On Tue, 16 Dec 1997, Ron Burnett wrote:

> Sigh .....
>
> It would be soooooo useful if users would talk to technicians
> before they go racing off to buy smart-looking new printers.
> I think they are becoming more of a fashion item than a workplace
> tool.

An MIS Director at one place I worked solved these kinds of problems with
policy.  "If it wasn't purchased with MIS approval, MIS was not obligated
to support it."

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