> > >Ahem. Time for the old man to step in and say a few words. The PM-11
> > >is still in place in _alot_ of customer applications. It was never
> >
> > But compared to the PM-2?
>
> I agree to that point, but don't be pickin' on my PM-11's, they're
> way cool and can make an 8088 do things that would shock you. :-)
Guess what a PM 11 does with a 80486?
>
> Actually, that statement goes to all the BS that's been goin' 'round
> about the PortMaster being a PC because it's x86 based. Hell, a PM
> could dance circles around a PC and if we decided to give it a shell
> it'd probably make the sparc look silly - which with Solaris is ...
> well, now *I'm* being a techno-snob. :-)
Yep I agree. Well written OS is the key!
> Yes, shame on you, go to your room. Oh, you're in your room. Ok, no
> internet for three contiguous hours. That'll teach you, young man!!!
Oh my god! Id die!
> No, that's wrong too. The PM2 originally shipped with ComOS 2.3. The
> PM-11 ended his OS life at 2.4. The main differences are that the PM-11
> is floppy-based and that its max port speed is 57600 (unsupported, 38400
> was the advertised speed). And there are several people who have solid
> experience supporting the box.
Yah me (now) after learning the hard way! I even mirror your FTP site.
> > >My buddy 'Zoner just comes to the game a bit late, and being a techno-snob
> >
> > I prefer elitist.
>
> Hey, a rose by any other name ...
Would look like this:
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Advanced Medical Systems, Inc. 800-324-8594 jake@uh.edu
Houston, Texas http://www.ams.com/~jake
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(Don't steal my squigglies)