Interesting. I only personally had experience with NCR and Tandy.
Kurt On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 16:05, Steven M. Caesare <[email protected]> wrote: > I had not seenone, but had read about htem back in the day. > > Wikipedia seems to think so to: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MCA_bus#Why_MCA_was_not_widely_adopted > > As does this history page: > http://pages.prodigy.net/michaln/history/os210/ps2.html > > > -sc > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 4:40 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: CompTIA certs > > 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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