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On 18 Jan 96 at 18:23, Kathy Crandall wrote:

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> I have a problem I hope you readers can help me with.  I am a high school
> administrator (just out of the classroom and new at this job this year!) and
> my school uses SASI on the PC with Novell underlying.  My own computer was
> first put in use in 1980 - no doubt a tribute to the manufacturer, but it
> doesn't exactly do what I'd like it to just now!
>
> We are ordering either Pentiums or fast 486's to replacd the 1980 brands, but
> I have some questions.  It appears that our computers must come with Windows
> '95 whether we like it or not.  We are now operating a LAN of about 15 users,
> on Novell using SASI, (a rather antiquated administrative program).  We must
> make a decision about how much RAM we need on the new conmputers.  I suspect
> 16 MB is necessary in order to support the coming software and keep Windows
> 95, SASI, and a word processor plus Excel open simultaneously.  SASI doesn't
> take much memory - it will run on the 8088 640K computer, but the rest seem
> to need increasing amounts of RAM to be functional.  However, I am basically
> a Mac person and need some input from you PC nerds.  Is it likely that we can
> run our computers on 12 MB happily for the next four years, using a fast 486
> server, or do you think it is essential that we cough up the bucks for the 16
> MB of RAM now?  As I understand it, almost all motherboards now will require
> us to upgrade from 12 to 20 if we need to upgrade, so this is not a decision
> that can just be postponed.

Hi Kathy,
          all the playing/delving/cursing/installing into/with/at Win95 indicate

that 16Mb or better is better, anything less will cost you.

regards,

Maurice H. Rich         maurice@gu.edu.au       | M.Rich@ens.gu.edu.au
Technical Officer   (Computing)                 | Ph  +61 7 3 875 7489
Faculty of Environmental Sciences               | Fax +61 7 3 875 7459
Griffith University,  Nathan,  Brisbane,   QLD,   Australia.  4111

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