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post #21 of 30
6/14/04 at 11:30am
What OS?
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post #22 of 30
6/14/04 at 12:31pm
Windows 2000 Advanced Server due to an application requirement, however we are testing it now on Windows 2003. The POS app allows the sales clerk, and the customer order new phones, service and pay their bills inside the shopping mall. Kinda a weird setup, but it's all about what the client wants.....
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post #23 of 30
6/14/04 at 8:15pm
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Originally Posted by ActuaryTm
Always nice to encounter another user whose sole existence is not limited to the recent.

Legacy support doesn't die when newer technology is released, unfortunately. Floppy drives are a necessity in some instances (machines lacking USB, ATAPI type drive, etc). Most likely will be another three to five years before the 3.5" floppy is phased down (not completely out, mind you) to a near non-existant level.

Case in point: read a recent article in MIT Technology Review regarding two developers - Zennström and Friis. Interesting interview. Though many are most likely unfamiliar with these names, would venture to guess nearly every user in this forum has used at least one of the products, at one time or another. Their current project (Skype) has the potential to surpass the popularity of their well-known venture - perhaps a project more familiar to the masses? It goes by the moniker "KaZaA". In the article, it mentions both the developers still write a majority of their code on 233MHz-MMX class machines.

Would bet they both still use a floppy drive or two.
I remember the day I was cleaning out my garage and finally threw away all my 5.25" floppies...
Remember the days... having dual 5.25" disk drives was soooo cool. Come on... how many Commodor 64 users are out there?
I'm looking forward to discarding my 3.5" disks someday.
USB key and burning to CD is the only way to go!!! Booting up via USB key would be nice for bios updates vs. having to burn and trash a CD... someday maybe...
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post #24 of 30
6/14/04 at 8:16pm
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Originally Posted by DarthBeavis
You would be surprised. I am really a nice guy when you get to know me. I just have a strange sense of humor. The clinic is a veterinary clinic (my wife is the vet, I run the computer stuff). We have five vets and about 12,000 clients.
Where in OR is your vet practice located?
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post #25 of 30
6/14/04 at 8:19pm
I don't want to say where (especially with your nickname). It is in one of the larger cities.
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post #26 of 30
6/14/04 at 8:29pm
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Originally Posted by DarthBeavis
I don't want to say where (especially with your nickname). It is in one of the larger cities.
Don't let the nickname scare you... got it in highshool from fellow off road riders (quads).
I did not know if I was putting your kids thru college with the bills I've payed at the Corvallis vets. In the past 2.5 years I lost 2 Himalayans (14year old and 9 year old) to kidney failure. My Sammy (Nanook) is 13 with problems and was hospitalized needing a blood transfusion.
I've PM'ed you re: location but never heard back from you...
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post #27 of 30
6/14/04 at 8:33pm
I feel stupid saying this, but there is no reply button in the PM console to reply. I only see forward and quote.
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post #28 of 30
6/14/04 at 8:39pm
Heh,

Push the Quote button to reply.

-Craig
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post #29 of 30
6/14/04 at 8:53pm
The latest version of VBB ain't that great.
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post #30 of 30
6/14/04 at 8:55pm
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Originally Posted by DarthBeavis
I feel stupid saying this, but there is no reply button in the PM console to reply. I only see forward and quote.
I thought that was weird also... I just use the quote button.
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