Sean Dennis wrote to August Abolins <=-
What you may not realize that the US government still uses OS/2 in mission-critical areas. I know that the Department of Defense, the US Treasury, and the Department of Energy all still use OS/2. There are a lot of private businesses using OS/2 still including banks.
There is plenty of money to be made.
Problem was that telecom people weren't server people back then, so
they'd stick a mission-critical piece of the PBX on a beige desktop
PC with a single ATA drive and single power supply. Maybe, they'd
stick a tape drive on there if they were thinking clearly.
I suppose they're long gone, but a couple of proper servers are still running.
I wonder how many Octel voicemail servers are left running? Back in 2000- 2010, a ton of small business PBXes used Octel's products, many of which ra on OS/2. Problem was that telecom people weren't server people back then, s they'd stick a mission-critical piece of the PBX on a beige desktop PC with a single ATA drive and single power supply. Maybe, they'd stick a tape driv on there if they were thinking clearly.
speed test at the same time, I got better data speeds at 3G than he got> needed to. As I mentioned to August sometimes I need to set the
at 4G so you can't always believe their claims. My best DL speed was
3.6 Mbps and best upload was 3.1 Mbps, although the average was more
like 3.0 and 2.6. (That was at Fast.com)
Wow I've never checked speeds because... well honestly I've never
speed test at the same time, I got better data speeds at
3G than he got at 4G..
As I mentioned to August sometimes I need to set the
phone to 3G mode but most of the time I just leave it
alone and it works.
Yes, I saw comments on that but didn't realize you had an
option to choose between 3G and 4G.
I assumed the phone just used the best available where it
was situated.
Maybe, along those lines, I find when my phone is On and
waiting for use or using Data I may be getting 2 or 2 bars
but as soon as I phone out it will often jump to the full 5
bars, suggesting the data hookup is a less 'solid'
connection than the 4G/LTE Voice connection is. -+-
Warpslide wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-
The phone system at my last job is a Toshiba CIX670. It's a modular system that takes various cards for certain functions. Want some more extension? Add in a digital extension card. Need a fax machine? Add
in an analogue extension card. Need voicemail? Add in the voicemail card.
The voicemail card was interesting, it's basically a tiny x86 PC
running Windows XP embedded. The OS and voicemail files are stored on
a 2.5" spinning hard drive. And of course it's networked, so you can
get your voicemail messages emailed to you as an attachment.
It's still running to this day, I'm surprised that little hard drive hasn't given up the ghost.
Nick Andre wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-
I have a client that still has a production Intertel Axxess system with
a CPS and VPU unit... on Pentium 3's with ISA interface cards, IDE
drives and Windows 2000, which itself was an upgrade from Windows NT 4.
It's a dying industry, but needed - there are people who can support
those who have garages full of spare parts. Won't get any new
customers, but loyal customers until they finally switch.
I have a client that still has a production Intertel Axxess system wit a CPS and VPU unit... on Pentium 3's with ISA interface cards, IDE drives and Windows 2000, which itself was an upgrade from Windows NT 4
Those are so old that I remember them! One of the first PBXes that used DSP for voice processing. Never bought one, but did do some shopping around for small PBXes for clients and ran into them.
Maybe, along those lines, I find when my phone is On and>call too. That's probably because the phone is coming out of
waiting for use or using Data I may be getting 2 or 3 bars
but as soon as I phone out it will often jump to the full 5
bars, suggesting the data hookup is a less 'solid'
connection than the 4G/LTE Voice connection is. -+-
I notice a jump higher on the bars when I would want to start a
I bought a bell hotspot device for the woods the year I lived
there for 5.5 months. So...3 years ago. About 3 months in I
switched my phone service to public mobile and with the 5.5 gigs
on the phone I promptly cancelled bell and the device has been
in the shed ever since.
I hate being in contact constantly these days.
ROBERT WOLFE wrote to Tiny <=-
switched my phone service to public mobile and with the 5.5 gigs
on the phone I promptly cancelled bell and the device has been
Ok, which carrier are you with to get 5.5GB worth of data transfer?
(If I am reading this message correctly.)
Public Mobile.
Public Mobile.
I read that as "Pubic Mobile". I then thought they might be a bunch of ... well, you know. <G>
Sean Dennis wrote to Tiny <=-
Public Mobile.
I read that as "Pubic Mobile". I then thought they might be a bunch of ... well, you know. <G>
What you may not realize that the US government still uses
OS/2 in mission-critical areas. I know that the Department
of Defense, the US Treasury, and the Department of Energy
all still use OS/2. There are a lot of private businesses
using OS/2 still including banks.
There is plenty of money to be made.
Also...come 2038, all the 16 bit and even 32 bit programs
they boast supporting so easily (which seems to be its key
versatility) with OS/2 will be moot.
There's a workaround for that from what I'm told but I am
not familiar of what it is.
I currently don't use my cell as a phone at all - and no
one knows the number. The cell is primarily for mobile
data. Therefore, I don't have an issue with telemarkers
with the cell. If an unknown caller rings, I would let it
go to vmail - but no one has used that option.
I use my cell phone the same way, it's for data and to have
a phone with me when away from home but it's almost always
turned off. I've never gotten a call from anyone I wasn't
expecting a call from in the past 2 years. I could use it
more and dump my land line but I'm so far out in the
boonies that my land line is fairly cheap, just under $30,
so I'm putting up with the extra cost for now. For 'talking
on the phone' at home I prefer the land line over the cell
phone.
This reminds me of a story...
Back then when I would get a netmail message, Front Door
would chime every so often to let you know you had
netmail...
I went away for a weekend...
After asking around my Mom said: "Oh, yeah, your computer
had the hiccups and I was tired of listening to it, so I
just switched it off."
After that, I disconnected the PC speaker.
..I find 3G works fairly well with everything I do a lot
of. High Def streaming doesn't run as smoothly as it could
but one thing I found was, standing beside someone who has
a 4G plan, both of us running a speed test at the same
time, I got better data speeds at 3G than he got at 4G so
you can't always believe their claims. My best DL speed was
3.6 Mbps and best upload was 3.1 Mbps, although the average
was more like 3.0 and 2.6. (That was at Fast.com)
I'm surprised that your Mom wasn't familiar with the sounds of the
PC doing the same thing when you were at home and ask you about the noises.
August Abolins wrote to Sean Dennis <=-
The workaround is probably to only use apps that do not rely on
dates whatsover. ???
I could use it
more and dump my land line but I'm so far out in the
boonies that my land line is fairly cheap, just under $30,
so I'm putting up with the extra cost for now. For 'talking
on the phone' at home I prefer the land line over the cell
phone.
Under $30 USD? Mine is about $35 CDN after tax.
Recently I got a SIM card in the mail from the phone company>offering to "convert" my land-line phone number to a cell
What I am getting lately are offers from Bell at $40 Cdn with unlimited Canada wide talk and text plus 6 gig of data, usually with the option of
a medium decent phone ($450?) for an extra $10 a month over 2 years. (Other offers have been the same but with 8 gig of data for $50 a month.)
SEAN DENNIS wrote to AUGUST ABOLINS <=-
I seriously doubt by 2038 I will still be running a BBS but that's
only 17 years away. I've been running a BBS for 25 years so what's
another 17 years? I will probably have to switch to Linux then since
I doubt IBM will allow OS/2 to be ported to 64 bit.
Under $30 USD? Mine is about $35 CDN after tax.
Sorry, I'm located in Canada although I access the BBS
system through an American supplier so it may appear I'm
American. My monthly landline is $29.66 +tax Cdn. I find
mine is about $8 cheaper than the average, mostly because
the lines and boxes in my area are so old. Back when I had
Dial-up the best I could get was about 26k instead of 52k.
(You never get the supposed maximum 56k on dial-up.)
What I am getting lately are offers from Bell..
To be honest, I'd be almost tempted to take the deal if not
for that $45 activation fee.
After all, it would give me an extra gig of Data and at 4G
speed instead of 3G speed.. But as discussed elsewhere the
actual speed increase in use is probably hardly noticable.
I think it's more that I am already a Bell customer through
Lucky, and I got rooked into paying $45 activatiom when I
got that SIM card, so I sort of resent the idea of paying
it again rather than any problem affording it. -+-
OK.. then we are fellow Canadian neighbours (Ontariariaons),
despite my point node appearing that I might be located in KY.
LOL
Sorry, I'm located in Canada although I access the BBS
system through an American supplier so it may appear I'm
American.
OK.. then we are fellow Canadian neighbours (Ontariariaons),
despite my point node appearing that I might be located in KY.
Reviewing one of my phone bills, my base before taxes is $29.66>as well.
When I operated a BBS here, I've had consistent success reaching>33k consistently when I needed to poll some out of province
Take a look at what Chatr (Rogers) and PublicMobile (Telus) have>to offer. They operate much the same as Lucky, *and* you can
Not sure where you are located, but in my area of Ontario, my>Blackberry registers LTE if I allow it. But I purposefully keep
OK.. then we are fellow Canadian neighbours (Ontariariaons),
I think you missed an 'ari' in there.. B)
...the orignal Bell Box was designed to use Party Lines, 4 users
per line, and later they went to 2 users hidden from each other so you couldn't tell but it cut the data transmission rate in half under all conditions.
I don't miss downloading 32 gig program updates at 6.5 gig
per hour..
Take a look at what Chatr (Rogers) and PublicMobile (Telus) have
to offer.
Is their data at 4G speeds?
I'm on the shores of Georgian Bay near Parry Sound,
although I spend the winter in town these days. Chopping
holes in the ice to get water and hauling groceries in by
sled in my snow shoes got a little tired after doing it for
about 12 years.. B)
OK.. then we are fellow Canadian neighbours (Ontariariaons),
I think you missed an 'ari' in there.. B)
:D ..ah! so you are familiar with the term. :D
...the orignal Bell Box was designed to use Party Lines, 4 users>it was party line with a total of 3 or 4 house-holds
per line, and later they went to 2 users hidden from each other so you couldn't tell but it cut the data transmission rate in half under all conditions.
Then you indeed have (had) much older boxes to deal with. Here,
I don't miss downloading 32 gig program updates at 6.5 gig>meant MB, not GB.
per hour..
6.5 GB in an hour over dial up? That's amazing! Perhaps you
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