Oh I agree 110% with Ricky about the server stuff... I have UNIX running thru my blood... well UNIX and Gasoline =P UNIX/Linux is far superior as a server system than any other platform. But the Macintosh *DOES* make a nice Desktop workstation/Laptop.. something to surf and check email and chat... (which is basically all I do with my computers when I'm not at work) Basic Stuff... and of course your Graphics work....
Now for the CRX content: I *do* plan on helping out with the PGM-FI project as soon as Dave Finishes chipping and Serial-Porting my ECU by starting to write a Macintosh client for the Datalogging they are working on - Seeing as how I only have a Macintosh Laptop, I won't be able to datalog using their PC stuff... So someday, when I get that ECU I'll start working on it so Powerbook users - Stay Tuned =D -Henry On Tue, 2002-12-17 at 09:47, Ricky Crow wrote: > Apple... For those who are just a little "fruity." > > :-) > > Try doing all of the server functionality of a message board and > everything else that Steve does on the Resource on a Mac. Good luck. > Unix is far better for server-based stuff. If you're doing graphics work, > the Mac is great, but that's about it. There's just not much support for > Macs, and everything is 2x-3x more expensive than it needs to be for a > Mac. > > Ricky > > > > On Mon, 16 Dec 2002, AJ Nealey wrote: > > > I'm a mac user. I've been one all my life and will > > never switch to a PC. > > > > aj =) > > > > --- Allen Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > everyone should be a mac user, they're not secretive > > > about the source > > > code, because they encourage others to program their > > > own stuff. Anyway > > > I'm a big nerd that likes his mac. Just something > > > to think about. Ok > > > I'm gonna crawl back in my hole and keep reading > > > your e-mails. Oh and > > > in response to that kit that someone posted today, > > > it's cool. I > > > wouldn't mind having it, but I don't have money and. > > > . . well. . . I > > > probably piece my body kit together from what ever i > > > find in the > > > junkyards. Now you are ready for me to shut up. so > > > I will. > > > On Monday, Dec 16, 2002, at 11:58 US/Central, Henry > > > Bonath wrote: > > > > > > > This question has been asked several times over > > > the past few days, and > > > > personally my Email/AIM has been bombarded with > > > people asking me what > > > > the > > > > status is. > > > > > > > > I just pulled this off of the CRX Performance > > > forum. > > > > This is per Steve Jones: > > > > > > > > "The Resource is down for the count. I don't have > > > much information to > > > > go > > > > on at this time. I have to guess we were hacked. > > > We have a backup > > > > server, but I'm not keen to deploy it as it has > > > the same software > > > > build as > > > > the current server. It'll only get hacked again. > > > > > > > > Toward the end, I tried security through > > > obscurity. I couldn't update > > > > some critical packages on the server to plug known > > > vulnerabilities. I > > > > turned off some services and moved others to high > > > ports, hoping to > > > > avoid > > > > the script-kiddie autorootkits. It worked for a > > > time. In spite of that, > > > > I think our OpenSSH was trojaned. I was able to > > > log into the server > > > > using > > > > SSH, even though *MY* SSH daemon was unavailable > > > for comment. > > > > > > > > In spite of my best efforts, I couldn't update > > > some of the software on > > > > the server. Intel built a tidy little package, > > > replete with bells and > > > > whistles, and sporting a dandy web-based > > > management console. They also > > > > thought enough to hook everything together to a > > > central watchdog -- and > > > > that was my undoing. Anything I compiled for the > > > system caused the > > > > watchdog to hiccup and reboot the server -- over > > > and over again. I was > > > > stuck. > > > > > > > > Intel provided no relief. I contacted them earlier > > > in the year, > > > > requesting access to the source for the code they > > > modified. A large > > > > majority of the software they used was covered by > > > the GNU Public > > > > License, > > > > so this should have been a no brainer. They > > > declined, in violation of > > > > the > > > > various authors' copyrights. > > > > > > > > But enough sob stories and finger pointing. The > > > server is down, and I'm > > > > responsible. I regret the inconvenience, and I'm > > > hard at work building > > > > a > > > > maintainable suite of software packages on the > > > backup server. The > > > > Resource will be down for some much needed > > > renovation over the > > > > holidays. > > > > Look for us sometime after the New Year. We won't > > > look any different on > > > > the showroom floor, until you pop the hood. > > > > > > > > -Steve Jones" > > > > > > > > I hope this answers some questions. > > > > -Henry > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ===== > > GS CRX > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > > >
