I think Chester has just about "hit it on the head" so to say.
One thing I keep reading is that a lot of home computers have faults, and
thus require restarts and resets. At the same time, I read here that a lot
of the office or work computer systems or networks seem to stay up and run
for extended periods without faults and restarts. Just could it be that the
office "network administrator" has read the books, or has spent many hours
in school thus understands the more exacting science of keeping a computer
system on line.
Just an observation from a home computer user and an one certified by Novel
as a network administrator. (And one that uses the current Microsoft
windows OS with success.)
73
Bob, K4TAX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chester" <calderman@cox.net>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 4:14 AM
Subject: RE: [TenTec] "Remember, it's a computer."
> If you reformatted the hard drive and got 'drastically reduced hard
> drive space' then you didn't do it correct!! It just doesn't work that
> way. What 'format' did you use? There are numerous versions of format
> and you really should use the 'format' that is contained on your OS CD.
> If you want to do it correct, then remove the partitions from your hard
> drive, then repartition it, then format it. What does 'juggling disk' do
> for you? Never heard of that!
>
> We complain about Mr. Gates OS, but in fact 99% of the problem is with
> the user. We don't read the operators manual for our radios, do you
> really think we read the user's manual for the most important part of
> our computer? Heck No! The computer is 'exact' device, that is, it
> requires a 'one' or a 'zero' and if we users don't give it exactly what
> it requires, IT IS NOT GOING TO BE STABLE for us. Remember that
> computers are not as forgiving as our radios; after all we all know that
> 468/f is not an exactly correct formula for wavelength, but it gets us
> close. Using a 'format' that is not supplied with the OS is more than
> likely to get us close, but our computers believe 'close' is not good
> enough.
>
> At my work, we have a nation-wide NT network system and 4500 users whose
> desktop are all running Win2K. We have found over the years that we
> eliminate 90% of desktop problems by locking the user out of the
> operating system and not allowing them to download 'better' programs for
> their desktop.
>
> If you don't take the time to learn the basics of a computer, your going
> to have more trouble than the computer is worth.
>
> Tom/W4BQF
> calderman AT cox.net
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of AC5E@aol.com
> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 9:50 PM
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] "Remember, it's a computer."
>
> Well, Joe, I don't know what's missing but, I have a computer I cannot
> reload
> the original version of ME on, because it says I need the ME Upgrade.
> So I
> got one. Which will not load because it says it cannot find the
> licensing
> info from the original install.
>
> Juggling disks does not help. So I got a full version, which refuses to
> load.
> Period. Formatting the hard drive gets me drastically reduced hard drive
>
> space, but no joy on installing a program.
>
> Replacing the hard drive entirely works - but that's another
> aggravation. And
> expense. I just hope the Orion's software updates can be managed through
>
> Linux, because that OS will remain stock until it can.
>
> 73 Pete Allen AC5E
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