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[Floyd Pentlin <fpentlin@HOBBS.LEESUMMIT.K12.MO.US>]

Date: Thu, 28 Apr 1994 13:36:39 -0500 (CDT)
From: Floyd Pentlin <fpentlin@hobbs.leesummit.k12.mo.us>
Reply-To: Floyd Pentlin <fpentlin@hobbs.leesummit.k12.mo.us>
Subject: Mandarin
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GROUP -- excuse the post.  I have been unable to post this privately.

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Floyd Pentlin, Library Media Specialist / Lee's Summit High School, Div. 2
400 Blue Parkway / Lee's Summit, MO 64063 / VOICE: 816-251-3418
FAX: 816-251-3419 / E-MAIL: fpentlin@hobbs.leesummit.k12.mo.us
"What's another word for thesaurus?" - Steve Wright
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 On Mon, 25 Apr 1994, Phyllis DiBianco wrote:
>
> >         I am finally automating my high school library, using Mandarin,
> > and have several hardware questions for you all.  I will be happy to
> > compile my replies and post to the group.
> >
> >         My records are being converted, as we speak, and we are about to
> > order file server, network, and OPACS.
> >
> > 1.  Do you have other database information on your system?  Is it
> > installed onto your file server or are you somehow connected to CD-ROM
> > players?
>
> I do have other database information on my fileserver.  I am running Query
> -- a full-text database from ERIC.  Runs just fine.  I do have a CD-ROM
> tower on a different network that runs parallel to the Mandarin/Query
> network, but it has no effect on the fact that Query is also being run on
> the Mandarin fileserver

> > 2.  How large a file server do you have?  Does it store enough
information?
>
> Right now, I have a 208 MB fileserver.  Stores plenty now, but who knows
> what is enough!
> >
> > 3.  What type of network set-up do you have?  Token Ring?  Ethernet?
>  > >
> Ethernet.
>
> > 4.  How many students in your school?  What grades?  How many OPACS?
Is it
> > enough?
>
> 1250 students.  Grades 11-12.  5 OPACS -- will have 8 soon.   Eight will
> certainly be better.  The more CDs I put on the tower, the more stations I
> need.
>
>  >
> >         If you have any other advice you would like to offer, PLEASE do.
> You know about the Manadarin discussion group that has just started?  This
> will be a great place to have every question answered.
>
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