Excuse me. I should add IBM into that - that's what we used at Nordstrom.
On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 16:08, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. 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. Most written >>>> > communications to or from this entity are public records that will >>>> > be disclosed to the public and the media upon request. 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