We often have a similar scenario when installing PC based DAQ (including PXI with Windows) at clients' sites. Usually, the client contact asks us not to mention certain terms in any of our documentation (eg: PC, Operating System, PCI Card, etc), and instead call the PC a "Data Acquisition Platform"...
Cheers, Christopher Christopher G. Relf Certified LabVIEW Architect National Manager - Australia Neo Vista System Integrators Pty Ltd [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: +61 2 9817 8813 Fax: +61 2 9879 4527 --- EULA 1) This is a private email, and although the views expressed within it may not be purely my own, unless specifically referenced I do not suggest they are necessarily associated with anyone else including, but not limited to, my employer(s). 2) This email has NOT been scanned for virii - attached file(s), if any, are provided as is. By copying, detaching and/or opening attached files, you agree to indemnify the sender of such responsibility. 3) Because e-mail can be altered electronically, the integrity of this communication cannot be guaranteed. --- Visit Neo Vista System Integrators Pty Ltd on the web: www.nvsi.com.au User Solutions, Hardware, Software, Education Programs, Newsletters, and more... -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Boyd, David Sent: den 13 maj 2004 14:41 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Corporate PC purchases for factory test, your experiences please All, This may really be a Windows-only question, but I can believe there are establishments that have standardized on Macs for factory use. Recently I was required by our IT department to 'upgrade' a couple of networked factory test PCs (still running LV5.1 apps under Windows 95!) to Windows 2000, and since the original PCs were decreed too underpowered, IT gave me a few 'cast-offs', of 400MHz Pentium-II vintage, as replacements. Long story short, at least one of these has turned out to be unreliable for long term use, so now I'm given the nod to buy something akin to the standard-issue current workstation. We've got a corporate purchase agreement with a big computer manufacturer (rhymes with 'hell'), and now I'm told that all such PCs MUST come with a license for MS Office Pro/Exchange/WinServer2003 etc, which adds close to 500USD to the total. The IT line is, 'If it plugs into the network, it must include these licenses'. Plus, W2K is no longer an option, so it comes with WinXPPro, and if you reload the OS, you're unsupported. I'm just curious to hear from some of you folks who work for (or contract for) LMCO, Sperry, Litton, and other medium-to-large corporations, what your experiences are. Are you free to buy your own hardware if it goes on the corporate network, or do you get what's offered? (Usually, I'm more concerned with things like how many open PCI slots the thing has...) Best, Dave David J Boyd
