[Coco] [Color Computer] The evolution of the Coco..

Sun Apr 24 15:02:14 EDT 2005

Dave,
Yes, I do agree with this, and I am doing it for my A++, I feel that this 
certification is totaly useless, especialy when I have been servicing, 
building and supporting machines for 10 years now, but it looks good to HR 
people.
-Glen
>
>Glen, the other option is to do the study work yourself with some
>decent books....and build a small home lab...
>My first CNE cert (3) was done through EDS and cost about $7000 back
>in '97 and I did the CNE 4 & 5 cert's on my own....saving $$$$$
>I did the same for my MCP certs's.....saved $$$$$ again....
>Self study is not for everyone and puts a lot more pressure on one
>esp. when trying to work and live....
>What helped was writing the exams on vacation....much to my wife's
>chagrin....
>I did the retail repair thing for about a week recently and decided
>it would make more sense (and money) to do this myself as a
>business.....
>Linux Servers have good foothold in this town and is on my list to
>re-acquaint myself with.....h3ll Ottawa is 75% Java based with IBM
>being the big player in town (not Microsoft)
>I micro-unix for the CoCo would be cool in my books... :-)
>Cheers Dave
>(hope to be incorporated next month)
>
>
>--- In ColorComputer at yahoogroups.com, "Glen VanDenBiggelaar"
><glenvdb at h...> wrote:
> > Basil,
> > I guess when you have been exposed to it the way I have, you just
>get
> > bitter. I use to work in a small computer store as service
>manager, and
> > EVERYDAY (YES- 6 DAYS A WEEK!), I would have these guys come in
>and try to
> > "covert me", and the owner of the store and try to get us to sell
>Linux
> > Pre-intstalled, and suport Linux Boxes. The simple fact is
>Microsoft, and my
> > MSCE, feeds me, puts food on my table. It makes money for the
>store, and it
> > sells computers, for people with families, it feeds the childeren
>and puts
> > childeren through school. Dell has tried now twice to sell
>computers with
> > Linux "pre-instaled" and has failed miserbly both times. I had the
>chance to
> > become Redhat Certified for something like $5000. I would much
>rather use
> > that kind of money to further enhance my MCSE, because the job
>market
> > demands it. I have had  demontrations on many different flavors of
>Linux,
> > you go to Technet and all the banner ads are now for Linux books.
>Linux is
> > everywherw in the tech world, but nowhere in the real consumer
>world.
> > I look on linux like the movie "Titanic" by James Cameron. I have
>never seen
> > the movie because all the hype has turned me off so bad, I refuse
>to watch
> > it. When I die, I want that writen on my grave stone "Refused to
>watch
> > Titanic".
> > When linux is mainstream, and customers like grandma's are useing
>linux, or
> > if Redhat came to me and offerd certification for free, then I
>will start
> > learning it, but for now, I see it like something that is dead,
>but refuses
> > to be burried.
> > -but thats way off the topics here,
> > -Glen
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >Glen,
> > >
> > >Not sure what your talking about.  Most of the Linux crackpots
>are on
> > >the 'FREE ' bandwagon and has a stick up thier butt about Windows.
> > >
> > >  Linux is free and has a good foundation, Linux Trovalds had a
>great
> > >idea in Linux. Even Linus has a problem with these freaks. Linux
>is no
> > >more a cult than Microsoft just more people who look at Linux in
>the
> > >same way people look at the Coco or even the Apple ][ we are
>diehard
> > >fans of the Coco I still use it but I use both Windows and Linux
>dual
> > >boot and it a good mix.
> > >
> > >  Linux is just another operating system that is free to use, you
>can,
> > >buy it with support or if you want creat your own Distro at this
>time I
> > >believe there are over 100.  Its sad that you look at Linux the
>way you
> > >do.
> > >
> > >Linux gives you the freedom to choose and you don't get the BS
>you get
> > >with Windows.  Linux hardly crashes, Linux is not virus prone as
>is
> > >windows.  I think you  believe Microsoft's FUD's to much if you
>want to
> > >talk about a cult there are a lot of Window freaks out there.  I
>just
> > >look at both as a tool to do what I want.   Nothing more and
>nothing  less.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >--
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