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- From: davenewman@cix.compulink.co.uk (David Newman)
- Subject: Re: Groupware tools?
- Cc: davenewman@cix.compulink.co.uk
- Reply-To: davenewman@cix.compulink.co.uk
- Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 18:36:00 +0000
- Message-ID: <memo.803795@cix.compulink.co.uk>
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- In-Reply-To: <1992Dec10.110147.26360@kub.nl> JBOSTERS@KUBVX1.KUB.NL (Jeroen Bos
- ters)
-
- There are plenty of groupware tools that run on microcomputers -
- although it depends on what you mean by groupware.
-
- I am writing this on a computer conferencing system called Telepathy.
- It runs on our LAN, with 50 staff and students using it. In addition
- to local conferencing, it drives communications scripts to exchange
- messages with commercial conferencing systems (CIX, BIX, Compuserve,
- Greennet/Econet, Usenet). Richer organisations use Lotus Notes to
- share information and ideas among workgroups.
-
- There are many commercial and shareware shared diary applications
- that run on LANs - and there are a few shared editing tools. And of
- course many email programs.
-
- Help desk software (perhaps the earliest workflow information
- systems) is often implemented on PC networks, such as HEAT (which was
- commissioned to meet the working practices and needs of the major US
- help desk operators).
-
- I don't know of any groupware construction kits for PCs or Macs, but
- would like to hear of any.
- -----
- Dave Newman, Queen's University Belfast, Information Management Dept.
- Preferred email: d.r.newman@qub.ac.uk
-