Randall Legeai wrote:

> At 06:53 PM 11/10/98 -0500, you wrote:
> >Peter J. Dolce wrote:
> >>
> >> Our school is considering standardizing computer hardware, including the
> >> computers used by faculty members.  One proposal is that we go entirely
> >> to PCs and eliminate all Macs.
> *** stuff deleted ***
> >> Peter J. Dolce, Ph.D., Director
> >> Office of Research Support Services
> >> Meharry Medical College
> >
> >Peter,
> >
> >Believe it or not, we are also going thru the same situation. Our
> >computer center will not mandate the use of Windows but is getting to
> >the point they will not support Macs. I think Mac's are far superior
> >functionally. Also, cost lest to administer. We have some that say Mac's
> >will not function properly with Oracle package. The University and
> >Research Foundation are moving to Oracle web based applications within
> >the next 2.5 years.
> >--
> >Joseph W. Walker, Sr., MA
> >Research Foundation of SUNY
> >Binghamton University
>
> Joseph:
> Last I heard (some months ago), Oracle did not yet have a working grants
> administration package for the Mac platform but was presumably working on
> it.  As for the Mac's "functional superiority,"  well,  let's just say that
> hasn't been my experience in a mixed-platform office.
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Randall,

What has been the difficulties with the Mac's?

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