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

[Richard B. Gilbert]

On 5/15/2012 8:27 PM, Johnny Billquist wrote:
> 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???

I don't recall ANY "mandatory" updates.  I'm not paying for "support". 
What I have works well and has worked for years.