On 21 Apr 2010 06:57:50 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: > >In a message dated 4/21/2010 8:25:18 A.M. Central Daylight Time, >[email protected] writes: > >Yesterday Canada's well-respected auditor-general released a report >complaining that aging government computer systems could halt delivery of > > >>> >Wonder where he's been the last three decades? Seems like a coordinated >approach between government, industry and education >should resolve most of the issues and save money down the road. > > Sheila Fraser looks at any given area in depth only infrequently and this is tame compared to some of the things she has found. Governments tend not to replace and upgrade systems too frequently. The bidding process can be convoluted and the results can be a nightmare for the entity. Imagine having to replace a Burroughs A series with an IBM z series just to do a simple upgrade. I remember hearing the horror show of one government shop with a mod 50 under small business third party maintenance with a tape controller and x number of drives from manufacturer 1 and more drives from manufacturer 2. I think the mod 50 in question was a US Navy shop but I heard the story over 20 years ago. > >
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