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 > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
