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>From: Lorraine Williams <[log in to unmask]>
>To: "'Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum'" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: RE: #5703 Windows NT
>Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 09:25:25 -0400
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We converted to Win 3.5 a few years back and then later to Win 4.0. With
each transition we lost more software and had to add to our collection to
replace what no longer worked. My advice to you is to try everything out
with your new system, even if the software manufacturer says it will work on
NT. Even when they say that they have included the extra drivers, in my
experience sometimes they still don't work properly. Also, when purchasing
new software, ask if you can send it back if you are not satisfied with it
after you've tested it. I have had several companies make this promise -
it's not impossible.
I would not recommend going to Windows 2000 instead of NT if your reasoning
is that you want to be able to hold on to more of your existing software
collection. Windows 2000 is the next version of NT - it is a networked
version of the Windows operating system. The Millenium version of Windows is
the next version of Windows after Windows 98. Choosing to go with an
operating system that is networked will improve your network security. This
has nothing to do with the software choices you can make. You really need to
contact the manufacturer of each and every piece of software and ask if
there are plans to make a new version in another operating system to know
whether the things you like are or will be available to run on your system.
Make sure you know that the person on the other end of the phone or email
message knows what they are talking about, too. If a salesperson says it
will run on anything above Windows 3.1, be wary and ask specifically if it
was designed to run on NT.
In looking over your list of software, I can tell you that Triple Play Plus
will not work well on NT. With a copy of Triple Play Plus Spanish that was
one version newer than the others we had for other languages it worked okay
on NT 3.5, but when we went to 4.0 it wouldn't work at all. It just wasn't
made for NT - it was made for Win 3.5 and Win 95. Atajo and Systeme D run
fine on NT as do Live From Moscow and the TOEFL Sampler. I don't know about
the other titles on your list, but feel free to contact me for more
information about what I have here that does run on NT. Best of luck!
Lorraine Williams
Language Technology Coordinator
Saint Michael's College
Box L / 1 Winooski Park
Colchester, VT 05439
(802) 654-2475
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>Subject: Windows NT
>Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 17:49:15 -0400
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Hello-
We will be converting our 21 station computer lab to NT this year and I
would love to hear from people who have gone through this kind of transition
and what problems they ran into doing it. Our biggest concern is of course
the compatibility with our current foreign language software. I've checked
with several of the companies and they have assured me that their software
is compatible. However, I am having trouble contacting every company that
makes the software. If there are people that are currently running NT and
have some of the software that we have, could you please e-mail me and let
me know of any problems or things that you ran into? Someone also suggested
that instead of NT, we might want to go with Windows 2000. I am open to any
suggestions / help in this area that I am completely unfamiliar with!
Here is our current list of software:
Global Surf
Atajo
Arriba
Japanese Spoken Language
Nuevos Destinos
Paroles
Prego
Russian-Live from Moscow
Return From Silence
Systeme D
TOEFL Sampler
Triple Play Plus Hebrew
Pinyin Master
Parliamo Italiano
Parliamo Italiano Now!
Mai Oui
Thank you so much for your help!
Janel :)
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Janel M. Brennan, Coordinator, FL Instructional Technology
The Language Center 1105 Jiménez Hall
College Park,MD 20742 301-405-6927
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