PowerLogix Has Best Q1 Ever

From PL's Robin Sharp, "PowerLogix, the leader in Power Macintosh G3 and G4 processor upgrades, today announced dramatic revenue increases, innovative new product lines, aggressive sales, and exciting marketing campaigns. Exhibiting incredible stamina and direction, the team at PowerLogix is planning the biggest explosion in corporate history. Following the most successful Q1 in PowerLogix history, and the much anticipated release of new product lines, a new "force" drives PowerLogix." Here is the full press release.

Montgomery County, MD, Schools Dropping Macs--Part II: From a very reliable source who wishes to remain anonymous, "There is a hidden aspect to your story about Montgomery County, MD, computer "incompatibility" problem. [Posted yesterday--Bill]

The grading and attendance automation program has been a total disaster. At the beginning of this academic year, hundreds, perhaps thousands, of students were unable to have schedules made up, because the new computer system was unable to process the data. This led to the firing of the assistant superintendent in charge of the program. Later on this year, this same new system was unable to generate report cards. As a result, report cards were late for middle and high school students by almost an entire month. Now, the Montgomery County system has decided to go back to its old computers for the time being, in order to be sure of getting students on schedule for next year. I cannot believe that they are taking drastic action against the Macs because they are 'incompatible' with this embarrassing new system."

Macs Only!'s Editor in Chief wrote the Board of Education asking for their side of the story. The only response from the BOE so far is to ask for his mailing address which was supplied. Since the Macs Only! is located across the river in Fairfax County, VA, it might help if Montgomery County residents were to write the BOE. The questions asked by Macs Only! are:

"Is this report (dropping 47,000 Macs) true?

If so, what is the cost of developing/purchasing the incompatible attendance/grading software/system?

If so, what compatible software was considered and why was it rejected?

If so , what is the justification for spending some $50 million to replace those 50,000 computers?

If so, is there a cost-benefit analysis?

If so, can we get a copy?"