NCR definitely, definitely not Compaq. On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 13:01, Damien Solodow <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. 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