'Scoobie's and IT'
06 October 2000, 11:03 AM
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I'm in I.T. as well. Maybe us I.T. bods are all too intense and logical at work and need to wind down, let it all out etc. at the end of the day in some insanely fast machinery.
A youngish accountant bloke here just bought a new 318i BMW for over £20,000! Nice car, but slooow, maybe like the job? - sorry if you're an accountant.
Any other this job = this car comparisons?
A youngish accountant bloke here just bought a new 318i BMW for over £20,000! Nice car, but slooow, maybe like the job? - sorry if you're an accountant.
Any other this job = this car comparisons?
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06 October 2000, 11:24 AM
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used to support VME....company have replaced the box with something called 'Glovia'..did not get the contract for training though...cost's too much for the company that we worked for....it was boring any way!!Glovia that is
06 October 2000, 11:33 AM
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I used to be a contractor...COBOL, PL/1, SQL, DB2, etc.
Then all the contracts dried up and I committed "permicide". Got a job with a an e-Commerce company, doing ASP. 10 months later, I'm a Project Manager.
One window on Microsoft Project, One on Word, and one on Scoobynet!
Nice...
Then all the contracts dried up and I committed "permicide". Got a job with a an e-Commerce company, doing ASP. 10 months later, I'm a Project Manager.
One window on Microsoft Project, One on Word, and one on Scoobynet!
Nice...
06 October 2000, 11:34 AM
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I used to be a contractor...COBOL, PL/1, SQL, DB2, etc.
Then all the contracts dried up and I committed "permicide". Got a job with a an e-Commerce company, doing ASP. 10 months later, I'm a Project Manager.
One window on Microsoft Project, One on Word, and one on Scoobynet!
Nice...
Then all the contracts dried up and I committed "permicide". Got a job with a an e-Commerce company, doing ASP. 10 months later, I'm a Project Manager.
One window on Microsoft Project, One on Word, and one on Scoobynet!
Nice...
06 October 2000, 01:00 PM
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Munna,
Told Ya...
Scooby drivers are mostly sad IT muppets!
AndrewC...
Work - Unix/C++/Perl/CGI/Sybase developing Electronic Trading Systems...ch.ching.
Play - MY98 Wagon
PS. Does this mean I have to start the Justy thread?
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Told Ya...
Scooby drivers are mostly sad IT muppets!
AndrewC...
Work - Unix/C++/Perl/CGI/Sybase developing Electronic Trading Systems...ch.ching.
Play - MY98 Wagon
PS. Does this mean I have to start the Justy thread?
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06 October 2000, 01:35 PM
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Just kidding....
Sorry - you know how Friday afternoons in IT firms get...
Just got back from a Fish 'n chips lunch and am ready for a nice siesta. Shame my boss is a total to55er with less right to roam the earth than a syphillitic weasel.
Aaaah... now that's much better. Nothing like a quick rant to clear the mind.
06 October 2000, 01:38 PM
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Me an all.
Web Architecture & Infrastructure.
Working from home mostly these days so the STi is sitting on the drive, taunting "Can we go out to play, please...".
Which reminds me, theres only 4 pints of milk in the fridge, I'd better do a cross-country supplies run.
cheers,
Dave
Web Architecture & Infrastructure.
Working from home mostly these days so the STi is sitting on the drive, taunting "Can we go out to play, please...".
Which reminds me, theres only 4 pints of milk in the fridge, I'd better do a cross-country supplies run.
cheers,
Dave
06 October 2000, 01:52 PM
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i'm 23, graduated uni 2 years ago in sport and leisure management. wanted a scooby then.
not too much money in sport (unless you are v.good), accounting, hmmmm? too much hard work and study, IT, hmmm that sounds ok i'll try that.
Now, 2 years a COBOL and FOCUS (does anybody use/heard of this) programmer, training in Java. Picked up my MY95 WRX on wednesday and I am a very happy bunny
No other Scoobies here though
not too much money in sport (unless you are v.good), accounting, hmmmm? too much hard work and study, IT, hmmm that sounds ok i'll try that.
Now, 2 years a COBOL and FOCUS (does anybody use/heard of this) programmer, training in Java. Picked up my MY95 WRX on wednesday and I am a very happy bunny
No other Scoobies here though
06 October 2000, 02:33 PM
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Chalk up another one. Dial-up, firewalls,routers, DNS etc. Basically running an ISP (albeit for employee's only) and running the companies connection to the Net.
BTW Rikki23, the department I used to work for used Focus but I was never involved with it, pretty ancient stuff, if it's the same thing I'm thinking of.
BTW Rikki23, the department I used to work for used Focus but I was never involved with it, pretty ancient stuff, if it's the same thing I'm thinking of.
06 October 2000, 04:03 PM
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...I'm in HP 9000 series technical support (for those who don't know - a kind of Hewlett-Packard UNIX boxes).And now, get ready for this:
driving MY97 GL as a company car! Next week getting a new MY00 RX ...also as a company car! How about that?!
driving MY97 GL as a company car! Next week getting a new MY00 RX ...also as a company car! How about that?!
06 October 2000, 04:48 PM
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Geezer, you're bringin' back memories.. SPL on HP-3000, TAL on Tandem TXP & VLX (pre-Himalaya days).. wow, what a long time ago. Now it's Win2K (ugh), FreeBSD, perl, and configuration management.
..Mike Smith . 00 GT wagon
..Mike Smith . 00 GT wagon
06 October 2000, 05:42 PM
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Me too, IT Project Manager, disappearing under a mountain of paperwork, meetings, and project plans 
But it does mean I don't actually do any proper work just make sure all the real techies do what they are supposed to and when !
Only scooby in the car park is mine.
But it does mean I don't actually do any proper work just make sure all the real techies do what they are supposed to and when !
Only scooby in the car park is mine.
06 October 2000, 06:06 PM
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Munna,
Sorry I couldn't reply earlier, was on a MS Cluster course down s'th.
IT ~ so what if I am
Solaris, NT4 Server, Sybase, MS SQL Server, QNX oh with a bit of telecoms thrown in for good measure.....SS7, and GSM, ISDN... etc <YAWN>
Its a good job I don't break me car as often as I break the systems....
Mark.
Mark
Sorry I couldn't reply earlier, was on a MS Cluster course down s'th.
IT ~ so what if I am
Solaris, NT4 Server, Sybase, MS SQL Server, QNX oh with a bit of telecoms thrown in for good measure.....SS7, and GSM, ISDN... etc <YAWN>
Its a good job I don't break me car as often as I break the systems....
Mark.
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06 October 2000, 06:11 PM
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Me too, used to network support till last week now I am doing IT research.
gives me even more reasons to spend time on line all in the name of "Research"
away in US at the moment and missing my scoob badly
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gives me even more reasons to spend time on line all in the name of "Research"
away in US at the moment and missing my scoob badly
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06 October 2000, 07:55 PM
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Yet another IT bod.
Scada, Bar code, hardware and desktop support so;
NT, Oracle, DB2, wireless LANs, PLCs, Compaq servers, Win95, MSOffice etc etc etc...
Basically if its got a plug on it or batteries then I get asked to fix it. Which is why I only have time for Scoobynet when I get home
Variety is the spice of life as they say.
But Scooby wins everytime in the task priority list
DaveW
Scada, Bar code, hardware and desktop support so;
NT, Oracle, DB2, wireless LANs, PLCs, Compaq servers, Win95, MSOffice etc etc etc...
Basically if its got a plug on it or batteries then I get asked to fix it. Which is why I only have time for Scoobynet when I get home
Variety is the spice of life as they say.
But Scooby wins everytime in the task priority list
DaveW
06 October 2000, 10:20 PM
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Graphic design etc. Working with 3 loaded Apples, all with dual giant monitors. My eyes are square...
I guess the money is good in the IT bizz, the Impreza is not a cheap car to drive...
I guess the money is good in the IT bizz, the Impreza is not a cheap car to drive...
08 October 2000, 07:26 PM
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Good to see some of you contractors are busy earning your hard earned money responding to this thread in working hours. Better take a note of the relevant names in case any of you apply for a job at my place(flame suit on !).