ChrisL 2 #1 May 27, 2004 I dont give a crap if there are unused icons on my desktop, so shut the hell up about it, and NO I DONT WANT TO TAKE A #$%# TOUR!!! This is why I'm a UNIX guy __ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #2 May 27, 2004 QuoteI dont give a crap if there are unused icons on my desktop, so shut the hell up about it, and NO I DONT WANT TO TAKE A #$%# TOUR!!! This is why I'm a UNIX guy bwhahahahhahahhahahaha!!! easy! eaaasy! back away from the keyboard. time for a coffee break. breathe, ChrisL, breathe! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBile 0 #3 May 27, 2004 Well you must have given some crap to post a thread about it. Gerb I stir feelings in others they themselves don't understand. KA'CHOW ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiver30960 0 #4 May 27, 2004 Just run the tutorial, the little dancing and singing paperclip will solve all your problems... I can't wait until the next Windows OS comes out so that my computer can crash and corrupt data even MORE efficiently! Elvisio "DOS prompt ROCKS" Rodriguez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #5 May 27, 2004 QuoteJust run the tutorial, the little dancing and singing paperclip will solve all your problems... There's always Vi. All the power of Edlin without the annoying features. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #6 May 27, 2004 QuoteThis is why I'm a UNIX guy Fortunately UNIX has updated the old MS-DOS stuff from CD back-slash to CD forward-slash. That was such an improvement. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #7 May 27, 2004 QuoteQuoteThis is why I'm a UNIX guy Fortunately UNIX has updated the old MS-DOS stuff from CD back-slash to CD forward-slash. That was such an improvement. Hate to burst your bubble but it was the other way around. UNIX has been around since 1969. DOS didnt show up till 1980. I'm afraid that UNIX took exacly nothing from DOS. What the hell kind of master of the universe doesnt know that?? __ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #8 May 27, 2004 Master of the Universe is like any other head-of-state. I don't need to know everything, I just need to know someone who does and make sure that they do it. You can be in charge of geek-trivia. Of course, that includes Star Trek, so the responsibilites vary. Do you speak Klingon? My duties are largely ceremonial anyway. I travel the world promoting a positive outlook. Perception is reality. Feel free to offer any financial support to my political aspirations. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
speedy 0 #9 May 27, 2004 Tried taking laxatives ? Dave Fallschirmsport Marl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #10 May 27, 2004 Nice try Master, but knowing that UNIX came before DOS doesnt necessarily mean one is a geek or trekkie I am neither. I just make good money in the geek world and spend it in the cool world!__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #11 May 27, 2004 Actually, when I started, Jacquard computers were on the cover of DataPro magazine. They were competing against the Franklin Eagles, Toshibas, TRS, and Exxon Office Systems. The Jacquard system had them beat hands down because it was a 16-bit 128K machine vs the other 8-bit 64K machines. Better OS (never crashed), standard or custom OS install. You could decide what stayed resident. A standard database application before DbaseII came out. Full screen editor. Full screen addressability. It had a 48-meg disk before the Winchester technology came out. Others were using 128K floppies. Then, 3M bought them out, put no money into research and down the tubes it went. The company disappeared along with my software development time investment. My first exposure to UNIX was a Molecular system in 1980. Each user had a 64K board so there was no performance degradation for each additional user. My last UNIX box was in '98, HP T700 running 2G memory and 8 100mips processors. With memory leaks, it still got dragged to its knees. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #12 May 27, 2004 QuoteActually, when I started, Jacquard computers were on the cover of DataPro magazine. They were competing against the Franklin Eagles, Toshibas, TRS, and Exxon Office Systems. The Jacquard system had them beat hands down because it was a 16-bit 128K machine vs the other 8-bit 64K machines. Better OS (never crashed), standard or custom OS install. You could decide what stayed resident. A standard database application before DbaseII came out. Full screen editor. Full screen addressability. It had a 48-meg disk before the Winchester technology came out. Others were using 128K floppies. Then, 3M bought them out, put no money into research and down the tubes it went. The company disappeared along with my software development time investment. My first exposure to UNIX was a Molecular system in 1980. Each user had a 64K board so there was no performance degradation for each additional user. My last UNIX box was in '98, HP T700 running 2G memory and 8 100mips processors. With memory leaks, it still got dragged to its knees. Man! And you called ME a geek I'll bet that Molecular system with the 64k board didnt yammer on about unused icons, now did it? __ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #13 May 27, 2004 QuoteMan! And you called ME a geek I agree with you on the "make your money there" thing. When I was in college, I was a math/finance major. I found out what math professors make, dropped finance, and changed to computers. A lot of people who work in computers let it become part of their identity. If I could find something that paid better, I'd do it. The exceptions are preaching, lawyers, politics, and used cars. I'm too moral for those. Geeks think computers are some kind of religion. It's cash to me. A lot of my job now is to get 2 dozen techie prima-donnas into a conference room and get them to agree to do what I want. It's like babysitting a bunch of tired kids. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
