ajq@mace.cc.purdue.edu (John O'Malley) (01/14/90)
In article <10566@bsu-cs.bsu.edu> mithomas@bsu-cs.UUCP (Michael Thomas Niehaus) writes: >Now here's the good part: So many people want to use Macs >that it is standard to see waiting lists for machines with 20 to 30 people on >them (during prime hours). I have waited for *4 hours* on a Saturday afternoon >a couple of times, just to print out a research paper ... Like you, lotsa people here do all their work on their own Macs and then use our labs only to make laser-quality printouts ... and they often have to wait in line for hours just to use a Macintosh for five minutes. We solved this problem by designating one Macintosh as an "express computer." It has a consultant-enforced usage limit of five minutes. The idea for it actually came from a user via our suggestion box. -John --- John O'Malley / Macintosh / Purdue University / (317) ajq@mace.cc.purdue.edu / Specialist / Computing Center / 494-1787