Apple actually makes a rack mount set of servers that does not require butchering the consumer machine.
clay On Jan 31, 2012, at 7:21 AM, Curt Raymond wrote: > Ugly generalities in both directions. > I can't see how a Mac would make my life any easier but be that as it may, I > have a pretty easy life already. > Anyway I've always contended the workstation class machines from HP are the > W123s of the computer world. The XW8200 on my desk at home has been editing > video for me for almost 2 years now. Prior to that it lived in a classroom of > ours in Madison, WI for ~5 years.Its contemporary is the Mac G5 dual > processor, liquid cooled POS. > Ever try to put a G5 or Mac Pro in a 19" (standard size for everybody else in > the world) rack? You can't, they're too big. Apple's answer? Cut the ears off > the case with a saw, or send it to this company we use that will laser cut > it. Turnaround on the laser cut? A month or two... > Sounds more like a Triumph than a Mercedes to me. A "triumph of form over > function". > -Curt > > > Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:31:20 -0600 > From: Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Bought a new computer monitor > Message-ID: <a06240814cb4d0f85a882@[192.168.1.51]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" > >> I bought a Mac because it made my life easier. Not because I was trying >> further my alignment with any causes. > > Yep. While apple evangelists in the early days were notably > liberal/socialist, and the company still has very similar leanings, > [is albore still on the board?] one of the evangelists is hardly > leftist or socialist, Rush Limbaugh. > > Apple products work very well, and are well designed. > > A Mercedes works very well, and is well designed. > > Winblows boxes are like GM products. Lots of em, they work > reasonably well, are often ugly, and don't have the sleek design > detail you might find in a Mercedes Benz. They don't have the long > service life of a Mac. > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
