
>>> Dinosaur.
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>>  Offices are harsh, difficult environments
>>for something as complex as a computer. They are dusty
>>and unaffordable to cool 24x7. They inhabited by klutzes
>>that trip over power cords and spill coffee and visited
>>nightly by cleaning people looking for places to plug
>>in the vaccuum.
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>Not only that but some of those "klutzes" use the A-drive to embellish
>their working environment and introduce viruses; corrupt the register or
>mess up the computer altogether. Apart from that the real clever ones start
>developing software for job specific applications thus introducing outputs
>or
>demanding inputs that are not compatible with the over all concept of the
>data
>processing system of the organisation. So not only the hardware maintenance
>is increasing but the software maintenance as well, if you are not careful.
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>Just another remark: this - and the above - remark may be considered as
>"noise" in the PIC
>environment. However when developing hardware or software not only straight
>forward
>skill and inventiveness is necessary. All things should be placed into
>context. Most OT mail
>in the list provide some context or other. Some real off topic ones are
>sometimes amusing
>like reading the comics in a serious newspaper. Never take yourself and
your
>job too
>serious and alow for some play without loosing sight of the main objective:
>make this world a
>more pleasant place to live in. Grumbling less helps!
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