emv@mailrus.cc.umich.edu (Edward Vielmetti) (09/22/88)
I've seen the demise of some big computer installations from a distance - the old DEC Market system, Multics at MIT, the CMU TOPS machines, and CU20B come to mind. No doubt there have been other smaller cases where the old timesharing system is shut down for the last time, and there's a period of several years where people regroup and adapt to the new system (or leave the organization for better opportunities elsewhere). I'd like some references to published works on computing during transition times, or stories about what kinds of costs it has imposed on organizations. Things like what do you do with old tapes, estimates of training time, scrapping old terminals, etc. Experiences from big organizations would be best, but little ones would be useful too. Post, or reply by mail and I'll summarize. If there's any books been written I'd be most eager to hear about them. --Ed Edward Vielmetti, U of Michigan Computing Center mail group uucp: mailrus!emv internet: emv@mailrus.cc.umich.edu bitnet if you must: vielmeti@umichum