The VAR I started with back in the day catered to DTP/printing customers in the area. I hulked more than my fair share of hernia makers.
On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 10:10 AM, Erik Goldoff <egold...@gmail.com> wrote: > 21" CRT, we called 'em "hernia monitors" LOL ... over $2000 back then > IIRC , we used to get the 21" or 24" NEC monitors for our graphics > production specialists, everyone else got the 15" > > On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 10:05 AM, Webster <webs...@carlwebster.com> wrote: > >> Micron PC had a tough time filling the order for 2 of those dev systems. I >> also ordered them with 21inch CRTs which were very expensive in 94. Me and >> my other dev guy really liked those boxes. They were also all SCSI. Scsi >> hds scsi cd scsi tape scsi jaz drives scsi zip drives. They were really >> nice dev boxes. >> >> Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone >> >> Erik Goldoff wrote: >> wow ... as long as we're strolling down memory lane, remember the Compaq >> SystemPro ? >> Had an original in 1990/1991, it came with 8mb of RAM but we upgraded it >> to 12mb total before installing Netware, we did have 8 210mb drives with >> the IDA RAID controller :) >> >> 128mb then, just WOW , you were world class :) >> >> On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 9:06 AM, Steven M. Caesare >> <scaes...@caesare.com>wrote: >> >>> Indeed it was.**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> In that time frame I had a dual Pentium 90Mhz box w/ 128MB of RAM and a >>> pair of external 340MB SCSI HDD’s striped together In addition to a pair of >>> internal drives.**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> People I talked to at the time said “Wait… you have TWO CPU’s in your >>> computer?? And over a _*GIG*_ of disk?”**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> It was my PDC, File, Print, WINS, RAS/NAT (using ISDN w/ dynamic >>> B-channel bonding for up to 128KBps!) and workstation all rolled in to one. >>> It printed to an Apple LaserWriter via a Daystar Digital Appletalk card >>> (supported by NT out of the box!).**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Good times.**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> -sc**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> *From:* Pete Howard [mailto:pchow...@yahoo.com] >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 04, 2012 8:42 AM >>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >>> *Subject:* Re: recommendations on home server**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Wow 128mb was hardcore in 1994! /tiphat!**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> ** ** >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> *From:* Webster <webs...@carlwebster.com> >>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 4, 2012 8:09 AM >>> *Subject:* Re: recommendations on home server**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> IBM PC Network stuff[1]. Later I ran just about every PC based >>> networking product that ever came out. I stopped running servers when >>> Desqview came out. Desqview allowed me to test my networking code without >>> having to have a network. When IBM OS/2 came out, I switched to it for all >>> my dev work. WIth 8MB of RAM and a 17" monitor, I could do some amazing >>> dev work. In 1994, I was doing so much dev work I ran multiple physical >>> servers: NetWare, NT 3.1/3.5/3.51, OS/2 and several others. System >>> Commander allowed me to run multiple client OSs on my main dev box (dual >>> Pentium Pro with 128MB RAM).**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Good times back then writing Assembler, C, COBOL, multiple variants of >>> BASIC, every variant of dBASE and really got into Crystal Reports dev work. >>> **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Carl Webster**** >>> >>> Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional**** >>> >>> http://www.CarlWebster.com <http://www.carlwebster.com/>**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> 1. I come from an IBM Mainframe background so IBM ruled my world then.* >>> *** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> *From: *"scaes...@caesare.com" <scaes...@caesare.com> >>> *Subject: *RE: recommendations on home server**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Nice… what were you using to run it as a server?**** >>> >>> **** >>> >>> -sc**** >>> >>> **** >>> >>> *From:* Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com<webs...@carlwebster.com>] >>> >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 04, 2012 7:29 AM >>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >>> *Subject:* Re: recommendations on home server**** >>> >>> **** >>> >>> I'll raise your 1994 to 1985 and my blazing fast IBM PC-AT at 6MHz with >>> 1MB RAM and TWO 20MB hard drives! :) My fellow programmers called me nuts >>> to have so much RAM and storage space.**** >>> >>> **** >>> >>> **** >>> >>> Carl Webster**** >>> >>> Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional**** >>> >>> http://www.CarlWebster.com <http://www.carlwebster.com/>**** >>> >>> **** >>> >>> *From: *"scaes...@caesare.com" <scaes...@caesare.com> >>> *Subject: *RE: recommendations on home server**** >>> >>> **** >>> >>> > (I’ve been running a server at home since 2001)**** >>> >>> **** >>> >>> I’ll see your 2001, and raise you a 1994.**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>> >>> --- >>> To manage subscriptions click here: >>> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >>> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >>> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>> >>> --- >>> To manage subscriptions click here: >>> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >>> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >>> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>> >>> --- >>> To manage subscriptions click here: >>> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >>> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >>> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >>> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
