Re: For Roland Moore

["Roland Moore" <roland@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Why is that? Unix is universally known for stability
UNIX is touted for its stability that is true. However it has its own set of
other issues to deal with. Starting with a command line interface style
instead of a GUI. The UNIX command library differs from Windows commands
with ones like grep, kill etc. It is not a user platform, but ususally only
a server platform and has to connect to regular Windows desktop machines to
get things done most of the time. So instead of having dissimilar operating
systems to get together, I like to keep things Windows end to end. Drivers
are another issue. Many hardware vendors don't create drivers or only have
limited or almost BETA drivers for UNIX machines. In the end when I show up
I am trying to get an access system to work. Many times that means fooling
around with a UNIX structure and a database engine like Informix. If you're
are unlucky enough to have to reinstall the OS because of a harware failure,
or bad back up that is an event that takes much longer to do than Windows.
Doing it at some odd hour, under the gun to get the system back on line and
with no access to tech support, that can certainly flavor your opinion of
the product over time. Thankfully the last Card Key UNIX box was the Pegasus
1000 I believe. I think GE may have killed UNIX for good with Casi, and CEM
is the only one I know that still promotes a UNIX based platform. I don't
see a big future for UNIX in the alarm industry or anywhere else thank
goodness.
"Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Roland Moore" <roland@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> So Steve Ryckman is connected with SIMS? And that is the same guy that
>> started this NG?
>> I know a lot of Central Stations that use SIMS. Some SIMS guys have
> switched
>> to DICE in our area. DICE is UNIX  based so that makes me not a DICE fan.
>
> Why is that? Unix is universally known for stability
>
>> However DICE seems to work okay. Most Central Stations in my area running
>> SIMS run some version of DSC (a.k.a. SurGard) brand (virtual) receiver. I
>> have had a few issues with SIMS over time but since I don't operate a
>> Central Station I mostly complain to the Central Station staff and they
>> forward it to SIMS. Most SIMS issues I had involved trying to get a DSC
>> receiver to parse out Modem a3 squared format correctly to hand it off to
>> SIMS correctly.
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> I could see automation maybe having problems with a particular format but
> not the receiver, SurGard does have a specific setting to interpret Modem
> format and from what I've seen it works as well as a Radionics 6600
>
>
>> You say Steve Ryckman doesn't post much here anymore. I wonder if that is
> at
>> least some part of the reason?
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> He doesn't post because of Robert Bass
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