<html> <body> Dear Listers of all persuasions - I don't know if this coming date was acknowledged at the Nashville Convention, but it has gone completely unnoted here.  And while those with first hand information may be able to refine the record, according to the pianotech archives, July 15, 1994 marks the originating post of what are now our lists.  I've reprinted it below. I am not articulate enough to impart, with any poetry or profundity, my deep sense of the contribution these lists have made to the fabric of our lives, as technicians and beyond.  I was going to say how it has impacted the experience of the PTG, and then reflected on the flirtation the lists have always had with a certain independence from the Guild, as the two primary lists have always been open to all.  I note, as well, my suspicion (since I don't have the data) that a sizable percentage of the PTG membership does not partake of any of them.  Nevertheless, I cannot, on any regular basis, remain conscious of such a distinction.  These lists would not exist, as such, without the basic Guild community, and that community has been indelibly affected by them.   They are a trove. If I mention any names, I'm likely to offend by omission,  but it's worth going to archive to note those of the original contributors who have remained active.  Porritt, Swafford, McNeil are a few, but you others...you're presence is preserved.  And I would not permit myself to forgo acknowledging my appreciation to two large presences, Newton Hunt and Danny Boone. Thanks to all of you. David Skolnik <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><h1>Software for Scheduling </h1> Michael Wathen 556-9565 <a href="mailto:WATHENMJ%40A1.BETA.UC.EDU">WATHENMJ@A1.BETA.UC.EDU </a> Fri, 15 Jul 1994 10:09:00 -0500 (EST) <ul> <li>Next message: <a href="000001.htm">Software for Scheduling </a> <li>Messages sorted by: <a href="date.htm#0">[ date ]</a> <a href="thread.htm#0">[ thread ]</a> <a href="subject.htm#0">[ subject ]</a> <a href="author.htm#0">[ author ]</a> </ul><hr> <pre>I would like to hear from as many college technicians as possible with regards to the following dilema.  We schedule over a thousand events yearly here at CCM.  They have up until now done all scheduling non electronically and are presently exploring options for software that will do the job for them. The latest idea is that they will rely on the University VAX network's smorgasborg of site liscensed software.  The university's computer people are experimenting with a program called "Recital" which is a program similar to D-Base. My feeling is that it is far more prudent to buy dedicated software for scheduling rather than adapt your needs to a catchall program like D-Base.  Afterall, thats the way business generally operates.  For example: the pharmacy that I use employs a program called "Parm Ease". It was developed and is supported only for this particular application.  I think it would be a nightmare if they had bought Lotus or D-Base and tried to make it work for their needs. How does your school handle scheduling.  Whats the name of the program, is it a local or a vax type system?  Are they happy? </pre></blockquote></body> </html>