Re: Information Technology Standards and Guidelines

["Erick Andrews" <eandrews@star.net>]

On Fri, 1 May 1998 02:12:13 -0400 (EDT), Mark Hinds wrote:

>Here are the standards for computing platforms
>for MA gov applications. Poke around in it. It
>basically says Microsoft and Intel.
>
>All the links are quite typical of the corporate
>IT BS being spewed these days.
>
>http://www.magnet.state.ma.us/itd/standard/
>
>The standard PC is a P2/233 + 32megs, 17" mon, and NT4.0
>Price $1650-$1800

Sure, and my guess is that when NT Y2K issues hit the fan,
they'll have to do it all over again and keep their need for
another year or so to (try to) straighten it all out.  But that's
ok, the taxpayers have deep pockets.

>
>My recommendation: Cyrix M2/200 + 64megs, 17" mon, and Linux
>Price $900-$1100 (This is what I'm using right now at home).
>
>Their Office apps are word/excel or wordperfect/l123.
>Price $200-$500
>
>I recommend Applix Ware for $80.
>
>I just saved MA $800-$1000 per PC, and they'd be just as
>functional.
>
>Mark
>

You probably saved a lot more than $1000 per PC over the
life of it considering additional hidden NT costs..."they'd be
just as functional"?  I doubt that.

Erick