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- From: Greg_Kaisen@YCCATSMTP.YCC.YALE.EDU (Greg Kaisen)
- Subject: Re: Menus vs Windows
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- Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 13:57:59 GMT
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- In article <CDROMLAN%92081701435391@IDBSU.BITNET> e.j.craft@ASTON.AC.UK writes:
- >Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 08:39:40 +0000
- >From: e.j.craft@ASTON.AC.UK
- >Subject: Menus vs Windows
- > Just to poke my oar in on this matter :-)...
- >
- > One of the good things about access to CDs on a Lan is that ( in
- >most cases ) the specification of the machine being used as a workstation
- >is largely irrelevent. Granted, CDs that store complex searches onto disks
- >aren't as fast and any graphics capabilities are lost. But on the whole,
- >most of the services we have available are text-based and a user wih
- >patience could use an old CGA XT to get access if they had to. This would
- >be useful if a department were short on high-spec machines but wanted a PC
- >dedicated for CD access.
- >
- > Using a menu system ( Aston LIS has a BBS-style system of ansi and
- >ascii pages that overlay ) scores over Windows in this respect. If we used
- >windows as the interface it would stop the system being text-only ( which
- >gives a possible upgrade path to a cross-platform BBS system ) .
- >
- > Also : I posted a request for information from anyone who was using
- >a BBS to give cross-platform access to CD systems. 99% of people who
- >replied said they were thinking of the same thing and could I pass on any
- >info. I'm talking to some Sysops here in England at the moment and I'll
- >post something once I get it. This has taken a back-seat at the moment as
- >were upgrading the CD system and installing Adonis before term starts.
- >
- > Anyone with Adonis experience please let me know what to watch out
- >for !
- >
- >
- >
- > +------------------------------------+
- > ! !+
- > ! Edward J Craft. !!
- > ! Computer Officer, !!
- > ! Library and Information Services !!
- > ! Aston University !!
- > ! Aston Triangle !!
- > ! Birmingham B4 7ET. !!
- > ! !!
- > ! Tel : 021-359-3611 ext. 4446 !!
- > ! E-mail : e.j.craft@aston.ac.uk !!
- > ! !!
- > +------------------------------------+!
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