> That's why we make fun of Rip Van Winkle the IT manager. >>Was there a point here Tom? The need is real - the serial port is >>just a tool required to work with these devices.
>"Cisco, Nortel, Juniper, Sun, IBM... Looking at the list of "problem" vendors reinforces my point. IMHO none of these companies are known for innovation. Serial ports, floppy disks, command-and line interfaces are ridiculous and unproductive. For example, when Apple came out with auto-sensing Ethernet, Cisco loudly objected, saying they would never support it. These days it is rare to see a cross-over switch or cross-over cable, but if those guys had their way we would still be fussing with these unnecesssary complications. Why do such hind bound vendors persist in the market place? It is because Rip, the IT manager, doesn't push back and doesn't respond to innovation. It is the same reason that HP still commands such a large share of the printer market despite their producing some comically bad printers. Rip remembers that many years ago HP made good printers. ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
