[olug] A moment of silence...

[John Moran]

Make sure you let us know how the talk goes.

On 6/8/07, Jaymz Ringler <jringler at unitedtransport.net> wrote:
> Jay Swackhamer wrote:
> > I've got a IBM Dual 1Ghz machine.....and a compaq single 2Ghz machine
> > available.....
> >
> > the IBM has a working tape drive.....
> The company that produces the system sells it all installed and will not
> give installation disks.   My company has been too cheap maintain a
> support contract..  so it would be another $100,000 to  get current (the
> cost of the entire system).
>
> I've been trying to move to a different software platform.. and have
> been trying to tell our owner and his nephew that the server needs
> maintenance like our trucks...  but they don't want to spend a dime on
> anything computer related.   So a big "I told you so" is warranted.
> We spend $100,000 on a server and don't touch it for 8 years..   we
> spend $100,000 on a truck and service and wash them weekly.
>
> I'm not worried about it..   they should have thought about this
> earlier.   I told them this day was coming.
>
> RIP.
>
>
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