@dhromed, it was a Samsung SyncMaster 226BW. Details are available on the manufacturer's site. As I recall, we paid about $250 at NewEgg.
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RE: That Darn Monitor
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RE: Case Waxing
> So I'm guessing what you got is a normal big-cased desktop PC, reinstalled as a sever.
That's right. It is basically a gaming rig from Microcenter but we're running our database on it.
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RE: Case Waxing
It is not bullshit. I stood there and watched him do it. When I asked him why he had a can of wax in his desk drawer, he replied, "I put it on metal things to keep them from rusting, like my mail box."
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Overengineered a little?
So there is a bulletin board in the hall where I work where people post recent accomplishments... you know, to boost morale and such. Last week's accomplishment was... my hands tremble to type this... it's almost too much to bear.... are you ready?
A utility to add line numbers to source code listings.
Wow.
Nevermind that there is already a GNU tool nl on every Unix box made since 1970 that will do that for you. Or heaven forbid we should write the one line of Perl to do it.
Now, can you guess what language was used to create this masterpiece, nay, this paragon of programming?
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That Darn Monitor
After weeks of begging, The Client finally gets me a decent monitor. In truth, it is gorgeous: 22-inches, widescreen, bright & crisp picture, good colors. I turn off the computer in order to plug in the new monitor. When I turn the computer back on, the RAID controller fails. Sigh. I explain the situation and that we'll have to use the backup drive until the manufacturer sends us a replacement controller.
What should have been a mild annoyance and 30-second conversation turns into two hours of exhausting verbal sparring about how the monitor, in fact, did not fry the RAID controller by somehow sending an electrical pulse into the it, bypassing the power supply and motherboard. Despite my reassurances, he continues to scowl at the monitor. I can see him thinking to himself, "How dare it damage equipment? -
Case Waxing
We finally got a decent server a couple weeks ago: 4 CPUs, 5 disks, plenty of RAM. My client, however, was not so impressed with the technical specs but rather the case. He instructed me to leave the computer in my office instead of the server room so that he may admire its appearance. In fact, he was so smitten with the case that he produced from his office a can of Carnuba wax, which he then applied. He waxed our new computer!