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Grex > Coop9 > #90: Setting a Date for Unveiling the "New Grex" | |
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dpc
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Setting a Date for Unveiling the "New Grex"
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Apr 24 15:13 UTC 1997 |
At last night's Board meeting I suggested that a definite date
be set for the unveiling of the "new Grex"--our new computer. The
Board didn't feel comfortable with that because in the past such
deadlines have not been met.
I made my suggestion because Grex' performance now is
s-l-o-w, and no wonder, considering we are running on only 32 Megs
of RAM! Also, aruba reported that in April so far we have taken
in only $36.
I felt that by setting a date, Grexers would at least be given
some hope, and we might see an increase in revenues.
I *still* think setting a date and publicizing it, perhaps
in the Message of the Day, is a good idea. After all, people chipped
in some substantial donations for the new machine.
What do others think about this?
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tao
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response 1 of 18:
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Apr 24 15:30 UTC 1997 |
I don't really see what setting a date will accomplish. The lag
on Grex doesn't bother me very much -- mostly, I think, because
I find the discussions worth waiting for.
Why put undue pressure on people by establishing a deadline?
Are that many users clamoring for increased I/O speed?
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krj
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response 2 of 18:
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Apr 24 15:51 UTC 1997 |
Working on tough technical issues with volunteer, part-time staff
makes it *very* difficult to meet a deadline.
Grex performance is still nowhere near as bad as it was in the
last months of the Sun 3 machine.
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aruba
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response 3 of 18:
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Apr 25 02:05 UTC 1997 |
*Swarms of locusts* weren't as bad as the death throws of the Sun 3.
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tsty
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response 4 of 18:
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Apr 25 02:16 UTC 1997 |
amen to #3 .............
i consider that an announced date would create an artificial threshold.
i agree with dpc that a 'preformance objective' (although those
are not his words) is a sort of goal, i do not agree that such
publicity is sufficiently valid for a grexian organization.
computer systems, while similar to a toaster, are not simple enough
to be created like toasters. birds fly from the nest when ready, or
crash when not. let's let staff surprise us.
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steve
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response 5 of 18:
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Apr 25 02:18 UTC 1997 |
Dave, I know that things are bad right now, given that without
the extra 96M of memory things booog doowwwwnn.
But I don't think that making a date is going to do much, other
than the fact that staff will have a date to miss. Part of our
problem is getting the right people together to do things. I think
that I can free up some time on Friday night, so I'm going to
try and work on partitioning the 2G disk on Grach. If I can, great
but if I can't, then we'll slip a little more.
Making a deadline for this really isn't going to work.
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valerie
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response 6 of 18:
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Apr 25 14:10 UTC 1997 |
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srw
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response 7 of 18:
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Apr 29 05:59 UTC 1997 |
Tetris? Do you really play that?
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dang
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response 8 of 18:
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May 1 02:09 UTC 1997 |
No, freecell and Diablo. :)
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dpc
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response 9 of 18:
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Jun 24 18:29 UTC 1997 |
We raised a whole pile of money almost 6 months ago, in a big
hurry, to buy a new machine.
I was wondering if anyone has an idea of when this new system
will be in place.
I'm gruntled. I'm not yet *dis*gruntled.
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aruba
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response 10 of 18:
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Jun 24 20:10 UTC 1997 |
To be accurate, the money was collected between 1/6/97 and 3/18/97. (I'm not
correcting you, dpc, just adding some hard numbers.)
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valerie
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response 11 of 18:
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Jun 25 02:46 UTC 1997 |
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srw
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response 12 of 18:
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Jun 26 16:39 UTC 1997 |
I am disappointed that the machine languishes non-functional in
the pumpkin room because no one can figure out why it won't boot
properly. I know nothing about Sun Hardware, myself.
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robh
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response 13 of 18:
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Jun 26 20:47 UTC 1997 |
Don't worry, dpc, it's all my fault for resigning from staff and
increasing the workload on the others. >8)
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valerie
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response 14 of 18:
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Jun 27 06:23 UTC 1997 |
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krj
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response 15 of 18:
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Jun 27 18:41 UTC 1997 |
I think we should set a date by which dpc will have the new Sun
up and running. :)
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dpc
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response 16 of 18:
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Jun 27 19:17 UTC 1997 |
Sure. I'd be glad to go over to the Pumpkin, pick up the new Sun,
and run with it. 8-)
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valerie
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response 17 of 18:
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Jun 27 22:08 UTC 1997 |
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tsty
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response 18 of 18:
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Jun 27 22:14 UTC 1997 |
yeh, dpc, you;re only good enough to shoulder the earth .......
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