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December 1997, Week 3

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Tracy Johnson <[log in to unmask]>
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Tracy Johnson <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 16 Dec 1997 03:56:04 -0800
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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."

Tracy Johnson
Computer Associates International Inc.
Manufacturing Knowledge (MK) Group
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