Fw: [uka_d] Mini-mac as a (kind of) HTPC

[Gareth Cook <g@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Brings a tear to the eye.....

Gareth Cook
Tools and Process Architect
IBM SWG Sales - Lotus Park, Staines, TW18 3AG
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My company still uses it for some custom hardware, so you could say that
just about every cheque in Ireland and 40% of those in the UK are
processed,
in part, on OS/2.

We've got one of the guys that 'wrote' OS/2 working for us, a very odd
fellow.  No eyebrows, and a 'unique' personality.

Pete

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From: Gareth Cook [mailto:g@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 04 February 2006 21:34
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OS/2 is always worth a punt !

Amazing how many enterprises use it , and it just works day in day out

G.

Gareth Cook
Tools and Process Architect
IBM SWG Sales - Lotus Park, Staines, TW18 3AG
Office: +44 (0)1784 445166 - Mobile: +44 (0)7980 445166
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Chris Hunter
> Sent: 04 February 2006 20:10
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [uka_d] Mini-mac as a (kind of) HTPC
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> 'not sure it's built on Linux ... Unix more-like ... but
> it'll run all manner of Linux, if that helps ...
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> Chris

That it may do but if you move to Linux then you move to a platform that
is
built on the efforts of volunteers which - although with the absolute best
of intentions and I do recognise this - results in stuff like the absolute
farce that is the Linux firewire support (and I'm sure that this isn't the
only support area in which Linux is deficient).

[Ducks and awaits the inevitable pro-linux supporters bleating how good
the
OS really is.]

Phil