RE: [msvc] Ping Check

[Dee Holtsclaw]

Place I used to work had a client in Huntsville, "Andy's Pest Control" (decent outfit but they sold out to Cook's some time ago) -- made many support trips down there. Once they had lightning hit their 2-way tower, jump from the radio to the electrical, from electrical to a terminal 25 ft away, down the RS-232 cable into the computer and literally blew apart the 1488/1489 chips on the S-100 serial card. Everything was off at the time but lightning just doesn't pay any attention to the off-switch... Although the terminal was toast (an Adds 101 I think), I soldered in replacement chips and the system itself was fine.   Regardless, Huntsville's a pretty nice town (or was then). Seems like an old HS buddy still lives there and about 15-20% of our Chattacon attendees come from there. That said, I don't think I'd like the 4hr/day commute and really don't want to move (disrupting kids, wife, etc.). But, as you say, it is an option...   Ciao, Dee   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Weston Fryatt Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 11:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [msvc] Ping Check <SNIP> BTW... You should consider moving to Huntsville, AL.. Its maybe 2 hours from Chattanooga, TN... I used to work for Boeing/NASA there... And since the High-Tech industry is starting to come back.. I'm sure all of the major defense contractors are really starting to hire.. Check it out... It just might be worth your while.. <SNIP>