Mr. Chairman, there is a mainframe system. Part of this money is for the HP Desk, electronic mail modems and the mainframe hook-ups in all the new locations. I think the Member has a point, and that is in all our government offices there just seems to be so many different kinds of computer systems. There are laptops, Macs, IBM compatibles, ones that you can hook together and ones you cannot hook together. That is the reason we are doing that informatics strategy and study to try and wrestle down this problem of how we communicate regionally, by inter-office, and whether or not it is possible to put together a system that everyone can use that would still be compatible. That is being worked on this year, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.
John Pollard on Bill 25: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 1, 1993-94
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Bill 25: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 1, 1993-94
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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