Re: on the verge of shopping for new desktop hardware, recommendations?

[David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>]

On 3/7/21 7:09 PM, Dan Hitt wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 7, 2021 at 5:25 PM David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>
> wrote:
>
> > On 3/7/21 4:45 PM, Dan Hitt wrote:
> > > On Sun, Mar 7, 2021 at 4:27 PM David Christensen <
> > dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > On 3/7/21 4:02 PM, Dan Hitt wrote:
> >
> > > > > The reason for the two networks is that my modem-router is electrically
> > > > > incompatible with one of my computers.  That computer freezes or
> > > > otherwise
> > > > > misbehaves when one of its ethernet ports is on a network which also
> > has
> > > > > the modem-router.
> >
> > > > What a PITA.  Have you tried putting a network interface card into the
> > > > problematic computer so that you can run one LAN?
> > >
> > > Actually, the problematic computer has two ethernet ports on it, but it
> > > is a mac, so not so clear how to get a network interface card into it.
> >
> >
> > What model mac?
>
> It's a mac pro.


Marketing terms are for separating the rubes from their dollars:

"it is a mac"

"It's a mac pro"


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David