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Re: SCSI/IDE and RAID [Was: 120 gb is the Largest hard drive I can put in my 4550?]

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From: Rod Speed
Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2003 03:12
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"Kernelpanic" <Kernelpanic@yoursystem.com> wrote in message news:UzaAb.808$Ho3.404@newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> "Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:bqr1mt$26iccm$1@ID-69072.news.uni-berlin.de...
> >
> > David H. Lipman <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote
> > in message news:7A6Ab.251$vg4.71@nwrdny02.gnilink.net...
> >
> > > And what does the model 4550 have to do with it ?
> >
> > Its the system being discussed where the
> > cost of RAID5 SCSI cant be justified, fool.
> >
> > > It is a computing platform, it has a CPU and RAM and
> > > processes using a high level GUI based operating system.
> >
> > And is a fairly basic desktop system
> > where IDE is perfectly adequate, fool.
> >
> > > So what's your point ?
> >
> > Even you should be able to bullshit you way out of your
> > predicament better than that pathetic effort, Lipman.
> >
> > > You should have seen what I was doing
> > > with IBM286 based MCA based platforms.
> >
> > This is where we're all supposed to swoon is it Lipman ?
> >
> > Aint got the remotest relevance to what makes sense on
> > a  4550 TODAY, you pathetic excuse for a bullshit arstist.
> >
> >
> > > "Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > news:bqqq89$259644$1@ID-69072.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > > |
> > > | David H. Lipman <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in
> > > | message news:Ao_zb.34512$lF6.32183@nwrdny01.gnilink.net...
> > > |
> > > | > He seems to forget Dell makes Enterprise
> > > | > solutions not just home computer products.
> > > |
> > > | Even you should be able to bullshit your way out of your
> > > | predicament better than that pathetic effort, Lipman.
> > > |
> > > | Pity that it was a 4550 that was actually being discussed.
> > > |
> > > | Reams of your desperate attempts to bullshit your way
> > > | out of your predicament flushed where it belongs.
> > > |
> > > |

> Hey Rod, a few threads back Mr Lipman made the statement "He can't see the
> trees through the forest.", yet he failed to distinguish a model for the
> home consumer and models for businesses.  He sees the 4550 as just a
> computer and not a computer for budget conscience home consumer.

And hasnt even managed to grasp that RAID5 SCSI is useless
against the very real risks of theft of the system, fire, flood etc.

> I totally agree with you.

So do I |-)
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From: "Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell,aus.computers
Subject: Re: SCSI/IDE and RAID [Was: 120 gb is the Largest hard drive I can put in my 4550?]
Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2003 14:12:01 +1100
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