On Wed, Mar 26, 2003 at 08:33:46AM +0100, Conrad Newton wrote: > >From Roberto Sanchez on Tuesday, 2003-03-25 at 18:45:52 -0500: > > It didn't work out. I offered some other ideas (as suggested here on the > > list), and got a "we'll think about it." Today when I went into the > > lounge, I saw the shiny new ~$1500 Dell. They also won't let me have the > > old machines, since they could only "afford" one new one. They will > > apparently need to continue using those as is. > > > > Oh well. Maybe next time. > > > > Thanks for all the ideas. > > > > -Roberto Sanchez > > Just out of curiosity, what are the specs of the new machine, > and what are they proposing to do with it? I cannot understand > why they did not buy 2-3 machines instead of one expensive one. > Is there some explanation other than blind stupidity?
Perhaps I am out in left field, but if a business considers a $1500 computer "expensive", there may be other problems at said company besides fear of linux. -- Nathan Norman - Incanus Networking mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] You see, the best way to solve a problem is to rigorously define it in terms of other people's problems and then run away quickly. -- Roland McGrath -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
