We had already done the superport bit(when we upgraded from 286 with 15
terminals to pentium), and now we are skipping this expensive software
upgrade and will move to Vamp Vision we think abetter use for our
20K!!matched by HA 20k. V Vision doesn't use the expensive superport we
installed some 18 months ago!! If you want opur second hand when we
upgrade this year it might be sensible. Our user number is 331 if you
want to check out any technical wotsits.
Gillian
In article <[log in to unmask]>, David Evans
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>We have the basic Vamp Medical system with a 486 server running
>version 4.* and 10 terminals. We have been told we need to upgrade to
>V 5.1 to make the system millennium compliant and give us various
>goodies such as an audit trail, Read codes etc. Reuters have said we
>need to replace the server with a 200MHz Pentium with 32Mb RAM and 2Gb
>HD, plus a whole new "Superport" system to support the terminals. The
>cost of all this is £4,000 plus regular extra support cost. Our HA
>will probably reimburse 50%, but that still leaves us with a large
>hardware bill for what was meant to be a software upgrade.
>
>Are there any other Vamp/Reuters users in the same position out there?
>Have you been quoted similar amounts? In particular, do we really need
>to replace the "superport" system (at a cost of £1,200 plus VAT)?
>Also, how much (if any) training do the docs need to use the new
>software?
>
>Please don't tell me you're all on Vision or something infinitely
>better from another supplier!
>
>
>Dr David Evans
>Cardiff
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