Comment Re:About David Zampino (Score 1) 352
I met Dave in 97 when NorthPoint was starting up and we were looking for
isps to partner with. Dave ran Brainstorm and was eager to give his
customers faster connections. In some way I've forgotten the details
we ended up building our first node in his Mountain View facility. I
remember a Saturday morning, Dave dealing with network issues while I
wrestled a CBX into a rack in his server room and tried to figure where
they'd dropped the DS3. His router configuration management system was
the best I'd seen - always kept a copy of the running config when posting
a new one. He wanted network statistics for every customer mailed to him
every week and he'd call me if they didn't arrive. He cared about his
home as much as his business, not a trait I expected in a techie.
I lost track of him after the RCN buyout and always meant to look him up
again and ask about the rumor of someone landing on a roof in SF. I'm sad.
isps to partner with. Dave ran Brainstorm and was eager to give his
customers faster connections. In some way I've forgotten the details
we ended up building our first node in his Mountain View facility. I
remember a Saturday morning, Dave dealing with network issues while I
wrestled a CBX into a rack in his server room and tried to figure where
they'd dropped the DS3. His router configuration management system was
the best I'd seen - always kept a copy of the running config when posting
a new one. He wanted network statistics for every customer mailed to him
every week and he'd call me if they didn't arrive. He cared about his
home as much as his business, not a trait I expected in a techie.
I lost track of him after the RCN buyout and always meant to look him up
again and ask about the rumor of someone landing on a roof in SF. I'm sad.
