Re: Macs and PCs; Word and WP Domenica G. Pappas 05 May 2000 23:16 EST
At 12:53 PM 05/04/2000 -0400, you wrote: >We provide support to about 1100 staff. Most use PCs but a small number >(about 70) use Macs and a smaller number use SGI or Sun workstations. We >have found the support of both PC and Mac platforms to be relatively easy, >although we would certainly not have designed the organization this way. We >outsource much of the support. In a smaller organization this might not be >so easy; we've found very few techs who are really qualified to work both >on PCs and Macs. But if you can support both, sharing files is trivial. >Most servers today will provide both PC and mac file system support. > > > In asking around my area, I have sensed that the reason most who prefer >WP do so > >because they like the patented "reveal codes" feature of that product. > >(MS-word does have a similar feature albeit perhaps not as comprehensive >or > >well known.) > >That does seem to be the favorite WP feature, and the Word equivalent is >very poor in comparison. Around here, those who want to keep WP cite this >feature and their knowledge base as reasons to keep it. Word, OTHO, is the >de facto worldwide standard and its very easy to hire people who already >know something about the suite (end users and techs). Sometimes a monopoly >is a good thing (I can't believe I just said that....) and we have >standardized on the suite. > > >====================================================================== > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") >====================================================================== I will be out of the office on Monday, May 8th and Tuesday, May 9th. If you need assistance, please contact Ms. Janice Haney at (312) 567-3035. Thank you. ****************************************************** Domenica G. Pappas Phone 312-567-3035 Assistant Director Fax 312-567-6980 Office of Sponsored Research xxxxxx@iit.edu Illinois Institute of Technology 3300 S. Federal Street, MB Rm 301 Chicago, IL 60616-3793 www.iit.edu/colleges/grad/sresearc.htm ****************************************************** ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================