SillyDog701

[Antony]

According to Computerworld, the State of Texas bans Microsoft's flagship product - Windows Vista - for use in the government agencies. The reason is “of the many reports of problems with Vista.â€

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[stoperror]

Ya know, I've seen some gov't institutions that still used NT 3.51 up to at least 2004.

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[Don_HH2K]

Ya know, I've seen some gov't institutions that still used NT 3.51 up to at least 2004.

The last time I went to the local RMV, I noticed they were using old Compaq Deskpros (the old, boxy, white ones) running Windows NT 4.0, which were running what looked like an old DOS app to do data management. They even used NetWare Directory Services to do network logons.

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[stoperror]

Let's put it this way:

Would you want the government wasting your money on essentially unnecessary upgrades.

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[north450]

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/window ... ws-xp.aspx

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[richard mitnick]

I wonder if along with denying Vista they also deny evolution?

>>RSM

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[PaulD]

Richard,
I can't let this go by. The Bible, the word of the living eternal God, starts:
"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." - Genesis 1:1

This is the 'when', the 'who', and the 'what' of an account, right up front. The 'how' and the 'why' are stated later. If we don't understand it, that is our lack.

Yes, this is an anniversary year of Mr. Darwin's birth, and many pay tribute to his theory. But his imaginations are no more accurate than those of old who asserted that the earth is flat. God has permitted mankind to believe what it wishes to, but only His word is established forever. To deny it - and Him - is foolish, shortsighted and perilous. To accept it, and Him, is the only wise course, the only way of everlasting life.

Paul

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[richard mitnick]

Well, well, well!

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[Mandrake]

Richard,
I can't let this go by. The Bible, the word of the living eternal God, starts:
"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." - Genesis 1:1

This is the 'when', the 'who', and the 'what' of an account, right up front. The 'how' and the 'why' are stated later. If we don't understand it, that is our lack.

Yes, this is an anniversary year of Mr. Darwin's birth, and many pay tribute to his theory. But his imaginations are no more accurate than those of old who asserted that the earth is flat. God has permitted mankind to believe what it wishes to, but only His word is established forever. To deny it - and Him - is foolish, shortsighted and perilous. To accept it, and Him, is the only wise course, the only way of everlasting life.

Paul

I'd appreciate if we could keep the religious discussion to a minimum. Many people, including myself, have rather strong opinions and beliefs on this subject that differ significantly from your own.

I've seen religious discussions on other forums reach the point of being full blown arguments and flame wars. I'd hate to see that sort of thing appear here on SD701.

Thanks.

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[richard mitnick]

Mandrake-

You are absolutely correct. I had no thought of creating any problem. There was no intent to insult. I regret the inflammatory nature of what I thought was a silly little joke,

And, BTW, no one, no Christian, has ever said that Evolution is not, in fact, *The Plan of God From Day One*, with the holes in the record being the mystery which God has placed there for man to fill. And no one can say how the history of days reckoned from "Bereshith" (I am Jewish, this is the proper name for the first book) is or is not to be reconciled with the cosmological history of the universe.

Now, read that carefully. It says that the Christian account of Creation and the account by all of scientific method may actually be identical, with God's mystery in it, with Man required to figure out the mystery, or not, who knows, we do not know, I do not know, you do not know,

I have been a Theology student since 1980. I came to the above thesis in about 2000, presented it to a group of Christians with whom I work, they read it, took it home to their spouses, and their clergy, and unanimously approved it.

>>RSM

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[crazypenguin]

According to Computerworld, the State of Texas bans Microsoft's flagship product - Windows Vista - for use in the government agencies. The reason is “of the many reports of problems with Vista.â€

I find the article quite laughable. And whether you are a Microsoft fan or not, Vista never was a marketing success.

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[crazypenguin]

Ya know, I've seen some gov't institutions that still used NT 3.51 up to at least 2004.

Now I don't feel so bad for upgrading my Windows 2000 Pro PC to XP.

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