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Cliphead replied

16 February 2007, 11:24
Originally posted by DimPrawn

Sun Sparcs on all the companies desktops. That's an impressive company.

How did the sales and marketing employees get on using them for the presentations?

They actually used Mac notebooks for all that stuff. I migrated a few to Windows but they eventually went back to using Macs. An impressive company indeed and I was sorry to leave that contract.
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Cowboy Bob replied

16 February 2007, 11:23
Originally posted by DimPrawn

If Windows is so bad, how many clients have you worked at where they had Linux on all the desktops? How many?

1 contract job for me, and 1 permie job.

Also been to a place that was 100% Mac (apart from the receptionists for some reason).
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portseven replied

16 February 2007, 11:22
Originally posted by Cliphead

Just one previously and the current client. Another client was exclusivley Sun Sparcs.

Linux desktops? Interesting.

My last gig I rolled out Linux desktops to approx 300 retail locations, users were happy with them and they 'just worked'. My current gig we have Linux EPOS is 200 retail locations.
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DimPrawn replied

16 February 2007, 11:14
Sun Sparcs on all the companies desktops. That's an impressive company.

How did the sales and marketing employees get on using them for the presentations?
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Diestl replied

16 February 2007, 10:47
I agree since 2000 and XP windows is as stable as any other os, I think it got this bad name from Windows ME (which would crash if you looked at it funny).
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Cliphead replied

16 February 2007, 10:39
Originally posted by DimPrawn

I have various PC's running Windows 2000, XP etc.

They run 24/7

None of them have crashed for at least 2 years, one of them has been running for more like 4 years.

If you get BSOD it is usually a hardware fault (cheap ram, faulty PCI card, etc). That would even crash Linux.

So much bulltulip and bigotry on here.

If Windows is so bad, how many clients have you worked at where they had Linux on all the desktops? How many?

Just one previously and the current client. Another client was exclusivley Sun Sparcs.
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DimPrawn replied

16 February 2007, 10:20
I have various PC's running Windows 2000, XP etc.

They run 24/7

None of them have crashed for at least 2 years, one of them has been running for more like 4 years.

If you get BSOD it is usually a hardware fault (cheap ram, faulty PCI card, etc). That would even crash Linux.

So much bulltulip and bigotry on here.

If Windows is so bad, how many clients have you worked at where they had Linux on all the desktops? How many?
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Cliphead replied

16 February 2007, 10:09
Originally posted by marcus2704

Thats fantastic.

All I need to do now is sit here and wait for my PC to crash.

Won't take long...
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marcus2704 replied

16 February 2007, 09:58
Thats fantastic.

All I need to do now is sit here and wait for my PC to crash.
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threaded replied

16 February 2007, 09:28
Originally posted by marcus2704

How do you change it to red and vice versa?

threadeds suggestion might be:
system.ini
[386enh]
MessageBackColor=4
MessageTextColor=4
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marcus2704 replied

16 February 2007, 09:07
How do you change it to red and vice versa?
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Back In Business replied

16 February 2007, 08:50
So a bunch of coders and a project manager got together in a meeting to decide that blue was out and red was in. No wonder it took 5 years to get out the door.

Although I did hear that most of the delays were caused by senior-middle management getting involved in and micromanaging every decision. Sounds like my job.
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cojak replied

16 February 2007, 08:44
Useful...
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threaded replied

16 February 2007, 07:37
You can change the colour back to blue if you want, IIRC it is the same setting as can change XP to red...
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wxman started a topic Vista RSOD - (not BSOD)

16 February 2007, 02:20
Vista RSOD - (not BSOD)

I jest not!! - tonight my Dev Vista box gave me a Red Screen of Death after I my boot disk array went t1t5 up!

goodby blue screen - welcome redscreen -and this is progress - well done M$
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