Oh, yes. I was at Nordstrom for quite a while, and the PS/2 line was well entrenched, and pretty darn reliable. We used it with 16mbit TokenRing over Cat3, of which I pulled more than a little, and used SNA as well with a terminal program from Attachmate. Token Ring cards from Madge, Intel and one other the name of which I can't remember. Synoptics switches (not called switches, but it's been too long for me to remember the technical term)
Gads. That brings back memories... On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 13:14, 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. 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