> Ah yes.  One of the ever so many reasons why I keep
> encouraging clients to
> make their test environment match the production environment
> as much as
> possible.  'Problem avoidance' is much better than 'problem solving'.
> Curious to know what the resolution is for this Windows
> situation.  I think
> that there are far far more opportunities in the Windows
> world for mismatched
> environments then there are in the stable, well-understood MPE world.
>
> Wayne Boyer
>

Unfortunately people keep trying to compare a closed environment like MPE to
a more open, not to be confused with the open systems scam, type of
environment of Windows.

With MPE the developers control both the OS and the hardware it runs on. We
pay a premium for this hardware/software combination for the stability it
provides.

With Windows I consistantly see bargain basement hardware, with drivers that
the manufacturer spent less time writing than I did writing this email,
running as a server and the admin expressing suprise that it is less stable
than a 3000/MPE box. If more admins only purchased hardware on Microsoft's
hardware compatibility list, perhaps they would see fewer problems.

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