Migrating From The System/36
Businesses and agencies change their computers as often as their managers, and sometimes they change their computers because they changed their managers. The computer industry term for hardware platform change is migration, and it's usually a headache for most of the people involved. Computer users have to deal with new security protocols, new equipment, and new software applications. Computer technicians and support personnel get a double dose of this since they are supposed to teach, convert, troubleshoot, and/or even design the new system.
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