Ah yes, Connie, the Board members are well aware of how easily you can
take an XCEL spread sheet and just drag that little puppy right into
your WORD document.   8-)


I actually had a CEO ask me one time why can't we just load the
production data into Access, after all, we own a corporate license.



All the best,


Ray Shahan


-----Original Message-----
From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Connie Sellitto
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 9:25 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Migration recommendations; PRELIMINARY INQUIRY

First,  many thanks to all who responded, both directly and on list.

Secondly,  this migration is not driven strictly by HP's 
discontinuance of the 3000 line.  Our goal is not simply to continue 
to run existing applications on a supported platform, but to enable 
easier development of web applications with standard tools, give our 
in-house users a GUI interface which can be customized to meet their 
needs, and allow (read) access to our extended customer base via the 
Internet.

Our Board's philosophy regarding data entry, processing and storage 
has shifted from a 'mainframe' mentality to a server-based system, 
using non-proprietary DB's and tools.  IMO, they are listening to PC 
and Mac users who claim "I can do all this in 5 minutes on my PC - 
why can't CFA give me the same info via the web?"

Moving with the times...
-- 
Connie Sellitto
Programmer/Analyst
732-528-9797 ext 18

* To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, *
* etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *

* To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, *
* etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *