Not Dell, as far as I know. On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 13:00, Steven M. Caesare <[email protected]> wrote: > Lessee here.. IBM obviously, as they developed it primarily. I believe you > could get MCA machines from Tandy, and I _THINK_ Dell at one time > > -sc > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 3:24 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. 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