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The Author, bil hays works as the Network Manager at UNC CH's Department of Computer Science, where he also helps coordinate Mac support, and heads up development of Database projects. He's worked in the IT/IS field at UNC CH for departments such as CS, ATN and CTL for longer than he cares to admit, and is a strong proponant of cross platform environments. He got started on Apple ][+ and //e systems under DOS 3.3 and ProDOS, then learned MS-DOS, MacOS, and Windows (starting with Win286), and has administered Appleshare 3.x and Novell 3.x servers.
These pages are a volunteer effort, as a "just for grins and trying to help out" endeavor. They are not associated with, nor sanctioned by any other individual or group at UNC-CH or elsewhere. Any opinions expressed are bil's unless otherwise noted. Mileage may vary: take all information with a grain or two of salt, and good luck!
The Evangelism section is presented in the hope that folks will find it humorous. The OS wars are mostly silly chest pounding, and he believes that most intelligent approach is to choose the best hardware and OS for the specific task at hand, rather than pounding square pegs into round holes. He also wishes he had a dollar for everytime someone he knows predicted Apple would shortly go out of business since he first heard the claim back in 1984.
Bil will try to keep these pages reasonably up to date, but no promises. Suggestions and submissions are welcome especially if you find any errors or gaps, just don't forget to include your email address.