This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --Boundary_(ID_5SWOjpP5bT9qvnj8P3R4XQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" He he.. no seriously. Tried to view the source of a large web page...poof! Fully locked up. Tried to copy a large number of small files from a file server... poof! Fully locked up again. Had to use the CLI to copy the files so the workstation would not consistently crash. -----Original Message----- From: Dr.G [mailto:drghastly@cox.net] Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 9:26 AM To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us Subject: Re: OT: crappy OS's Hitting the reset button doesn't count :) ----- Original Message ----- From: Joel Dudley To: 'plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us' Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 9:21 AM Subject: RE: OT: crappy OS's Doh! you jinxed me! My windows 2000 workstation has crashed twice this morning. Joel Dudley Faculty Research Associate Arizona State University Kumar Laboratory of Evolutionary Functional Genomics http://lsweb.la.asu.edu/skumar/ -----Original Message----- From: Dr.G [ mailto:drghastly@cox.net ] Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 8:29 AM To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us Subject: Re: OT: crappy OS's I'm sorry, but Windows 2000 is a VERY stable OS. No matter what ANY linux fan may say, Win2k is an incredibly stable OS. Windows 98 was ok back int he day, but it still sucked as far as reliability. 2K does not. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard L. Proctor" To: Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 7:50 AM Subject: Re: OT: crappy OS's > On Monday 01 July 2002 1:00 am, robert jorgenson wrote: > > sorry this is really off topic but i dont really have anywhere else to ask, > > was wondering if anyone had an old copy of win2k lying around they'd be > > willing to sell for cheap(no job right now =/ ) Unfortunately i still have > > to run windows on my computer for various reasons and the only copy i have > > is a windows 98 first edition and it is so horrible. if anyone has anything > > you can send e-mail directly to me to keep OT mail off the list :) > > What makes you think that win2k is any better than 98? > > -- > Richard L. Proctor > Krystal Computer Services > PC Repairs & Upgrades > www.krycom.com > 480-699-3098 > ________________________________________________ > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > ________________________________________________ See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --Boundary_(ID_5SWOjpP5bT9qvnj8P3R4XQ) Content-type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" RE: OT: crappy OS's
He he.. no seriously. Tried to view the source of a large web page...poof! Fully locked up. Tried to copy a large number of small files from a file server... poof! Fully locked up again. Had to use the CLI to copy the files so the workstation would not consistently crash.
-----Original Message-----
From: Dr.G [mailto:drghastly@cox.net]
Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 9:26 AM
To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Subject: Re: OT: crappy OS's

Hitting the reset button doesn't count :)
 
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 9:21 AM
Subject: RE: OT: crappy OS's

Doh! you jinxed me! My windows 2000 workstation has crashed twice this morning.

Joel Dudley
Faculty Research Associate
Arizona State University
Kumar Laboratory of Evolutionary Functional Genomics
http://lsweb.la.asu.edu/skumar/


-----Original Message-----
From: Dr.G [mailto:drghastly@cox.net]
Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 8:29 AM
To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Subject: Re: OT: crappy OS's


I'm sorry, but Windows 2000 is a VERY stable OS. No matter what ANY linux
fan may say, Win2k is an incredibly stable OS. Windows 98 was ok back int he
day, but it still sucked as far as reliability. 2K does not.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard L. Proctor" <krycom1@cox.net>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 7:50 AM
Subject: Re: OT: crappy OS's


> On Monday 01 July 2002 1:00 am, robert jorgenson wrote:
> > sorry this is really off topic but i dont really have anywhere else to
ask,
> > was wondering if anyone had an old copy of win2k lying around they'd be
> > willing to sell for cheap(no job right now =/ ) Unfortunately i still
have
> > to run windows on my computer for various reasons and the only copy i
have
> > is a windows 98 first edition and it is so horrible. if anyone has
anything
> > you can send e-mail directly to me to keep OT mail off the list :)
>
> What makes you think that win2k is any better than 98?
>
> --
> Richard L. Proctor
> Krystal Computer Services
> PC Repairs & Upgrades
> www.krycom.com
> 480-699-3098
> ________________________________________________
> See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't
post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail.
>
> PLUG-discuss mailing list  -  PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
>

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