No, not everybody with a different viewpoint is a 'plant'.
But, when you come on a LINUX maillist and defend Microsoft Windows
as being so good, it doesn't crash, you are asking for trouble.
Have I used NT? YES. I ran it at home for a while, but experienced
constant slowdowns and crashes. Our IT department has chosen NT for
it's systems, and we have crashes every 3-4 weeks or so. I have built
many computers for friends and relatives, using W95/98 including all the
latest patches/updates as detailed on Wahlbeems' site. I have to run
95 at home because the wife doesn't get Linux yet. Maybe someday. I have
seen CONTINUAL lockups/crashes/memory leaks, and it drives me crazy that
I have to pay 90-100 bux every time Bill launches a new 'patch'.
I use quality components in my computers, don't overclock, and still have
numerous 'crashes' on my systems, friends systems, systems at work that I
don't even touch other than to help explain to the other users around here
that it's just a fact of life with Windows. Have I used W2K yet? NO! I
won't either! I'm done paying Billy boy for crap.
-----Original Message-----
From: Sam Gentile [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, November 05, 1999 2:37 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: [newbie] MS releases new Windows and NT Keyboard (humor)
Oh, everyone who doesn't agree with your viewpoint is a "Microsoft plant?"
No, I am just an Engineer who has used both since 1993. You're spreading
crap and it's UN-professional as well as false. Have you used Windows NT?
Have you used Windows 2000 for 6 months as I have? No? THEN DON'T MAKE
STATEMENTS OUT OF YOUR BEHIND. I have told you the truth - I have been
running for 6 months and instead you choose to believe myths instead of
direct experience.
Sam Gentile
Principal Software Engineer & Viridien Team Leader
toysmart.com
170 High Street
Waltham, MA 02454
-----Original Message-----
From: mshirley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, November 05, 1999 12:49 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: [newbie] MS releases new Windows and NT Keyboard (humor)
What are you, a M$ plant? This is the wrong place to be espousing the
value of M$ OS's! Besides, not everybody runs NT anyway. 95/98 DOES
crash a lot. 2000 probably will too.
-----Original Message-----
From: Sam Gentile [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, November 05, 1999 12:00 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Cc: Sam Gentile
Subject: RE: [newbie] MS releases new Windows and NT Keyboard (humor)
I know this a joke but know what you are talking about before you speak -
Windows 2000 is extremely stable and does not require reboots. I have been
running it for almost 6 months now as my primary system including using huge
server applications like SQL Server 7.0, and other things like Visual Studio
6.0, Borland's JBuilder and IT HAS NOT CRASHED ONCE. NO REBOOTS. The NT Team
did an analysis of all situations in which re-boots are required in NT 4.0
and came up with 78 situations. All but three have been eliminated. Change
TCP parameters? No reboots. So I would caution you to have experience with
what you speak of or you just spreading around crap and FUD and that is
un-professional.
Sam Gentile
Principal Software Engineer & Viridien Team Leader
toysmart.com
170 High Street
Waltham, MA 02454
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeanette Russo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 10:23 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [newbie] MS releases new Windows and NT Keyboard (humor)
