"The only people I can think of are the middle - upper class teenagers with lots of money"-
I beg to differ....government entities buying new clusters along with the same hardware enthusiasts who bought the
Asus A7A266 which had the option for SDRAM OR DDR266. Sure there are early chipset issues, but they are easily remedied in the future.
Just like the logic from a sysadmin when asked about a new application and whether it would cause problems with a certain Intel chipset on a cluster install, "I have a masters and I do not do hardware". Thankfully no major company wanting to "do hardware" anymore has guaranteed me job security f0r the next several years.
I can remember: Next Generation. I still have every issue stored in my closet. Beautiful pics on thick cardstock throught the entire mag. People without bias even covering the failed 3DO/M2 system. Suddenly it ended and I was given a free subscription to some PSM/EGM/Someotherknockoff magazine and I cancelled the free year I was given. Since then I have had to subscribe to endless speculation and half truths on the internet gaming sites and lackluster publications in paperform.
To me the usefullness is about two things: Speed and Downtime. The Open Bios boards on the Linux nodes I repair boot incredibly fast and since they have no use for anything but what I want them to use it is a great relationship. Also when there is a problem they go into a fallback mode. This lets me know the node has tried to boot normally three times but it was unable to do so. I am able to watch the node boot on a console and depending on where it freezes I know what hardware has failed. It saves me a lot of time in hardware repair.
Valid point but their costs could be offset with the fact that they have the most loyal customer base. Imagine having.MAC for a marketing list. Just think of the potential sales resulting from sending out a newsletter with products to the.MAC base. The email list alone would be worth a fortune to any company let alone one with such a loyal base.
These are the same adults whom believe adolescents will go blind if they masterbate and that dancing is the root of all evil--We call them Southern Baptists in AmeriKKKA.
Financially we took a big risk leaving immediately. We were laid off technically, but could have stayed around as a "consultant" to train the replacements. It is a shock when three hard working dudes decide to leave the money on the table and strike out for greener pastures together.
Myself and two friends left an IT solutions company after being laid off. We all got on somewhere else and interviewed together. We had enough skills on the table between the three of us to convince the employer we could do the job of six-ten people. (Which is what companies want first and foremost.) Now all three of us just got huge raises and a solid contract guaranteeing employment. After ten years in IT, we are finally appreciated.
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"The only people I can think of are the middle - upper class teenagers with lots of money"- I beg to differ....government entities buying new clusters along with the same hardware enthusiasts who bought the Asus A7A266 which had the option for SDRAM OR DDR266. Sure there are early chipset issues, but they are easily remedied in the future.
Just like the logic from a sysadmin when asked about a new application and whether it would cause problems with a certain Intel chipset on a cluster install, "I have a masters and I do not do hardware". Thankfully no major company wanting to "do hardware" anymore has guaranteed me job security f0r the next several years.
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I can remember: Next Generation. I still have every issue stored in my closet. Beautiful pics on thick cardstock throught the entire mag. People without bias even covering the failed 3DO/M2 system. Suddenly it ended and I was given a free subscription to some PSM/EGM/Someotherknockoff magazine and I cancelled the free year I was given. Since then I have had to subscribe to endless speculation and half truths on the internet gaming sites and lackluster publications in paperform.
To me the usefullness is about two things: Speed and Downtime. The Open Bios boards on the Linux nodes I repair boot incredibly fast and since they have no use for anything but what I want them to use it is a great relationship. Also when there is a problem they go into a fallback mode. This lets me know the node has tried to boot normally three times but it was unable to do so. I am able to watch the node boot on a console and depending on where it freezes I know what hardware has failed. It saves me a lot of time in hardware repair.
Which is why you voted in the /. poll the same way I did..... Pay? For Videos?
Valid point but their costs could be offset with the fact that they have the most loyal customer base. Imagine having .MAC for a marketing list. Just think of the potential sales resulting from sending out a newsletter with products to the .MAC base. The email list alone would be worth a fortune to any company let alone one with such a loyal base.
These are the same adults whom believe adolescents will go blind if they masterbate and that dancing is the root of all evil--We call them Southern Baptists in AmeriKKKA.
AOL of course :-)
A military industrial complex running the United States with Rupert Murdoch controlling all press releases.
There are internet ready kitchen appliances afterall. :p
Financially we took a big risk leaving immediately. We were laid off technically, but could have stayed around as a "consultant" to train the replacements. It is a shock when three hard working dudes decide to leave the money on the table and strike out for greener pastures together.
Myself and two friends left an IT solutions company after being laid off. We all got on somewhere else and interviewed together. We had enough skills on the table between the three of us to convince the employer we could do the job of six-ten people. (Which is what companies want first and foremost.) Now all three of us just got huge raises and a solid contract guaranteeing employment. After ten years in IT, we are finally appreciated.
Actually that was a $10 bid for a membership to the Sega Peecast (PC) website displaying 24 hours of live streaming golden showerz.
The "Benefits of first to market"? Well, maybe Microsoft should ask Sega about this one. Only the hardcore gamers bought the dreamcast.