On Thu, 13 Mar 2003 14:16:03 -0700 (MST) Bruce Sass <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > It would be interesting to know why the bleeding edge people insist on > > using old hardware. > > - we like pushing the envelope in all directions > - crippling a nice new machine with unstable software > doesn't always work > - easiest way out of a compatibility issue Not everyone wants (or can afford) 2+ front-line boxes but using an oldish machine (in my case a PII 333) gives an opportunity to try things without having to worry about wrecking a main system or corrupting important data. Basically if people didn't use their old boxes for playing with BE software much stuff would never get tested outside of major developers. James -- James Tappin, O__ "I forget the punishment for using [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- \/` Microsoft --- Something lingering http://www.tappin.me.uk/ with data loss in it I fancy"
