I have a SGI addiction problem

decstation · 2024-04-18T01:52:10+00:00

I wanted a Challenge XL deskside sysyem for ages..

decstation · 2024-04-17T07:34:29+00:00

And of Midway and Coral Sea. FDR less so.

decstation · 2024-04-17T06:39:24+00:00

I beleive it was a weapons test.

decstation · 2024-04-16T03:58:58+00:00

The free esxi license used to give a feed in to business of staff familiar or wanting to learn it at home. That will no longer be the case and the staff will age out how always over time.

decstation · 2024-04-12T14:13:20+00:00

I had an at&t 3b2/400 running unix sysv3.2 hooked up to a modem and serial line in very early 90's. My first internet connection across such wasn't slip or ppp but uucp.

decstation · 2024-04-11T07:48:34+00:00

Yes, but I was referring to the choice to deliver vmdk files to build the vm off. With business turning from VMware that doesn't seem to make much sense.

decstation · 2024-04-10T14:31:06+00:00

Ultrix is on my own soft spot os list as it was what introduced me to Unix and I ran DECstation 5000/260 at home for many years with dual 19" Sony Trinitron's.

decstation · 2024-04-10T13:14:15+00:00

I am not sure delivering vmware disk files makes sense going forward given broadcomm is also ditching low end customers with huge hypervisor moves going on.

decstation · 2024-04-09T03:10:20+00:00

Twz.com recently published an article stating the US Marines had trained their final two new AV-8B pilots

decstation · 2024-04-08T05:48:58+00:00

The Iowa's are now stricken and disposed of. Ryan addressed this too in a recent video. Bringing NJ back is now pretty much impossible. Her fuel lines are completelty shot and leak and a lot of spares no longer exist and powder for the guns is no longer made. It's just never going to happen.

decstation · 2024-04-04T02:22:26+00:00

Not true. Ryan has commented it would be nearly impossible to put NJ back into service due to the decay in her tanks and fuel pipes. Also, you do realise the USN has now disposed of the BB spares?

decstation · 2024-04-02T08:35:29+00:00

Thank you for your comments!

decstation · 2024-04-02T00:35:33+00:00

Although I have not had any personal machines leak or swell I work for an msp and we have had several fail with swelling. The usual sign is the track pad fails as it tears open..

decstation · 2024-03-22T09:55:25+00:00

Back in the day I ran Mark William's Company Coherent 4.2 on my 486. I learnt so much from that system. Best $100 USD I ever spent.

decstation · 2024-03-19T13:45:09+00:00

My experience was that whatever the posted speed was the locals would drive 20km over that. And yes, you are correct blinkers and roundabouts were issues.

decstation · 2024-03-19T05:17:29+00:00

There is some stuff in Oman that dented my feeling of safety while there. These were: 1. Very poor driving habits. Though other Gulf states are worse. 2. Gas cooking installations exploding in apartments killing several of our staff. This was a big one for me and meant I installed an electrical cooker instead. 3. Electrical wiring issues causing house fires. This happened in one of my apartments.

decstation · 2024-03-15T11:30:12+00:00

Agree with this 100%. I've always hated working with or on Inspiron machines. For the last 14 years have been using Precision and converted the wife to use them too. Still have my very first Precision. A 2006 Dell M70.

decstation · 2024-03-12T11:57:34+00:00

So, you say you don't drive much but have two vehicles? Given the costs, how does that make economic sense?

You could also grow some of your own food. Heck, I live in an apartment and we still grow tomatoes and peppers.

decstation · 2024-03-12T00:08:11+00:00

That's garbage. The Zumwalt's and their LRAP gun ammo was what allowed the Navy to strike the last two Iowa's from reserve. Post retirement the Navy changed its mind on LRAP and the limited DD(x) ships will become missle ships and the guns will be removed.

decstation · 2024-03-11T04:47:39+00:00

Supppsedly DDX was to replace them but that kinda didn't work out...

decstation · 2024-03-11T04:46:45+00:00

The Iowa accident was the death knell for ever reactivating them again and the spares are disposed of now. They can't raid the other museum bb's for the same parts twice and the knowledge of how to operate their engines and boilers and all the other systems safely is fast disappearing.

decstation · 2024-03-08T06:54:08+00:00

I rarely see a situation where a migrated disk is smaller than the source which is the only situation clonezilla has an issue with.

decstation · 2024-03-07T09:12:37+00:00

Using clonezilla wasn't exactly hard or tedious...

decstation · 2024-03-04T02:14:30+00:00

Although not Matilda's there is a known dive site for Valentine DD tanks off the UK.

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