[dba-Tech] PC problem

I heard a story in my very early days that the number base 16 should
actually be named sexadecimal.  But IBM couldn't handle that. So they called
it hexadecimal. 

Can you imagine interpreting sex codes? Or displaying something in sex? Or
referring to sex digits?

Rocky





 	
	

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of MartyConnelly
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 2:42 PM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem

Your lucky most old IBM programmers had to amputate two toes on each foot,
so they could count in Hexadecimal.

Hale, Jim wrote:

><I usually look for the "sweet spot" on the price list where my minimum 
>acceptable level of performance meets my maximum acceptable level of 
>cost.>
>
>When I did that I ended up with an abacus. At least its low 
>maintenance. :-( Jim Hale
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos
>Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 8:29 AM
>To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
>Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PC problem
>
>
>Yeah, it's expensive to buy the current top end equipment. If you can 
>live with yesterdays - or last weeks' or last months high end stuff you 
>can save a lot of money. I usually look for the "sweet spot" on the 
>price list where my minimum acceptable level of performance meets my 
>maximum acceptable level of cost. and then maybe go one step up or down 
>from there depending on how big the steps are ;-)  Needing high end 
>stuff for proper game play will cost you though.
>
>Good luck getting it back up and running again.
>
>GK
>  
>

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Marty Connelly
Victoria, B.C.
Canada

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