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Bill Buksas <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 17 Aug 2004 06:55:13 -0700
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>Welcome back!
>
>I hope this finds everyone rested and raring to go. We have our work
>cut out for us. This summer
>36 elementary schools had their old Mac operating systems upgraded
>(or downgraded in some
>cases) to OS 8.6. It is a much needed change. However, the downside
>of the project is the loss of
>all AR and STAR software on the machines. We have set up a schedule
>to get all schools back up
>and running ASAP. The G4 file servers are in the process of being
>upgraded and having some
>much needed work done. You may find the server is not up and running
>at the school. I will get a
>schedule out to you very soon.
>
>So, be patient with the AR and STAR testing. I realize that this is
>a critical time of the year for STAR
>and teachers need to get it running right away. This couldn't be
>done sooner since we all got back
>just last week.
>
>Since this project involves several thousand computers we may ask
>you guys to help us out by
>simply installing the AR 6.2.2 and STAR 2.2.2 on the old Macs
>(5260's). We might have a quicker
>solution from AR. I will keep everyone informed.
>
>Looking forward to seeing everyone again. I'm looking for a
>volunteer to hold our first meeting.
>Drop Joe or myself an email if you can help out ([log in to unmask]
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>
>
>Don
>
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Hi Don:
I'd be glad to get the ball rolling at Webster - any idea when we get OS 8.6
and the G4 upgrade. What's the learning curve for doing the OS 8.6
work - I'll do that also to get us up and running as soon as possible.

Thanks

Bill Buksas

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