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Re: [LUG] What Ricks been doing.




Mark Evans wrote:


On Wed, Apr 30, 2003 at 10:22:35PM +0100, Rick Timmis wrote:


Looking back to the Migration of Super Tramp to 99% Linux. Describing


Just out of interest what is the remaining 1%?


Single Windows PC running Photoshop and Other Windows only stuff. All our legcay stuff is on our old Win2k Server for posterity
Thats it.


;-)



this as a Successful project would be to hugely understate it. It has proved itself to be totally reliable, unbelievably cost effective and has taken our business IT systems to a new level. Today I was looking at the desks of our sales staff. The most amazing transition has taken place. Their desks used to have loads of paper and bits and bobs on them note pads and the such like . Each of the desks was populated by a Linux Thin Client and that was it. I believe Microsoft had the idea of the paperless office, I find it both humorous and delightful that it took


Maybe they mistook it for "animated paper clips".




Linux and OS software to achieve that dream.

This success prompted Chris Prentis to consider another possibility.

Why not do the same thing for other businesses in the South West.

Well that is what I have been doing. I would like to introduce you to http://www.sttechnology.co.uk



Which is actually running on a Linux machine.




ST Technology (Super Tramp Technology or Straight Talking Technology) is a company with 5 Staff. We specialise in supporting and assisting businesses to benefit from Linux and Open Source Software. You can find out more about us at our Website.



Mentioning where you are, even if just "Mid Devon" might not be a bad idea :)

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