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  • M Maximilien

    you know, you could have spent it on something else than a computer ?


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    Maximilien wrote:

    you know, you could have spent it on something else than a computer ?

    Is that even possible? :confused: He has the car already, and the girl (ME):rose:. What else is there in life?:confused:

    Joanne Cassick Current Accountant Now, IT Student


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      Ray Cassick wrote:

      No problem with that where my systems are. My office is all the way up in the attic on the third floor. All the heat in the house goes up into my Office all year long. I always have to worry about keeping my office cool, event in the winter really.

      You may now need to move your office (and therefore computer) into the basement and use it to heat the entire house.

      Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004

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      Michael Martin wrote:

      You may now need to move your office (and therefore computer) into the basement and use it to heat the entire house.

      He will be able to do the laundry better down there.... Humm.....:-D

      Joanne Cassick Current Accountant Now, IT Student


      Albert Einstein "The important thing is not to stop questioning."

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        :laugh: Considering that this is going to be my desktop system and not a server :) I just wish I knew what motherboard was in it.


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        Ray Cassick wrote:

        I just wish I knew what motherboard was in it.

        you'll find out soon enough. ;) I am surprised that you don't know though, I've spotted even the motherboards inside of alienware from their ads and been able to duplicate their builds locally using the same equipment. :) Our dual/dual at work is a supermicro X7DA8

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          Don't give me any ideas.:doh:

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          Joanne Cassick wrote:

          Don't give me any ideas.:doh:

          I'll do nothing but. All my ideas will cause Ray pain and he'll have no come back on me. I'm down here in beatiful Oz and my wife doesn't come by CP, so he can't get me back.

          Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004

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            Michael Martin wrote:

            You may now need to move your office (and therefore computer) into the basement and use it to heat the entire house.

            He will be able to do the laundry better down there.... Humm.....:-D

            Joanne Cassick Current Accountant Now, IT Student


            Albert Einstein "The important thing is not to stop questioning."

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            Joanne Cassick wrote:

            He will be able to do the laundry better down there.... Humm.....:-D

            Organise for him to work from home and I can't think of a reason he would need to come up from there.

            Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004

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              Maximilien wrote:

              you know, you could have spent it on something else than a computer ?

              Is that even possible? :confused: He has the car already, and the girl (ME):rose:. What else is there in life?:confused:

              Joanne Cassick Current Accountant Now, IT Student


              Albert Einstein "The important thing is not to stop questioning."

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              Joanne Cassick wrote:

              Is that even possible? :confused: He has the car already, and the girl (ME). :rose: What else is there in life?:confused:

              Alcohol.

              Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004

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                Michael A. Barnhart wrote:

                I ask why the bonus. Are you now a new employee again? I.E. Is this really a payout of your benefits you are loosing?

                It was more of a signing bonus really. Intels way of 'thanking' those that decided to transition tot he new company and not take advantage of this time to jump ship and move on. The only real benefit that I am loosing is stock options/discount purchase (Intel has a generous stock option and stock purchase program) since Dialogic is a privately held company there is no stock involved. That had been nice over the last few years as I was able to use stock to redo my living room and other things around the house. There is a definite advantage to being able to buy stock at a 15% discount :) I am excited about the new company though. I have to say that Intel really had their head up their a** for the last few years running this division. While they are a great company to work for and had a strong position in the market (for the most part) they really had no idea how to run a Telecommunications product company. It showed in lost market share and poor revenue numbers.


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                Ray Cassick wrote:

                I am excited about the new company though.

                That is great to hear. Hope all works well and the new leadership meets your expectations.

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                  Ray Cassick wrote:

                  I just wish I knew what motherboard was in it.

                  you'll find out soon enough. ;) I am surprised that you don't know though, I've spotted even the motherboards inside of alienware from their ads and been able to duplicate their builds locally using the same equipment. :) Our dual/dual at work is a supermicro X7DA8

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                  Yeah, this add[^] gives no real details. I emailed them about it but have not heard back yet. I am thinking that it is probably not an Intel board for that price but I am not viewing that as a bad thing since I have worked with them before in my lab at work and found them to be a bit, shall we say, temperMENTAL.


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                    Joanne Cassick wrote:

                    He will be able to do the laundry better down there.... Humm.....:-D

                    Organise for him to work from home and I can't think of a reason he would need to come up from there.

                    Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004

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                    If I did not have the exercise of going form the attic to the basement every 1.5 hours on the weekends I would end up looking like some Jaba-The-Hut type IT guy :)


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                      Joanne Cassick wrote:

                      Is that even possible? :confused: He has the car already, and the girl (ME). :rose: What else is there in life?:confused:

                      Alcohol.

                      Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004

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                      Been there, done that (in my youth), got the tee-sirt. I get giddy in other ways now. Nothing like the whine of 120mm fans and HDs spinning up...


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                        Ray Cassick wrote:

                        I am excited about the new company though.

                        That is great to hear. Hope all works well and the new leadership meets your expectations.

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                        I am keeping an open mind and hoping that my input on the products that I specialize in will help out too. Nick Jensen the CEO seems to be very customer and market focused as where Intel was only product focused.


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                          Been there, done that (in my youth), got the tee-sirt. I get giddy in other ways now. Nothing like the whine of 120mm fans and HDs spinning up...


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                          Ray Cassick wrote:

                          Been there, done that (in my youth), got the tee-sirt. I get giddy in other ways now.

                          That's just wrong. I've moved to Porters and Stouts and botique beers. There's no letting it go. Plus your like what, 2 yerars older then me anyway.

                          Ray Cassick wrote:

                          Nothing like the whine of 120mm fans and HDs spinning up...

                          Or a quality beer to have with it. These new machines run pretty bloody hot. Need something to cool you down.

                          Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004

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                            On the contrary, anyone who uses a P4 for development most definitely needs a new machine. Ugh. ;P

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                            Why do you say that, Anna?

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                              Ray Cassick wrote:

                              Been there, done that (in my youth), got the tee-sirt. I get giddy in other ways now.

                              That's just wrong. I've moved to Porters and Stouts and botique beers. There's no letting it go. Plus your like what, 2 yerars older then me anyway.

                              Ray Cassick wrote:

                              Nothing like the whine of 120mm fans and HDs spinning up...

                              Or a quality beer to have with it. These new machines run pretty bloody hot. Need something to cool you down.

                              Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004

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                              Michael Martin wrote:

                              Or a quality beer to have with it.

                              These days I am more of a wine or Corona drinker.


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                                Yeah, this add[^] gives no real details. I emailed them about it but have not heard back yet. I am thinking that it is probably not an Intel board for that price but I am not viewing that as a bad thing since I have worked with them before in my lab at work and found them to be a bit, shall we say, temperMENTAL.


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                                Ray Cassick wrote:

                                Yeah, this add[^] gives no real details.

                                Not positive... but this matches: http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon1333/5000V/X7DVL-E.cfm[^]

                                _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

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                                  Ray Cassick wrote:

                                  Yeah, this add[^] gives no real details.

                                  Not positive... but this matches: http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon1333/5000V/X7DVL-E.cfm[^]

                                  _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

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                                  Oh, that one rocks.


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                                    Oh, that one rocks.


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                                    Ray Cassick wrote:

                                    Oh, that one rocks.

                                    No guarentees now... I am just matching features. There is probably a Tyan and Intel similar. If it said Intel graphics I would assume it was an Intel board. There are also some OEM boards from Asus and MSI that are not available for individual sales. I'll be interested in what you find out. We chose all our components... but it cost a lot more... a LOT more. http://www.zianet.com/jjustinb/MonarchComputerSCSIDualDual.pdf[^]

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                                      Did that already. I am also paying off some Credit card debit with it.


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                                      Some? If you have more then that should be the first priority. The interest on CC debt is enough to kill anyone.


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                                        Ray Cassick wrote:

                                        Been there, done that (in my youth), got the tee-sirt. I get giddy in other ways now.

                                        That's just wrong. I've moved to Porters and Stouts and botique beers. There's no letting it go. Plus your like what, 2 yerars older then me anyway.

                                        Ray Cassick wrote:

                                        Nothing like the whine of 120mm fans and HDs spinning up...

                                        Or a quality beer to have with it. These new machines run pretty bloody hot. Need something to cool you down.

                                        Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004

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                                        Michael Martin wrote:

                                        and botique beers.

                                        Er, that should be "bo**U**tique", Michael. Jeez, when are you ever going to learn about the letter U? Seesh... ;)

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                                          Simple, she understands that I use these machines to make more money :) Besides, my wife as a big geek too. It was her that told me to not stop at 2 Gigs of Ram to to go to 4 :)


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                                          Thats not geekiness - thats her making you happy, and well...getting...no. the rest of the money.


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