[Info-vax] Maybe a bit OT, maybe not.. in any case an interesting article

[Richard B. Gilbert]

On 5/15/2012 5:50 PM, VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
> In article<6-OdnUWNLcohWy_SnZ2dnUVZ_qudnZ2d at giganews.com>, "Richard B. Gilbert"<rgilbert88 at comcast.net>  writes:
>> On 5/15/2012 9:40 AM, Bob Koehler wrote:
>>> In article<YqadnQbVdK5g0yzSnZ2dnUVZ_vydnZ2d at giganews.com>, "Richard B. Gilbert"<rgilbert88 at comcast.net>   writes:
>>>> Turbo-Tax is not an MS product.  It's a product of "Intuit".  It does
>>>> require Windows so I suppose you will have to "roll your own" to run
>>>> under VMS.
>>>
>>>      It DOES NOT require Windows.  We've been running it on MacOS for over
>>>      a decade.
>>>
>>
>> Sorry, I don't do Mac.  When I went to buy a computer, I found that I
>> couldn't afford a Mac.  I bought the el cheapo X86 MS-DOS that I *could*
>> afford!
>>
>> In a career spanning almost forty years, I managed to get about four
>> hours of "face time" with a Mac.
>>
>> It appeared, to me, that the graphic arts people loved the Mac and no
>> one else cared!
>
> Well, I spend a lot of time around the music industry.  They've embraced
> the Mac for Firewire support of Pro-interfaces and for its reliability.
> I could tell you several horror stories about the gigs I've been working
> where one of the artists was using WEENDOZE and had problems with it.  I
> recall several that wound up cancelling the gig because the WEENDOZE box
> was shitted!  Sorry but toys just don't cut it for real audio production
> work!  Next month I'll do a 3 day live broadcast and I wouldn't think to
> even try to use a WEENDOZE box.  CTRL-ALT-DEL every couple of hours just
> does not cut in the world of live performance!
>

I think you must be doing something wrong.  My Windows box is turned on 
24x7.  I'm running Windows XP Service Pack Three.  It's been up for 
years.  The only times I've had to reboot have been when a power outrage
lasts long enough for my UPS to run down.

My consumer "router" rejects any incoming traffic that is not a response 
to an outgoing packet.  It will, on request, display the various 
attempts to break in. The last time I looked, I was getting something 
like 25 break in attempts per minute.