Re: [NSW] Plasma's at Redfern

["Glen O'Riley" <glen.orileyDES@PAMlinx.iwarp.com>]

Cityrail would have purchased an unlimited license for NT4
server/workstation (dunno if theyhave taken the big step to 2000 yet. So
they would be able to put NT on as m any machines as they like without
further cost. All the office computers also use NT4workstation so it would
be worth it to purchase an unlimited license.


"Matthew Geier" <matthew@mail.usyd.edu.au> wrote in message
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> For the last couple of days at least (possibly longer) the Plasma
destination
> indicators on platform 12 at Redfern have been displaying different
things.
>  The 'country end' indicator is 7 minutes fast, so it's countdowns to the
> next train are all -7 minutes.
>  The station staff have apparently reported it, but no one has yet
bothered
> to fix it.
>
>  I just knew putting a PC in EVERY enclosure was going to be trouble. :-).
> The orginal Martin Place plasma had one  PC running the 4 platform
screens,
> with the video mirrored out to the 8 screens. ( Once saw a windows error
> message half on each platform, identical down each platform's set of
screens!)
>
>  The final system as implemented seems to require a PC in every enclosure
> and one in the office for the station staff.
>  The ESR platform at Redfern now has 4 PCs in the 4 plasma enclosures,
> and 3 in the control room - DVA, 'plasma', Train Describer. 7 PC's to run
> one platform.
>  Any one would think CityRail is buying PCs simply to keep the market
afoat,
> not 'cause they actually need that many. M$ must be laughing as well.
Thats
> 7 windows NT licences for ONE platform!
>