Re: Green Screen vs. GUI

Ralph,

In a message dated 4/29/99 12:47:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
Ralph.Staley@hjheinz.com writes:

> Can anyone share their comments with me regarding early releases of BPCS
>  using "green screen" vs. the newer "GUI" releases.  I understand the GUI
>  releases require much more horsepower.
>  
>  Believe it or not, we run BPCS 1.0 (that is not a typeo - we are actually
>  using one-point-oh) but have been given the mandate to go to 6.? 

OUCH!  Are _you_ ever in for a shock.  Most V4 users had to double (or more, 
in some cases) the size of their machines, and V4 was much larger than V1.  
Not just the AS/400 either -- most desktops installed in older accounts won't 
handle the GUI stuff.  Better get those RFP's in order, and I'd suggest a 
contract specifying a free upgrade if recommended hardware won't handle the 
load...

Good Luck!

Dean Asmussen
Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc.
Fuquay-Varina, NC  USA
E-mail:  DAsmussen@aol.com

"Nothing is so embarrassing as watching someone do something that you said 
couldn't be done." -- Sam Ewing
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