[TenTec] "Remember, it's a computer."

[David W LeJeune, Sr]

Well, I hope this doesn't start many flames, but I've had Win2K up and
running (on UPS) for over a year running Oracle 8i with narry a restart or
reboot.  I thin Clark is correct - it's the system

Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Clark Savage Turner" <csturner at slonet.org>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 10:48 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] "Remember, it's a computer."


> This is not quite true.   It is NOT the "computer."   I have had Linux
> systems going for months (some for years) with plenty of action and no
> reset required.  It is NOT a "computer" problem as much as it is a
> "system" problem (involves hardware, software and operating system
> software) that can be solved - given some extra resources, of course.
> It is a cost thing, often a laziness thing in the consumer software
> world (imho), but here I am sure it is a cost / time tradeoff.   Fine
> with many people, but not a fact of life.
>
> Clark
> WA3JPG
>
>
> On Friday, March 14, 2003, at 06:36 AM, <genewill at ordata.com> wrote:
> > malfunction and called Ten-Tec service. After I explained the problem
> > to a patient, helpful tech, he said, "I assume you've done a reset."
> >
> >      Duh! Well, no, I hadn't. "Remember," he said, "It's a computer."
> >
> >      Yep, I'd done it to myself in wanting a nifty new Software Defined
> > Radio on my desk. Reboot, reboot, and reboot again. It's a whole new
> > world out there ... especially for us appliance operators.
>
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