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From: shj@ultra.com (Steve Jay)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: Single user vs. shared (was Re: Killer Micros and vectorized code)
Message-ID: <1990Mar21.010346.6552@ultra.com>
Date: 21 Mar 90 01:03:46 GMT
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henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) writes:

> >  The problem with sharing a computer is that someone gets to be
> >administrator. And that means making decisions about software and o/s
> >versions which will impact users...
 
> Yes, it's ever so much nicer to force every user to be a system administrator.

> I really don't understand this persistent myth that several dozen amateur
> system administrators are better than one professional.

I think it's possible to have the best of both worlds...single user
workstations with the benefits of central administration, including
backups, network fiddling, etc.  Not easy, but possible, to take
most of the burden of system administration off of most users, but
still leave each user with the warm and fuzzy feeling of having
his/her own machine.

Steve Jay
shj@ultra.com  ...ames!ultra!shj
Ultra Network Technologies / 101 Dagget Drive / San Jose, CA 95134 / USA
(408) 922-0100 x130	"Home of the 1 Gigabit/Second network"