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

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2012-05-15 16.58, Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
> 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.

You've not done any of the "mandatory" security updates in several years???

	Johnny