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<blockquote data-quote="fsck" data-source="post: 15168" data-attributes="member: 1950"><p>I think I qualify for Ultra.</p><p></p><p>-Abandoned dual-degree (CE and psychology, for application in AI research)</p><p>-Solaris SysAdmin cert</p><p>-NT certs</p><p>-Working on Cisco certs</p><p></p><p>I'm a PC hobbyist, a c and perl programmer (first enterprise gig was c development to parse RAS router logs to Oracle using Pro*C), and avid PC game player.</p><p></p><p>I have held positions at Oracle (UNIX development support), MCI WorldCom (UNIX development and network architecture), Level 3 (UNIX system administration), and now... I am a UNIX sysadmin at <em>Sun</em>.</p><p></p><p>Not convinced? You should have a "number of home systems", "size of home network", and "size of home UPS" discrimination as well.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">--</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">Home power and network</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">-1 APC 1000W UPS</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">-1 no-name 350W UPS</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">-16-port 10/100 dual speed switch,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">-3Com ISDN router</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">-USR Sportster 56k external modem</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">--</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">Home workstations</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">-Windows 2000 media station</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 19" Iiyama VisionMaster pro-450 (trinitron)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * AMD Athlon T-bird 1000Mhz (VIA K266 chipset)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 768MB PC133 DDR-SDRAM</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 2 x 40GB IDE IBM Deskstar HDD</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 52x Hitachi IDE CD-ROM</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 4/2/20 SCSI Plextor CD-RW</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 32MB TNT2 Ultra video, on-board sound</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * Tekram Ultra-SCSI interface</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * LNE-100TX Linksys NIC</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * Epson Perfection 1200U USB scanner</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * HP 952C InkJet USB printer</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * Nikkon Coolpix 880 3.3 megapixel digital camera</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 2 x 48MB CF USB-enabled Lexar-media (for camera)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * MS Natural Lite (ergo keyboard)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * MS Optical Intellimouse (USB mouse)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * MS Optical Explorer (USB trackball)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">-Windows 2000 gaming station</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 21" Sun dual-input (trinitron)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * AMD Athlon T-bird 900Mhz (VIA K266 chipset)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 512MB PC133 SDRAM</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 1 x 20 GB, 1 x 30GB IDE IBM Deskstar HDD</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 16x IDE Philips DVD-ROM</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 12/4/24 SCSI Plextor CD-RW</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 32MB Elsa Gladiac GeForce2 Pro</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * SBLive! sound, Klipsch Pro-media 4.1 speakers </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * Adaptec 2940U Ultra-SCSI interface</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * D-Link 10/100 NIC</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * MS Natural Lite (ergo keyboard)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * Logitech Optical something or other (USB mouse)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">-Linux (Debian, kernel 2.2) file server</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 17" Mitsubishi Diamondtron</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * Intel Celeron 566Mhz (BX chipset)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 256MB PC100 SDRAM</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 2 x 30 GB IDE IBM Deskstar HDD</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 52x generic CD-ROM</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 16MB Diamond Banshee video, no sound</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * D-Link 10/100 NIC</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * MS Natural Lite (ergo keyboard), generic mouse</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 40+ GB of MP3 streamed over the network</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">-Sun Ultra5 workstation</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 19" Optiquest</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * UltraSPARC-IIi 366Mhz</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 2x 9.6GB SCSI disk</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * Creator3D video</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * Planned SCSI to a tape robot</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">--</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">Laptops</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">-Dell Lattitude CPt (Windows 2000)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 15" XVGA</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * Intel Celeron 466Mhz (BX chipset)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 320MB PC100 SDRAM</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 1 x 6GB IDE IBM Travelstar HDD</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 24x CD-ROM module / floppy module</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 8MB ATI Mobility video, on-board sound</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * Xircom RealJack 10/100 NIC, 3Com 56k modem</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">-Toshiba Satellite Pro 440 CDT (Windows 98SE)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 12" SVGA</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * Intel Pentium MMX 133Mhz (ancient chipset)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 160MB RAM</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 1 x 4GB IDE IBM Travelstar HDD</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 8x CD-ROM module / floppy module</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 2MB integrated video, on-board sound</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 3COM 10/100 NIC, integrated 33.6K modem</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">-Apple PowerBook (MacOS 7.x)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 10" SVGA</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * Motorola 33Mhz RISC</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 16MB RAM</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 1 x 800MB IDE HDD</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * Integrated video, on-board sound</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * Integrated apple-talk, integrated modem</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">-Texas Instruments (old old old! DOS 6.0, Win 3.1)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 8" VGA</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * Intel 486sx 25Mhz</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 8MB RAM</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * 1 x 240MB IDE HDD</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * Integrated video, on-board sound</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"> * no modem or NIC to speak of</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'courier new'"></span></p><p></p><p>For all those systems, not counting what I depend on at work, 5 bonus points to the first person who can point out my current most pressing problem (and 5 demerits to any smart-ass who says "get a life!" <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fsck, post: 15168, member: 1950"] I think I qualify for Ultra. -Abandoned dual-degree (CE and psychology, for application in AI research) -Solaris SysAdmin cert -NT certs -Working on Cisco certs I'm a PC hobbyist, a c and perl programmer (first enterprise gig was c development to parse RAS router logs to Oracle using Pro*C), and avid PC game player. I have held positions at Oracle (UNIX development support), MCI WorldCom (UNIX development and network architecture), Level 3 (UNIX system administration), and now... I am a UNIX sysadmin at [I]Sun[/I]. Not convinced? You should have a "number of home systems", "size of home network", and "size of home UPS" discrimination as well. [FONT=courier new] -- Home power and network -1 APC 1000W UPS -1 no-name 350W UPS -16-port 10/100 dual speed switch, -3Com ISDN router -USR Sportster 56k external modem -- Home workstations -Windows 2000 media station * 19" Iiyama VisionMaster pro-450 (trinitron) * AMD Athlon T-bird 1000Mhz (VIA K266 chipset) * 768MB PC133 DDR-SDRAM * 2 x 40GB IDE IBM Deskstar HDD * 52x Hitachi IDE CD-ROM * 4/2/20 SCSI Plextor CD-RW * 32MB TNT2 Ultra video, on-board sound * Tekram Ultra-SCSI interface * LNE-100TX Linksys NIC * Epson Perfection 1200U USB scanner * HP 952C InkJet USB printer * Nikkon Coolpix 880 3.3 megapixel digital camera * 2 x 48MB CF USB-enabled Lexar-media (for camera) * MS Natural Lite (ergo keyboard) * MS Optical Intellimouse (USB mouse) * MS Optical Explorer (USB trackball) -Windows 2000 gaming station * 21" Sun dual-input (trinitron) * AMD Athlon T-bird 900Mhz (VIA K266 chipset) * 512MB PC133 SDRAM * 1 x 20 GB, 1 x 30GB IDE IBM Deskstar HDD * 16x IDE Philips DVD-ROM * 12/4/24 SCSI Plextor CD-RW * 32MB Elsa Gladiac GeForce2 Pro * SBLive! sound, Klipsch Pro-media 4.1 speakers * Adaptec 2940U Ultra-SCSI interface * D-Link 10/100 NIC * MS Natural Lite (ergo keyboard) * Logitech Optical something or other (USB mouse) -Linux (Debian, kernel 2.2) file server * 17" Mitsubishi Diamondtron * Intel Celeron 566Mhz (BX chipset) * 256MB PC100 SDRAM * 2 x 30 GB IDE IBM Deskstar HDD * 52x generic CD-ROM * 16MB Diamond Banshee video, no sound * D-Link 10/100 NIC * MS Natural Lite (ergo keyboard), generic mouse * 40+ GB of MP3 streamed over the network -Sun Ultra5 workstation * 19" Optiquest * UltraSPARC-IIi 366Mhz * 2x 9.6GB SCSI disk * Creator3D video * Planned SCSI to a tape robot -- Laptops -Dell Lattitude CPt (Windows 2000) * 15" XVGA * Intel Celeron 466Mhz (BX chipset) * 320MB PC100 SDRAM * 1 x 6GB IDE IBM Travelstar HDD * 24x CD-ROM module / floppy module * 8MB ATI Mobility video, on-board sound * Xircom RealJack 10/100 NIC, 3Com 56k modem -Toshiba Satellite Pro 440 CDT (Windows 98SE) * 12" SVGA * Intel Pentium MMX 133Mhz (ancient chipset) * 160MB RAM * 1 x 4GB IDE IBM Travelstar HDD * 8x CD-ROM module / floppy module * 2MB integrated video, on-board sound * 3COM 10/100 NIC, integrated 33.6K modem -Apple PowerBook (MacOS 7.x) * 10" SVGA * Motorola 33Mhz RISC * 16MB RAM * 1 x 800MB IDE HDD * Integrated video, on-board sound * Integrated apple-talk, integrated modem -Texas Instruments (old old old! DOS 6.0, Win 3.1) * 8" VGA * Intel 486sx 25Mhz * 8MB RAM * 1 x 240MB IDE HDD * Integrated video, on-board sound * no modem or NIC to speak of [/FONT] For all those systems, not counting what I depend on at work, 5 bonus points to the first person who can point out my current most pressing problem (and 5 demerits to any smart-ass who says "get a life!" :p) [/QUOTE]
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