On Friday, Oct 11, 2002, at 00:35 Europe/London, Philip Stortz wrote:
> actually, a well practiced tech is more qualified than a green > engineer. i've had only a little college, but scads of actual > practical experience (i've burnt my fingers, i've shocked myself, i've > let the smoke out of parts etc.!) making things work and seeing how > things are usually done. at one company i worked at, i got raises, > one guy who almost had his ee left after it was mutually decided that > would be for the best (no doubt he's in engineering management now > torturing real engineers). seriously, actual bench time is where you > learn the most, often by painful accident or success. Yeh, very true - my dad is a fine example. He is an electronics guru and he learnt it at college when he was studying Biology! Similarly while I was at University I spent a lot of my spare time dismantling PCs and Macs and farting about with networks and software. The point I was trying to make was not that I knew everything, or nothing, but that I don't works at soldering iron level, I works at OS, Cat 5e cable, PCI slot, RAM slot and copious amounts of cable level. I have virtually zero electronics understanding past the usual school stuff I did in A-Level Physics. -- Mark Benson AIM - SilValleyPirate Visit FlatPackMacs online: <http://fpm.gotdns.com> Mac LC Central -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
