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- From: peirce@outpost.SF-Bay.org (Michael Peirce)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
- Subject: Re: Macs cost too much (NOT!)
- Message-ID: <D2150035.9jbap5@outpost.SF-Bay.org>
- Date: 27 Jul 92 21:40:41 GMT
- Reply-To: peirce@outpost.SF-Bay.org (Michael Peirce)
- Organization: Peirce Software
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- In article <1992Jul27.154019.2309@nsisrv.gsfc.nasa.gov> (comp.sys.mac.misc), smoon@strfleet.gsfc.nasa.gov (Sang J. Moon) writes:
- > Example:
- > We have a center-wide mail system called Goddard mail which is archaic,
- > but it has a huge user base. One of the things I do is connect macs and
- > PCs to this mail system.
- >
- > Connecting a Mac to the Goddard mail system via the ROLM network:
- > 1. Connect the cable from the modem port to the ROLM phone.
- > 2. Install White Knight.
- > 3. Configure White Knight with proper communications parameters and to
- > capture text as a MSWD file.
- > 4. Create a White Knight procedure to log into Goddard mail.
- > 5. Configure Microsoft Word so that the default font is nonproportional.
- > 6. Train the user to use Goddard mail with White Knight and Word.
- >
- > Connecting a PC to the Goddard mail system via the ROLM network:
- > 1. Connect the cable from the serial port to the ROLM phone.
- > 2. Install Smartcom.
- > 3. Configure Smartcom with proper communications parameters.
- > 4. Create a Smartcom macro to log into Goddard mail.
- > 5. Train the user to Goddard mail with Smartcom and WordPerfect.
- >
- > We're not doing anything too fancy, and so far there are no significant
- > difference in time supporting PCs and macs. Of I still get my share of
- > simple questions for wither machine.
-
- Of course you seem to have turned both you Macs and your PCs into
- terminals. Why not just by a bunch of cheap dumb terminals?
-
- A "simple" HyperCard interface on the Mac to your Goddard Mail system
- would probably do wonders for your Mac users. It's fairly easy to
- put together a front end for systems like this using the HyperCard
- serial XCMDs. Then your configuration for the Mac users would be:
-
- 1. Install HyperCard (if they don't have it already installed).
- 2. Copy the Goddard Mail Stack onto their hard disk.
- 3. Train them to push a few buttons to create and read mail.
-
- I'd guess a knowledgeable HyperCard stack developer could put this
- together pretty quickly.
-
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