[rescue] Sun memo regarding Java

[Dave McGuire]

On Tuesday, February 11, 2003, at 08:00 PM, Frank Van Damme wrote:
> That's a different matter, most of the people you say will never buy a
> sparc, and will probably be better of with a 1 GHz pc too.

   Better off?  I doubt that.

> If it works.

   My point exactly.

> I had some bad experience last days... got a new pc (well
> mobo-case-cpu-mem), which at home didn't work; took it back to the 
> store,
> they replaced the power supply, demonstrated me it worked; I return 
> home
> with it, it's just as dead as something.
>
> That means: I have the same problem as before they changed the psu: the
> thing's beeping all the time and doesn't boot. Extra detail: it didn't 
> do
> that in the store, and I did NOT change ANY components before trying. 
> I can
> add a video card if I like, stays neatly blank. Extremely frustrating 
> if
> you SAW IT WORKS and just ceased doing that when you return home with 
> it.

   Man, that SUCKS. :-(

>>    Unfortunately that approach doesn't work in situations where 
>> product
>> liability may be a concern.
>
> I am just glad I don't have to care about "software + business".

   Yeah well, unfortunately some of us make a living in this business.

      -Dave

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