Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!portal!cup.portal.com!Eric_Shockwave-Rider_Larson
From: Eric_Shockwave-Rider_Larson@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Problems I have seen
Message-ID: <4599@cup.portal.com>
Date: 18 Apr 88 22:53:28 GMT
References: <5668@gssc.UUCP> <3928@dasys1.UUCP>
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In article <5668@gssc.UUCP>, jimd@gssc.UUCP (Jim DePorter) writes:
> I am 'helping' take care of a business that just purchased 3 mac SE-20s,
> LaserWriter NT, 2.5MB per machine, a single page Radius and a two page Radius.
> The systems are using Multifinder, TOPS and either WriteNow and/or Excel. 
< Chronology of disaster omitted out of mercy>




....  What fun.  And to think I told them that the Mac
> would be easier than an MSdos machine to get operational.  Everyone
> there loves the Mac (I'm not always sure if I do 8-)), but these 
> small problems are the worst.
> 	Oh yes, I tried calling TOPS Talk (415-549-5955), but their 
> machine must be having troubles also, as nothing answers.
> 
> Thanks,
> jimd
> tektronix!sequent!gssc!jimd
> 
> 				"We now have a solution to every problem,
> 				 we now need a resolution of our solutions!"
                                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

| Make me real glad we decided to replace our trusty Apple ///s with 80386's 
| running Xenix instead of sticking with Apple iron!!

| Sheeeesh!

| tb


| Tom Betz                        {allegra,philabs,cmcl2}!phri\

   Are you trying to tell me that a net of Xenix machines is easier to
maintain than a net of Macs?? Hogwash!

To jimd .. First, why are you running TOPS in the first place?? It is
not a reasonable net solution unless you are trying to move files from
one machine to another for editing or some such. Second, are you sure that
all the Macs on your net are running the same system software? Thirdly,
did you know that there is a new version of SuperLaserSpool out that 
specifically supports MS Word 3.01 and Multfinder? Forthly, make sure that
you are running clean systems, i.e. an absolute minimum number of inits.
The simpler you keep things, the more reliable you will be.