Re: ENOUGH
- From: blake murphy <blakepm@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:57:02 GMT
On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:24:13 GMT, "l, not -l" <lallin@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 31-Jan-2008, blake murphy <blakepm@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
there was some guy in the i.t. dept. i worked in who wanted to lay a
g.u.i. over the whole thing. not move everything off the mainframe,
just get rid of the 'green screen.' i could never figure out why he
wanted to do that. but that was after he fell off a ladder onto his
head.
your pal,
blake
You've obviously never had to upgrade software on 20,000+ PCs. You'd want
to do it for the same reason many large companies use MS Terminal Server and
run PC workstations as not-quite-dumb terminals, while the actual
application runs on a single, or a few servers. For example, teller
workstations at a bank; you get great benefit from the GUI, but if it is a
bank of much size, rolling out teller software to all those PCs is a
nightmare. Often, they all have to be done at the same time (over a long
weekend, for example) in order to roll-out new products, meet new legal
requirements or complete a merger.
most of the stations involved were dumb terminals. he wanted to make
the screens look like p.c.'s.
your pal,
blake
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