i like the colors.. i have a "Snow", but i like the
other colors too.. =)

Joey Zarrella
1990 B16a CRX Si


--- Ken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I totally agree with Ricky,
> 
> Mac's look great and work well, but after you take
> into account for the 
> costs and what you are getting, there are just
> better alternatives. The 
> only way they can differentiate themselves and make
> up for their lack of 
> processing power and support is through cosmetic and
> functionally "hip" 
> design and to promote their strength in the graphic
> arena. Since there is 
> much less resources available for R&D for the mac
> platform, over time they 
> are going to fall further and further behind where
> their strengths are not 
> going to be able to mask their weaknesses. When most
> consumers and 
> corporate/enterprises spend money on PC's and Unix 
> platforms, companies 
> are not going to spend as much resources on hardware
> and software 
> developing and advancements of the Macs as they
> would for others. I have 
> friends that are Mac users as well and they swear by
> them in-spite of their 
> limitations. It is almost cult-like - of course I
> don't want to generalize 
> this for all Mac users. For me, I just want  the
> most bang for my buck and 
> when hardware and software advancement leads to such
> relative short shelf 
> lives and eventually to obsolescence, I want to
> spend my money on a 
> computer platform that is going to have the most
> support, be at the 
> forefront of the technological race, and be a cost
> effective solution. We 
> all have the freedom of choice in our decision of
> computer platforms and we 
> all make our own decisions on what we want out of it
> and  why we buy them. 
> Is one system better than another..... you will all
> have to decide for 
> yourself.
> 
> Ken
> 
> At 08:47 AM 12/17/2002 -0600, you 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
> 
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