XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-xp, comp.ms.windows.advocacy
From: asockpuppet@asladekillfile.invalidorg
"Michael A. Terrell" wrote:
> Nyet John Slade wrote:
> >
> > In article ,
> > "Michael A. Terrell" wrote:
> >
> > > Joe Zeff wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:28:24 -0400, Flint wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > For some things, a slightly larger tool is needed to get the job
> > > > > done.
> > > > > But the latte sippers believe the lie "Awwwww, that's alright
> > > > > honey,
> > > > > its not how big it is, its how you use it..." .
> > > >
> > > > While we're playing around with advocacy, I'll point out that the
> > > > Windows
> > > > fanbois still believe that when it comes to software, "What you get for
> > > > nothing is good for nothing," and refuse to look at Linux while the
> > > > Linux
> > > > fanbois (myself included) prefer to say, "Why by milk when a cow is
> > > > free?"
> > >
> > >
> > > Yawn. I use whatever does the job. Linux is OK, and the Mac has
> > > some uses but I've never seen them used in multi million dollar
> > > industrial systems.
> >
> > Good thing then that Apple markets them as *home* computers then, eh?
>
>
> So, Apple never marketed their computers as business solutions?
Other than small business, not really.
> > FWIW, I've never seen FMC market Bradley Fighting Vehicles as "Soccer
> > Mom" commuting :-)
>
>
> That's because 'Aunnuld' lusted after the Humvee insted of the
> Bradley.
Being a bad fake, and not the real thing.
> > > The pair of ground stations we built for the
> > > European Space Agency 10 years ago used Windows 95, along with a lot of
> > > MC68340 processors running custom code. There is no 'Best operating
> > > system for all needs', and the control software for the ground control
> > > terminals we built for NOAA specified it had to be Windows compatible.
> >
> > Windows has had a strength on a "Ubiquity" basis. I can recall several
> > years ago a project (yes, it happened to also be "multi-million" in
> > scope) that the initial recommendation was to go with Apple G5 XServe
> > hardware (superior bandwidth) ... until they found out that the software
> > developer skills were specialized and they couldn't find enough
> > appropriately certified programmers to meet the program schedule - - so
> > they switched to .NET and dropped some of the technical requirements so
> > as to reduce the system bandwidth to what Windows PCs could handle at
> > the time.
>
>
> The contract specified Windows for long term support...
And as you go on to say, it was a directed procurement, regardless of
technical suitability or merit.
> > > I run both Windows and Linux. I use my Macs for doorstops. It was
> > > that, or throw them in the trash since they were so useless for
> > > dedicated systems.
> >
> > YMMV. I run a variety of systems ... and I'll opine that whatever
> > systems you prefer, I use for Skeet practice with my 12 gage shotgun :-)
>
>
> I prefer the M-72. It was my favorite weapon while on active duty. :)
That would do a nice job on a PC tower, but it can't quickly pick up the
"second bird" of the PC's keyboard :-)
> > In reality, I actually practice what you tried to preach:
> > "Yawn...whatever does the job".
>
>
> Did you ever work with the Motorola Exorcisor buss? How about a Z80B
> based real time NTSC video effects system for live TV? The last one had
> a 1000 A 5 V power supply and 16 full sized Muffin fans. A 'Vital
> Industries SqueezeZoom'. :)
How about eight High Def video feeds in real time?
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