THE LIFE OF A COMPUTER ANALYST Monday ... 8:05am User called to say they forgot password. Told them to use Password retrieval utility called FDISK. Blissfully...
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SmokinDakota
webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxx...
Jan 9, 2000 8:39 am
I want to purchase a new computer for the magazine. I will be doing mainly graphics and Desktop Publishing with this computer, but want a DVD drive just in...
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Gene & Renee Rivers
webmaster@xxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 9, 2000 9:05 am
Steven, Let me know what you are looking for in a freelance writer. Between Jim Vaught and myself, there really isn't much we don't know or have access to on...
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SmokinDakota
webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxx...
Jan 9, 2000 9:21 am
Well, I really don't have time to build my own computer. Especially if I run into problems. I need the computer ASAP to get come new software installed to help...
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Gene & Renee Rivers
webmaster@xxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 9, 2000 10:06 am
Steven, GenII Dakotas are right up mine and Jim's alley. Perhaps we could split the duties of writing this for you. I can pen just about anything, tech ...
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Bernd D. Ratsch
bernd@xxxxx.xxxx
Jan 9, 2000 3:43 pm
Hey Steve... For a slight cost savings and faster than a P-III (Or Coppermine), the AMD Athalon is a great buy. If you plan on running with more than 128MB...
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The Man From Utopia
tmfu@xxxx.xxxx
Jan 9, 2000 6:49 pm
... more ... slight ... Go with the PIII.. ... with a ... Microwarehouse is the better choice. Nice people and nice operation (they are like 15 min from my...
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Bernd D. Ratsch
bernd@xxxxx.xxxx
Jan 9, 2000 7:27 pm
No arguments at all. Just remember that this is a HOME user and Corporate Standards and Systems don't really apply. (QIC...Yuck...People still use them?!?)...
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Bernd D. Ratsch
bernd@xxxxx.xxxx
Jan 9, 2000 8:01 pm
Uhhhh....I backup my 32GB RAID Array with a single tape: Onstream makes a drive that allows the average Home-User to backup just about anything that they...
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The Man From Utopia
tmfu@xxxx.xxxx
Jan 9, 2000 8:25 pm
Very true. But I do have a following of Home users (sort of like the "Pied Piper"). What I've always told them "the less you pay, the more you'll see me(and...
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The Man From Utopia
tmfu@xxxx.xxxx
Jan 9, 2000 8:53 pm
... about ... from ... Yeah I've seen those how are they?? Yes I'm one of those "Savvy Home Users" ;-) Been one since I had my IBM 5150 w/10mb HDD. But you're...
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Bernd D. Ratsch
bernd@xxxxx.xxxx
Jan 9, 2000 9:08 pm
Guess we're the "Not-So-Ordinary-Home-User"....hehehehe. ;) The Onstream 30GB (IDE) Tape Backup Unit works really well. I have it on my NT4 Enterprise (Home)...
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The Man From Utopia
tmfu@xxxx.xxxx
Jan 9, 2000 10:46 pm
... Hehehehehe.... ... yet. ... Backups, ... and ... Hmmm.. Might have to check that out someday... ArcServe..grrrrr... ... workstations). ... Alot of places...
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Bernd D. Ratsch
bernd@xxxxx.xxxx
Jan 9, 2000 10:53 pm
We have a mix of Solaris 2.6/2.7, HPUX, AIX, NT, and Win95/98. We used to use QuickRestore (which worked just fine) but the "Senior Muckey-Mucks" of the...
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The Man From Utopia
tmfu@xxxx.xxxx
Jan 9, 2000 11:12 pm
... For the office we use HP systems with WinNT. But our clients use all sorts of Compaq and HP stuff. Greg...
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SmokinDakota
webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxx...
Jan 10, 2000 2:23 am
Alright, I checked out the 2 websites and Tiger Direct has custom built systems, but don't offer the Athalon as a Processor. Only Pentiums, AMD K2/3, and...
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Bernd D. Ratsch
bernd@xxxxx.xxxx
Jan 10, 2000 3:34 am
The Latest Microwarehouse catalog has the Athalon as a "Custom Config" system. If you don't want to spend over $2000, stick with either a Celeron or AMD...
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Bernd D. Ratsch
bernd@xxxxx.xxxx
Jan 14, 2000 3:50 am
Ok...has anyone tried Win2K and Quake-III yet? And if so...HOW THE @!#$! DID YOU GET IT WORKING? :( - Bernd...
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Preacher
preacher@xxxxxxxx.xx....
Jan 14, 2000 11:24 am
Not yet.... haven't been able to... um..... er...borrow an "evaluation" copy of W2K yet ;-P What's it doing?? Preacher ... From: Bernd D. Ratsch To:...
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Bernd D. Ratsch
bernd@xxxxx.xxxx
Jan 14, 2000 1:05 pm
OpenGL doesn't start (according to the screen). - Bernd ... From: Preacher [mailto:preacher@...] Subject: Re: [dml_Off_Topic] Win2K and Quake3 ...
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david.w.slocum
david.w.slocum@xxxx.x...
Jan 14, 2000 1:27 pm
Do they have updated drivers for W2K? Preacher http://www.bastaards.org http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/BASTAARDS...
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Bernd D. Ratsch
bernd@xxxxx.xxxx
Jan 14, 2000 1:46 pm
I didn't see any yet. But OpenGL is supposedly 100% supported with Win2K now. (Go figure) I'm using the Voodoo3/3000 which already has native Win2K drivers. ...
Hmmm.. that's the card I have... If you find the fix, let me know! I will refrain from upgrading to W2K if it's not working with open GL (Too many of my games...
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Bernd D. Ratsch
bernd@xxxxx.xxxx
Jan 14, 2000 2:15 pm
I checked on the Quakeworld forum and there's a lot of people running Q3 on Win2k. Hmmmmm....wonder if there's some sort of switch that's needed. - Bernd ... ...
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david.w.slocum@xxxx.xxx
Jan 14, 2000 2:29 pm
This probably sounds stupid (you being more of a tech than I will ever be) but I noticed that the failure occurred when it tried to initialize the open GL for...
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Bernd D. Ratsch
bernd@xxxxx.xxxx
Jan 14, 2000 3:30 pm
Tried 640x480, 800x600, and 1024x768. I'm running the commercial version of Win2K (Build 2195) and the DEMO of Q3. (Don't want to buy the software if I can't...
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david.w.slocum@xxxx.xxx
Jan 14, 2000 3:39 pm
I figured you had already tried it but hey, one never knows ;-) Well, I shot my load...LOL If you do get it working, buy the commercial version of Q3... it's ...
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Terri Pryer
dzoo@...
Jan 18, 2000 7:34 pm
Hey everyone look at this. Bernd you will probably get a kick out of this. Mark ... long time. I ... is a true story ... a recording ... the HelpDesk ... ...
