Jeff...
Remember, a GOOD landing is one that you can walk away from...
A GREAT landing is one where you can re-use the airplane...
73, Larry - W1GOR - AOPA - ARRL
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Modlin" <kd4znc@arrl.net>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 1:16 PM
Subject: RE: [TenTec] "Remember, it's a computer."
> Indirectly, I think Ken makes a very valid point. Just like anything
> else, when computers are not maintained their reliability suffers.
> Additional contributing factors are the quality of the components that
> go in the box. Mismatched memory and bargain basement or older
> technology found in some audio and video cards do not help the cause
> either. Just like children, a lot of components will play together but
> just do not play well together.
>
> Personally I've found adding software that molests the OS has been the
> major cause of lock-ups. The machines appear to stay up forever when
> most all of these things are removed or better yet, never installed.
> I've found this true in most all the flavors of Windows. Right now my
> network has 2-Me machines, 2-Win2000 machines and an XP machine on it.
> Even the Me machines have proven to be very robust with a minimum of
> additional software installed. Maybe that's why Sun/Unix systems and
> corporate Windows NT/2000/XpPRO systems are so reliable. Could it be
> that limiting the installed software by OS, hardware design or an IT
> department, keeps the system clean enough to avoid lock-ups? Sun, HP
> and the like had realized this by making their version of Unix unique,
> Microsoft the same by insisting that software followed a different set
> of rules to run under NT.
>
> All of this being said even the best servers running the best software
> using the cleanest power on the planet will still need to be reset,
> restarted or repaired occasionally. So, my expectation is that any
> microprocessor driven piece of equipment will require the same. The
> frequency of the resets will probably be proportional to the quality of
> the components and design (VIVA Ten-Tec).
>
> Maybe we should differentiate between computer (seems like we all are
> assuming PC) technology and embedded systems when talking about radios
> (Pegasus and the like naturally excluded)?
>
> 73 de Jeffrey Modlin
> KD4ZNC in Coral Springs, Florida USA
> E-mail: KD4ZNC@arrl.net
> Coordinates: 26? 14' 30'' N, 80? 15' 28'' W
> Grid: EL96uf
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ken Brown
> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 3:24 AM
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] "Remember, it's a computer."
>
> David,
>
> I do not claim to be "computer literate" enough, or knowlegable enough
> of computers to be able to determine what part of the system, software
> or hardware is at fault. What I can tell you is that in my experience
> with my own computers at home, they lock up and will not respond to any
> keyboard or mouse input from time to time for now apparent reason. The
> computers that I use at work are much more reliable, and they are part
> of a network that is maintained by people whose job it is to keep the
> network working.
>
> If my home computer was an airplane, I would not go up in it. If the
> computer at work was an airplane, I might go up in it, if the network
> administrator came along, and even then I would have a parachute
> strapped on before takeoff.
>
> Ken
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