Comment Re:VMS (Score 1) 763
Boy... HP's done everything but driven a stake through the heart of VMS and it's still out there in places like chip manufacture.
VMS -- the Timex of operationg systems.
Boy... HP's done everything but driven a stake through the heart of VMS and it's still out there in places like chip manufacture.
VMS -- the Timex of operationg systems.
As a 56 year old in IT... You're damned right.
But as an IT guy I'd rather be a Wal-Mart greeter than in management. I'd sleep nights because I won't have to be the guy doing the right-sizing.
I'm just looking to survive these days with a kid headed for college and a mortgage. Finding new and exciting challenges in IT is nice, but a steady paycheck beats a startup right now.
(Unless it's my own startup.)
Unfortunately, that's just the way it is.
The wife used the www.google.com/ie interface for accessability reasons. It worked much better for her with her screen reader. She's totally blind. She'll miss the interface and I know there were others using it for the same reason.
Time to bring back point to point newsfeeds which limit access. Spam control by knowing exactly who you'll feed -- and who you cut off for spam.
Bring back the days before Eternal September and the great renaming.
You knew the job was dangerous when you took it, Fred. -- Superchicken