Environments ... big iron & desktop (was: *** ADMIN: EGL vs. <anything> == Off Topic -- REVERSAL)

David FOXWELL wrote:

Our i5 went down a couple of days ago when the AC broke.
Why don't you have the same problem?

Probably because I don't have an i. Just a bunch of Dell servers running linux in my basement.

Is having more than one monitor the norm for companies in the USA?

I can't speak to it being the 'norm' here in the US ... but I find having multiple monitors absolutely invaluable ... especially when working on multi-tier applications. More often than not I have a 5250 screen on one monitor, my debug session on another (debugging both Java and RPG simultaneously), and a log scrolling on my 3rd monitor (laptop that gets multi-tasked to be a monitor).

My productivity increased sufficiently in the office that two monitors are now standard config for developers in my office (if not our entire company).

david