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From: rbrink@hubcap.clemson.edu (Rick Brink)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Scheduling Software ???? Any Suggestions appreciated!
Message-ID: <13387@hubcap.clemson.edu>
Date: 4 Mar 91 16:19:05 GMT
References: <87318215MES@MSU>
Organization: Clemson University, Clemson, SC
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From article <87318215MES@MSU>, by 18215MES@MSU.BITNET:
> I thought I saw an article on scheduling software , however, I can't seem
> to locate it after scanning through all of my old issues of MacWorld....
> Has anyone seen any info on Scheduling Software? or does anyone
> have any recommendations they can make for a given piece of software.?
> Any Help would be greatly appreciated!
> Thanks, Mark Sartor (18215mes@msu.bitnet)

The scheduling software we purchased is pretty useful.  It's part of the Smart
Alarms package from JAM software.  But if you don't need anything fancy, knowing
how it works can save you some money.  What these programs usually do, is locate
a special application file on your server.  The application or DA scans all
mounted disks for it's files and loads them when you open the application.  Well
Why not just keep a multi-user hypercard stack on your server instead?  

This is not to be construed as a complaint about SmartAlarms.  Our users like it.  It's well priced for a small network.  I recommend it for users who don't
like to tinker.

One problem, we use the 6.0.1 laserwriter drivers, and the program doesn't support them correctly.  We have had only one user disapointed by this.