Re: Seeking your considered opinion.........

[Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx>]

Depends on your goal.  To teach the classes or to wow them with 
good performance.  Priority goal is to be able to teach the class.  
You should run on a somewhat newer version of the OS so that you 
can teach latest and greatest functions of RPG.  Force PDM to 
compile in batch.  You should be able to get along with a wimpy 
machine.  Will cost of new machine offset the maintenance costs 
of old machine?  I guess for students I'd use an impact printer.  
Fanfold paper can be considered easier to follow for program 
listings.  A crud printer will reduce unnecessary printouts.  
This 'great deal' is one where it is legal to transfer software, 
right?  Or is the software listed separately?  Did the project 
get ballooned out of proportion?  Did the partner suggest a machine 
that will run all of their existing business applications also?





e_enyedy@netside.net on 10/30/98 09:37:49 AM
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Subject:        Seeking your considered opinion.........

Hello all:

I am seeking the considered opinion of this list, re this situation:

I work ( part-time at) at a vocational school, where we teach computer
programming
(intro - basic - c - cobol, etc).

I  proposed to add  RPG /400 and IV to our current syllabus - idea well
received.  I 
even proposed a small (used) 400  to be used for RPG, using existing PCs as
workstations.  

But:

The President (owner) consulted with one of his friends , who just happens
to be an
IBM bussiness partner - and this guy suggested (and quoted) a machine for over
$ 50,000, and this figure is just murdering my  project.

In the opinon of all you  Sages, what would be the really minimum
configuration to
propose and fight for  ?

Thanks to all of you


EndreE


 

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