[ale] OT Re: [ale] Microsoft now favors fair competition

[Matthew Brown]

This reminds me.  Has anyone had any experience with getting Linux going
on their Xbox?  I can get most of it up, but I am having trouble getting
the Intellimouse Optical going with X.  It just occurred to me that this
might be related to the other problem mentioned earlier.  I don't have a
KVM involved, tho'.

Best regards,
Matthew Brown, President
CorData, Inc.
O: (770) 795-0089
F: (404) 806-4855
E: matthew.brown at cordata.net


-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Hubbs [mailto:hbbs at attbi.com] 
To: ale at ale.org
Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 11:47 AM
To: Jeff Hubbs
Cc: Geoffrey; ale at ale.org
Subject: Re: [ale] OT Re: [ale] Microsoft now favors fair competition


Oops, I meant to say that they sent me a Linksys the second time.


On Mon, 2002-09-09 at 11:45, Jeff Hubbs wrote:
> Last place I worked, I requested a Cybex KVM switch for a new server 
> rack; "Batman and Robin" bought me a Belkin instead.  The machines - a

> mixture of Compaq Deskpros and Dell Poweredges - wouldn't all boot up 
> properly when they weren't selected.  I told the Dynamic Duo to get my

> a frickin' Cybex.  They sent me a Belkin; same issues.  I sent it back

> to the Caped Crusaders and FINALLY they sent me the Cybex I'd 
> originally asked for.  No issues and no problems.
> 
> Some years prior after I had bought a Cybex at work, I found I had a 
> problem with an IBM PS/2 Model 80 and the keyboard.  Cybex sent me an 
> adapter box (at no cost) that corrected an issue with original PS/2s 
> and I was in business.
> 
> - Jeff
> 
> On Mon, 2002-09-09 at 11:03, Geoffrey wrote:
> > Charles Shapiro wrote:
> > > Oh now.  I hate to jump into this, but Microsoft Press has 
> > > published some fine books on the practice of programming. I 
> > > recommend Steve Maguire's _Writing_Solid_Code_ (ISBN: 1556155514) 
> > > and Steve McConnell's _Code_Complete_ (ISBN: 1556154844) to anyone

> > > who writes code for others to use. They're both filled with 
> > > real-world advice which really works, and they're inspiring to 
> > > boot. They're also platform-neutral, although they're biased 
> > > heavily toward C and C++. This is a product of the time they were 
> > > written, rather than any particular evil Corporate Conspiracy.
> > 
> > One, I will not buy any Microsoft products when I can find a
substitute. 
> >   So far, I'm doing pretty good.  I don't even look at anything
> > published by them.  I'm sure there are other books that address the
same 
> > issues these do, that don't put more money into fueling the
monopoly.
> > 
> > I've actually read portions of Code Complete from a work library, 
> > and to
> > be honest, it's pretty full of common sense, which many programmers
seem 
> > to lack, but hardly the only place to find such jewels...
> > 
> > > 
> > > -- CHS (Linux zealot)
> > 
> > If you are, then before every purchase you should ask yourself a 
> > couple
> > of questions:
> > 
> > 1. Can I do without it?
> > 2. Is there a (non-microsoft) substitute?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net
> > 
> > I didn't have to buy my radio from a specific company to listen to 
> > FM, why doesn't that apply to the Internet (anymore...)?
> > 
> > 
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