Ah... seems like IBM really was worried about it's lost grasp on the market at that point.
We were buying white box machines with VESA local-buses in them at that point... -sc -----Original Message----- From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 4:44 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: CompTIA certs We did, but only because we sold them. -----Original Message----- From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 3:15 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: CompTIA certs 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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