[ale] OT vision computers etal

[runman]

Recently I was trying to move some RAM between 2 pc's at
work and since one was a Dell and the other was a HP I
couldn't do it - one or the other (I forget which) had added
2 millimeters to their RAM stick so it wouldn't fit in any
one else's pc.

That's why I choose to build.  Monarch Computers is what I
would suggest locally.

- Greg

----- Original Message Follows -----
From: Geoffrey <esoteric at 3times25.net>
To: ale at ale.org
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
Subject: Re: [ale] OT vision computers etal
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 11:27:35 -0500

> Jeff Hubbs wrote:
> > Wouldn't you rather have machines that have commodity
> > parts that are  field-replaceable by pretty much anybody
> > with the know-how?  I've seen  so many situations where
> > operations halted for a day or so just to get  Dell
> parts even for machines that were under warranty, all due
> > to the  use of proprietary parts.
> 
> Excellent point.  Dell builds proprietary cases.  You'll
> have a hard  time finding replacement parts that come from
> anywhere but Dell.
> 
> -- 
> Until later, Geoffrey
> 
> War never solved anything, well, except slavery, fascism
> and communism
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