[LINK] NSW Nettops for Students to Keep

[Bernard Robertson-Dunn]

Tom Worthington wrote:
> NSW is claiming that the computers will cost $2,245 per student, 
> including the network hardware. Given that the PCs will cost about 
> $400 each, it is difficult to see what the rest of the money is to be spent on.
>   
It might be difficult for you, but, as I said in an earlier posting on 
this subject, IT outsourcing experience shows that TCO is 5 to 10 times 
that of the base hardware. The public servants (and hence the 
politicians) are also slowly realising the facts of life. 

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Regards
brd

Bernard Robertson-Dunn
Canberra Australia
brd at iimetro.com.au