The IT department at the hospital where I worked did. I was working on a project to poll data from a network of time clocks and had to get it to our mainframe. The IT manager at the time (1988-ish) swore up and down that he would never allow a PC to connect to his mainframe; not no way, not no how. So I had to get a $5K (at the time) 9" reel tape drive to send about 200K of data to the mf every day. (Probably used about 4" of that reel of )tape.
I had speced an AT architecture machine to do it. He insisted we buy a PS/2 Model 50. I had the pleasure of informing him that (1) he insisted that I had to use the damn tape drive to get data to him and (2) that nobody made MCA adapters for these things. So I couldn't use his splendid 1/2 PS Model 50 and HAD to go the route I was going. It was fun watching him stew in his own juices... On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 4:14 PM, Steven M. Caesare <[email protected]>wrote: > Yup, Compaq and the Gang of Nine.... HP, Compaq (back when they were > separate!), and several others did EISA to get back at IBM.... > > Did anybody here really buy in to PS/2's where they worked?? > > -sc > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Damien Solodow [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 4:02 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: CompTIA certs > > > > I don't think Compaq ever touched it. As I recall, they were one of the > major > > players in the EISA attempt to overthrow MCA. > > > > NCR definitely used MCA as I think did NEC. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 4:00 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: CompTIA certs > > > > IBM, Compaq, and... ? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 2:24 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: CompTIA certs > > > > Name three companies that used MCA, sir, and I'll give you a cookie the > next > > time I see you. > > > > On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 11:31, Maglinger, Paul <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > Microchannel… > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Raper, Jonathan - Eagle [mailto:[email protected]] > > > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 1:17 PM > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > Subject: RE: CompTIA certs > > > > > > > > > > > > Ok, I’m not very old (at least I don’t consider myself to be), but > > > thanks for making me feel even older now! J > > > > > > > > > > > > And how about the nifty LED displays that showed at what speed the CPU > > > was operating, along with the “Turbo” button? > > > > > > > > > > > > I can’t tell you how disappointed I was when I realized it was just a > > > bunch of jumpers that I could program myself… > > > > > > > > > > > > Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE > > > Technology Coordinator > > > Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA > > > > > > [email protected] > > > www.eaglemds.com > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:[email protected]] > > > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 2:09 PM > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > Subject: RE: CompTIA certs > > > > > > > > > > > > Yep! And how to install EISA cards using bear skins and stone knives. > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Raper, Jonathan - Eagle [mailto:[email protected]] > > > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 12:38 PM > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > Subject: RE: CompTIA certs > > > > > > > > > > > > Seriously?!? Wasn’t like that when I took it either back in ‘99. > > > > > > > > > > > > Sheesh. > > > > > > > > > > > > Of course back then they also covered 8 bit vs 16 bit ISA, IRQ, and > > > DMA… > > > > > > > > > > > > Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE > > > Technology Coordinator > > > Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA > > > [email protected] > > > www.eaglemds.com > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:[email protected]] > > > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 10:37 AM > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > Subject: RE: CompTIA certs > > > > > > > > > > > > I just spoke with someone who recently got the A+. He was very > > > disappointed in the test. It seems that it deals more now with IT > > > professionalism than technical expertise. An example question he gave > > > me was, “ You are working in a company’s Payroll department and notice > > > some confidential papers on the desk. What do you do?” It wasn’t > like > > that when I took it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:[email protected]] > > > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 9:24 AM > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > Subject: RE: CompTIA certs > > > > > > > > > > > > You’ve gotta start somewhere, though. I started with A+, Network+, and > > > I-Net+ just to get some (relatively) easy letters after my name. > > > > > > > > > > > > That was a few years ago, and hopefully the A+ exam in particular has > > > changed. I had been building and repairing computers for years when I > > > took it, but still had to study a fair amount because I found that the > > > exam wasn’t quite aligned with the real world. Which I guess can be > > > said of most exams. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:[email protected]] > > > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 10:08 AM > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > Subject: RE: CompTIA certs > > > > > > > > > > > > IMHO these are very baseline certs. With 15+ years, you should be > > > looking at more advanced certification. > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > Ken > > > > > > > > > > > > From: paul d [mailto:[email protected]] > > > Sent: Monday, 1 March 2010 10:06 PM > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > Subject: RE: CompTIA certs > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, guys. I do have 15+ years. Just looking into maybe getting a > few. > > > There's a "whiff" of outsourcing in the air. And, at my age, getting > > > another IT job won't be easy. > > > > > >> From: [email protected] > > >> To: [email protected] > > >> Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:50:16 -0500 > > >> Subject: RE: CompTIA certs > > >> > > >> +1 They are (and should be) easy compared to a Cisco or M$ cert; as > > >> +Erik > > >> stated, they are good for a baseline. Also, keep in mind that since > > >> CompTIA is vendor-neutral, they can't go to the granularity that a > > >> vendor specific exam tends to cover. > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written > > > communications to or from this entity are public records that will be > > > disclosed to the public and the media upon request. 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