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>> We are just moving to Vision from a not very computerised GPASS.
>> Main trouble has been cost, as ever.
>
>Thanks - we too have some FH savings but will have to add some money of our
>own as we to cannot get any FHSA re-imbursement.
>
>Prices have fallen about 4% since we last asked for quotes 6 months ago and
>we're also considering using a third-party hardware supplier to save more
>money and possibly get better support. A further price-cut is imminent
>apparently.
Can you get a guarantee of year 2000 compliance yet in hardware? Is it
the *GP system* or the *hardware* which has fallen 4%?
Mary
>
>I'm checking details of other suppliers but nothing else seems as advanced
>yet.
>
>Our plans are complicated by the fact that we have a fairly busy branch
>surgery to which we are connected via a digital land-line. VAMP's solution
>to the bottleneck was to have each branch machine echoed by another at the
>main surgery to actually do the work. We now have a cable operator in the
>area and they offer 2Mb lines for not much more than cost of our current BT
>64K kilostream so I'm hoping we won't have to go for VAMP's "echoing"
>solution, saving the complication of the additional seven machines,
>maintenance costs and potential system failures. I feel a 2Mb line must be
>able to run a proper network connection but wonder if anyone else has any
>experience.
>
>I'm also involved in our local OOH Co-op and its computerisation plans.
> Anyone have any comments on this score?
>
>Regards
>
>Steve.
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Mary Hawking
Kingsbury Court Surgery
Church Street
Dunstable
Beds LU5 4RS
tel:01582 601289 (home)
01582 663218 (surgery)
fax:01582 476488 (surgery)
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