On Sat, 9 May 1998 10:04:24 -0000, Adrian Midgley wrote:
>So, the 1992 386 server which has been running here while my neighbours
>have received their œ25000 for new computers and I have had less than
>the cost of replacements and critical support has now failed.
>
>The network is dead, we now limp along on a backup version on a
>workstation.
>
>Proper investment by the NHS in the sort of solution they would
>allegedly like practices to have seems unlikely.
>
>What is the prudent and financially sensible course of action?
Form then join PCG. Beg your 25K-computer-money neighbours for a
slice. If they refuse, well... tough, there is bugger all you can do
about it ;-)
Ahmad
P.S. what difference, if any, did the computer system do to patient
care and financial management of the Practice that could not be done
without it? I mean, *really*, not the party line that we all churn
out ;-)
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