I wonder if the city will sue the consultant(s)?

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From: Johnson, Tracy [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 10:26 AM
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Subject: [HP3000-L] Maintenance Horror Story Seen On Slashdot (AS/400)


Reproduced here for your entertainment:

from the 9-track-really-isn't-the-answer dept.
Cron-os writes "The city of Wilkes Barre, Pa is furiously trying to enter
some 25,000 tax records into their new PC network. Their aging AS/400
crashed sometime around April 15, and the city did not renew a maintenance
contract with IBM because it cost more than the PC network. You can read
the associated articles here*, here**, and here***. I'm so glad I live
across the river in a SANE city." I wonder if these bozos run their
schools and roads departments with the same level of professionalism.

* http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/3146951.htm

** http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/3146952.htm

*** http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/3124134.htm

(Note this occurred in BNEPA not BSEPA.

BT
NNNN
Tracy Johnson
MSI Schaevitz Sensors

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