That rings a small bell On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 14:03, Vicky Spelshaus <[email protected]> wrote: > Token ring... Maws (incorrect spelling for certain) weren't they? > > On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 3:45 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 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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