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Andrew wrote
> This is the idea Oracle have been trying to sell for eighteen months in
> an attempt to break us of the habit of using PCs. The old-timers say
> 'hang-on, we were quite glad to get rid of terminals and mainframes'.
> Oracle say 'yes, but think how cheap terminals are now'. I for one don't
> trust the idea of having someone like the NHSE in command of half
> software!
The idea that the NHSE would have any control over any of it is a long
way from the model most of us have been thinking through. It is yet
another reason why the concept of NHSnet seems mildly at odds with what
the users want (as if anyone needed another reason).
Grant Kelly
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