[1055] in IS Home Pages
IS Product Page corrections, sorry i didn't get these out
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jonathan McIndoe Hunt)
Wed Mar 15 19:48:03 2000
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Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 19:44:22 -0500
To: is-home@mit.edu
From: Jonathan McIndoe Hunt <jmhunt@MIT.EDU>
Cc: swrt@mit.edu
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First of all, the pages look really nice and should provide added
functionality. Good job! The pages are loading quickly and it
hasn't crashed in 5 minutes like it used to, so I am happy. I am
still very concerned about it being housed on a machine in N42 which has
been off the net 3 times already this year. Can we please talk
about moving this to a production server on one of the server subnets,
perhaps in W91, W20, or E40?<br>
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The system requirements section could use some considerable work
especially in consistency.<br>
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The way we differentiate systems changes with each product. <br>
e.g.
<dl>
<dd>Apple® Power Macintosh® or compatible computer
<dd>vs.
<dd>Mac 512KD <br>
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</dl>Can we please use common terminology to describe system hardware and
operating system versions for each platform? <br>
e.g.
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<dd>MacOS software version 7.1.2 or later
<dd>vs
<dd>System 4.1 <br>
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</dl>Also things like spelling out megabyte versus MB should be reviewed
and made consistent. In case anyone is curious Mb is Megabit and is
1/8 of a Megabyte. The abbreviation should be MB.<br>
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The search text labels are difficult to read on a Windows machine since
the color is very similar to the background. Also, the text is too
small as are the search boxes. The color thing applies to all the
links in the blue/green boxes that are unviewed.<br>
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Individual changes by page:<br>
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<a href="http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h" eudora="autourl">http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h</a>
tml&-token=Macintosh&ProductID=228&-find<br>
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Dreamweaver is not downloadable, yet it says "download info?"<br>
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<a href="http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h" eudora="autourl">http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h</a> tml&-token=Macintosh&ProductID=220&-find<br>
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Acrobat 3.x on the Mac is not compatible with MacOS 9.0. It currently says 7.0 or later.<br>
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<a href="http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h" eudora="autourl">http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h</a> tml&-token=Macintosh&ProductID=7&-find<br>
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please clean up the Mac system types that it runs on. please add MacOS 9 or switch it to 7x or later<br>
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please add Windows 95 and 98 to the systems for the PC, it does not only work on NT as the wording currently indicates.<br>
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<a href="http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h" eudora="autourl">http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h</a> tml&-token=Macintosh&ProductID=224&-find<br>
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please remove "Tether" from the system requirements or add it as a such as<br>
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<a href="http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h" eudora="autourl">http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h</a> tml&-token=Macintosh&ProductID=208&-find<br>
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Please change the PC system requirement to something more understandable than "IBM, Compaq, or 1005 compatible 80486 or Pentium processor computer"<br>
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<a href="http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h" eudora="autourl">http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h</a> tml&-token=Macintosh&ProductID=42&-find<br>
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change "Mb" to "MB"<br>
change "OS7" to "MacOS 7.x" for Eudora 3.0.2<br>
change "Macintosh System 7.1" to "MacOS 7.1" in Eudora 4.0.2<br>
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Where can I download Eudora 3.0.2 for my Mac plus?<br>
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<a href="http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h" eudora="autourl">http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h</a> tml&-token=Macintosh&ProductID=43&-find<br>
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is Office97 or Office 2000 the recommended product?<br>
I do not know the answer.<br>
why is the Mac version "Available from Microsoft Corp.?"<br>
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<a href="http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h" eudora="autourl">http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h</a> tml&-token=Macintosh&ProductID=47&-find<br>
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I thought we were recommended Open Transport and I know the current version of Fetch will use OT.<br>
Please add "or later" to "4.1"<br>
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<a href="http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h" eudora="autourl">http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h</a> tml&-token=Macintosh&ProductID=48&-find<br>
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Please add system requirements for 5.0 both platforms and Win 3.x for FileMaker Pro<br>
Should we add a note about who to contact about getting 4.1 if it is needed? I do not know the answer.<br>
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<a href="http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h" eudora="autourl">http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h</a> tml&-token=Macintosh&ProductID=216&-find<br>
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HomePage is supported by CWIS<br>
please add something to the page that indicates that DW 3.0 is the preferred or at least available HTML Editor.<br>
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<a href="http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h" eudora="autourl">http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h</a> tml&-token=Macintosh&ProductID=227&-find<br>
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Kerberos Manager 2.0.2 is not being phased out, it is still very much supported, it is just not the current download. It is also not multi-user aware in MacOS 9.0<br>
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Change "Mac IS 7.6.1" to MacOS 7.6.1"<br>
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<a href="http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h" eudora="autourl">http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h</a> tml&-token=Macintosh&ProductID=79&-find<br>
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MacDiscuss is a supported product developed at MIT, do we have any documentation for it?<br>
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<a href="http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h" eudora="autourl">http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h</a> tml&-token=Macintosh&ProductID=82&-find<br>
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why is MacOS 8.6 recommended instead of MacOS 9.0? (this is just a question)<br>
none of the MacOS versions are MIT licensed anymore. MacOS 9.0 is available on CD.<br>
don't we have IS Publications on MacOS anything?<br>
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<a href="http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h" eudora="autourl">http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h</a> tml&-token=Macintosh&ProductID=110&-find<br>
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Is Netscape MIT Licensed or is it free to educational users?<br>
Please add MacOS 9 to the list of supported systems.<br>
please make "Basics of Using Netscape (QG-08.3.1)" a link<br>
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<a href="http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h" eudora="autourl">http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h</a> tml&-token=Macintosh&ProductID=122&-find<br>
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Limited support I thought was available via the Helpdesk and we have training courses on PageMaker.<br>
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<a href="http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h" eudora="autourl">http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h</a> tml&-token=Macintosh&ProductID=127&-find<br>
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Photoshop is not currently a supported product. IS does provide training, but it is not supported. Supported means that someone will support it, even if only in a limited fashion. Providing just training in it is not considered supporting it. I do not want to see products that we only provide training appearing on the "supported" products page.<br>
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The current version is 5.5 that I have been installing on a couple consultant machines in the learning center.<br>
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We should take the discussion of what products are supported to another time and place.<br>
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<a href="http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h" eudora="autourl">http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h</a> tml&-token=Macintosh&ProductID=130&-find<br>
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Do we not have a recommended version of PowerPoint? On the Mac it is easy, 98, on the PC the question is open.<br>
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Please add system requirements for 97 and 5.<br>
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<a href="http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h" eudora="autourl">http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h</a> tml&-token=Macintosh&ProductID=142&-find<br>
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why do you need MIT Certificates for SAP unless you are using SAPweb which is another beast all together?<br>
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please change the Macintosh version to 4.5Bp2<br>
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do we not have any IS publications on SAP?<br>
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<a href="http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h" eudora="autourl">http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h</a> tml&-token=Macintosh&ProductID=165&-find<br>
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please add system requirements for TN3270<br>
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<a href="http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h" eudora="autourl">http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h</a> tml&-token=Macintosh&ProductID=217&-find<br>
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Has Virex support product changed to Virex 6.1?<br>
please remove the requirement for a high density drive<br>
please make "<a href="http://web.mit.edu/security/www/macvirus.htm#definitions" eudora="autourl">http://web.mit.edu/security/www/macvirus.htm#definitions</a>" a link<br>
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<a href="http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h" eudora="autourl">http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h</a> tml&-token=Macintosh&ProductID=176&-find<br>
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same question about recommended product for Windows machines.<br>
please add system requirements for 5.x?<br>
haven't we de-supported Word 5.x already? I do not know for sure<br>
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<a href="http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h" eudora="autourl">http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h</a> tml&-token=Windows&ProductID=222&-find<br>
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please change the product name from MinK to Kerberos<br>
please change the version information to "Leash32 Version 2.0 (MIT IS Supported)" maybe the 32 can come out.<br>
"Special News: Installs Leash 32" doesn't make sense? should "Installs" be "Install?"<br>
please remove "Beta 3" from the requirements<br>
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<a href="http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h" eudora="autourl">http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h</a> tml&-token=Windows&ProductID=218&-find<br>
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please make "<a href="http://web.mit.edu/security/www/isovirus.htm#updates" eudora="autourl">http://web.mit.edu/security/www/isovirus.htm#updates </a>" a link<br>
Jerry's Pages are the IS publication pages.<br>
please add system requirements<br>
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same for <a href="http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h" eudora="autourl">http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h</a> tml&-token=Windows&ProductID=219&-find<br>
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<a href="http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h" eudora="autourl">http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h</a> tml&-token=Windows&ProductID=232&-find<br>
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Windows 2000 is NOT supported yet! Please bring this product down or make notes to that effect on the all products pages and on the Supported Status<br>
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Special News should be changed to say to say "Windows 2000 Domain Controllers" instead of "Windows 2000 Server and Advanced Server" are not allowed on MITnet...<br>
reference <a href="http://web/is/help/win2000/nodc.html" eudora="autourl">http://web/is/help/win2000/nodc.html</a><br>
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Licenses are available from MIT for Institute owned machines at<br>
<a href="http://web.mit.edu/is/products/vsls/mitnt/" eudora="autourl">http://web.mit.edu/is/products/vsls/mitnt/</a><br>
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please see <a href="http://web.mit.edu/is/help/win2000/" eudora="autourl">http://web.mit.edu/is/help/win2000/</a> for system requirements<br>
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please add "Professional" to the name that appears on the all products page like "Workstation" is attached to NT 4<br>
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please look at <<a href="http://web/is/help/win2000/" eudora="autourl">http://web/is/help/win2000/</a>> for more information and at <<a href="http://web/swrt/win2000/presentations/ITPartners3-8-2000.html" eudora="autourl">http://web/swrt/win2000/presentations/ITPartners3-8-2000.</a><a href="http://web/swrt/win2000/presentations/ITPartners3-8-2000.html" eudora="autourl">html</a>> for announcements made to the community about support for Windows 2000.<br>
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<a href="http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h" eudora="autourl">http://training.mit.edu/products/FMPro?-db=Products&-lay=Data&-format=pss3.h</a> tml&-token=Windows&ProductID=230&-find<br>
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WS_FTP is fully supported by the Helpdesk last I checked.<br>
I like the comment about not being secure, but shouldn't that be in the "System requirement/Other Notes" section?<br>
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Try <a href="http://web/is/help/ws_ftp/" eudora="autourl">http://web/is/help/ws_ftp/</a> for a home page.<br>
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please add a bit about non-secure to the product description<br>
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Thanks,<br>
Jonathan</html>
