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- From: steve@dbaccess.com (Steve Suttles)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
- Subject: Re: How can I change my Username
- Message-ID: <164@mccoy.dbaccess.com>
- Date: 28 Jan 93 21:51:44 GMT
- References: <1993Jan27.232945.5971@ais.com>
- Organization: Cross Access Corp., Santa Clara, CA
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- bruce@ais.com (Bruce C. Wright) writes:
- : In article <159@mccoy.dbaccess.com>, steve@dbaccess.com (Steve Suttles) writes:
- : > finocchiaroj@merrimack.edu () writes:
- : > : I was wondering if there is a way that I can change my username by bypassing
- : > : the system managers protected privliages.
- : >
- : > Actually, there is. For about $35,000 you can buy a vax of your own,
- : > and you can call yourself anything you want.
- : >
- : > Somewhat less expensive options include asking the system manager.
- :
- : Oh really now. You can get even a new VAXstation VLC (admittedly
- : diskless) for under $3500, a tenth of the figure you quote. If
-
- Oh, wow. A bookend.
-
- : you don't mind not having state-of-the-art hardware, a MicroVAX 2000
- : is a nice enough one or two user machine (no graphics however unless
- : you get the VAXstation flavor) and costs well under $2000 used,
- : including disk.
-
- But why? You can probably get a 730 for free, and people might even
- pay you to take a 780.
-
- Actually, I have two personal rules. Never pay more than $50 for anything.
- And never buy anything that is only worth $50. I break them on occaision,
- but I haven't bought any $3500 bookends or machines that haven't got the umph
- for the job they were obtained for (although I always outgrow them).
-
- And if Dave reads this group, he can vouch for the rules...
-
- Actually (sorry Tim, I know it's your line), you could buy any old Vax and
- just -REWIRE- it!
-
- sas
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