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Joost Kremers <joostkremers@yahoo.com> is thought to have
typed the following text on 2003-12-15:

> Bartosz Oudekerk wrote:
>
> my father bought a sansui when he was in his early twenties. that system
> lasted for about 20 years. he bought another sansui set then, but it didn't
> have the same quality. it certainly didn't last as long...
>
I seem to get that with a lot of "modern" equipment, while technology
is supposed to get better, things break sooner. This is especially true
of harddrives IME, the bigger they get the shorter they last.

On Sansui: It is being imported by the same company that imports Akai
equipment (which also used to be very good, long ago), so chances are
they simply bought the name when Sansui filed for bankrucy, and started
to use it only now.

- --
Bartosz Oudekerk

Play Rogue, visit exotic locations, meet strange creatures
and kill them.
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Bartosz Oudekerk <bartosz@see_my_gnupg-key.com> wrote:
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pgp trash troll delete

> On Sansui: It is being imported by the same company that imports
> Akai equipment (which also used to be very good, long ago), so
> chances are they simply bought the name when Sansui filed for
> bankrucy, and started to use it only now.

What on earth does this have to do with slackware?

Please refrain from using pgp unless it is necessary. Show some
respect for the other posters.

How many times do you have to be told?

cordially, as always,

rm

ASDFDSA@asFDad.org wrote:
>
> How many times do you have to be told?
>

All of them.

On 15 Dec 2003 22:34:23 GMT
Bartosz Oudekerk <bartosz@see_my_GnuPG-key.com> wrote:

> I seem to get that with a lot of "modern" equipment, while technology
> is supposed to get better, things break sooner. This is especially
> true of harddrives IME, the bigger they get the shorter they last.
>

It is not so much because they are bigger, but because they are being
made more cheaply.

I have been to a couple of talks given by scientists working for hard
drive manufacturers. Some years ago they were designing hard drives to
last for 5 years. But recently, they have relaxed that requirement to 2
or 3 years. What is the reason? Consumers want lower prices.

It's sad that people tend to be so short sighted.

Mike

I noticed that no one seemed to have found 'www.ntp.org'. (Or if it's
been posted, excuse me for not noticing.)

On 15 Dec 2003 21:14:31 GMT, William Park <opengeometry@yahoo.ca> wrote:
>Getting back on issue, though... I think using Stratum 1 servers, say,
>once a day or two should be okey. Here are Stratum 2 NTP servers that

First, their opinion on using Stratum 1 servers:

"Rules of Engagement
As the load on the hosts supporting NTP primary (stratum 1) time service
is heavy and always increasing, clients should avoid using the primary
servers whenever possible."

So it sounds like, "Hands off those Stratum 1's!" Besides, they list
something like 174 Stratum 2 Servers. Plenty to go 'round.

Second, you can get a list of Stratum 2 from their site, however they
don't like people linking to the list, so I'll refrain from posting it
here. This is what they said:

"Note that the lists are updated frequently, so please do not cache them
and please do not reveal links to the lists themselves. Note that the
names of the lists are changed on a regular basis in order to discourage
direct links."

So, instead, just go to their site and find the link 'public NTP server
list.', which brings up a choice between the Stratum 1 or 2 Server list.

HTH,
David