Hi, do you have HP/3000 with IMAGE/SQL(?)

Then use TCP/IP configuration to connect HP 3k and connect with
ODBC/32 from Minisoft.
Covert Database Into IMAGE/SQL
and Buy MS Office Development tool (Cheap)
and start duplicate Front end to GUI (like Access 97)
use form wizard and report wizard to duplicate current package..
Now you have worry free license free Server to Client Apps.

NT - I studied MSCE course, and SQL
More headache than HP3000/IMAGE Solution.
Boy HP3000 is so great to run real business

Other flat form Good sales pitch (looks pretty, but can cook).

Peter C.
Mike Abel wrote in message <[log in to unmask]>...
>I'm the Information Systems Support Engineer for a Dental Office in
>Rockford Illinois.  We migrated from DOS/NOVEL based PCs to WIN95
>peer-to-peer networked PCs - as per SoftDents Recommended configuration
>as of that time.  Since the migration the office has had nothing but
>problem after problem.  The Office staff has admittedly been using the
>DOS - based interface under WIN95 far too long - though they claim some
>functionality under the DOS based softdent is not available in the WIN95
>version.  The Doctor is becomming progresssively adjetated as to the
>stability Softdent.
>
>I had recommended to the Doctor that instead of adopting the WIN95
>peer-to-peer configuration, we should move to Windows NT, which from my
>experience has been far superior in stability when compared to WIN95
>peer-to-peer networking.  Unfortunately, Softdent would not approve this
>configuration stating that "they knew WIN95 best" and could not
>"signoff" on implementing Softdent on Win NT.  Now I see at the Softdent
>Web site that it appears Softdent has fully embrased NT.
>
>I am caught in a very difficult position.  Having gone with Softdents
>original recommendation of using WIN95 peer-to-peer, trying to convince
>the Doctor that we should now go WIN NT is problematic - there is
>obviously a credibility problem here which by myself I simply cannot
>overcome.  We either need to get the existing WIN95 configuration
>stable, or if that is unattainable, be able to convince the Doctor that
>the problems we have been encountering will be resolved by taking the
>jump to NT.  We had some minor problems back when we were DOS/NOVELL &
>the hope was that going to WIN95 would eliminate them.  Well, it appears
>to have resolved many of the DOS/NOVELL problems, but introduced
>numerous new problems.  If we go NT, we the Doctor is going to require
>significant assurance that this will in fact help and not just be
>another futile attempt to throw more money down a dark hole.
>
>What troubles me most about all this is that, according to what the
>Doctor has heard, no other Softdent Office has experienced the level of
>problems that we have.  From my perspective that calls to mind possible
>reasons for our situation: 1) our office is not using Softdent
>correctly; 2) our PCs are defective; 3) Win95 is the culprit; 4)
>Softdent has bugs.
>
>Does Softdent provide any service whereby you would send out a technical
>expert to review our PC, network, and Softdent configuration to rule out
>the infrastructure as the source of the problem?  If that can be done,
>perhaps we can ward off the expense of a forced migration to WIN NT.  In
>any case, we have to get a handle on this and get these problems
>resolved ASAP!.
>
>If you would kindly reply, I will send you specifics as to the identity
>of the Practice if required.
>
>Thanks for your time & I look forward to a reply,
>
>Michael Abel
>IS Technical Engineer
>
>