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Retrospectively,
I think we really installed the first Win95 network in
Fiji. |
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It was indeed a
challenge to have been part in this project. |
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Unfortunately
the company never really took off the ground - due to lack of
funds. |
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My Rotuman
friend Mua is now a full-time pastor. God bless you! |
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On this day the
power went off in Lautoka. It took us one hour to hunt
around for a generator. All presenters were given a full
ceremonial Fijian farewell which I have never
experienced before. |
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10 years later
I still think it is one of the best platform for
maintaining legacy applications. |
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Just compare this official 'certificate of service' with
the reference below. Excuse me, but this is the lousiest
paper I have ever seen after 2 years of service. I mean
there is not even a category called 'poor'! Not sure if
they still issue this paper today. But at that time it
really showed the status of the Public Service Commission
in Fiji. And I think that Poseci Bune was the Permanent
Secretary at PSC at that time. What a shame! |
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One month after
I arrived in Fiji, the second military coup took place.
Since E.D.P. Services was doing the payroll for the
army, our building was probably one of the most
protected ones for the next two years. The job itself
was most challenging until then - but also the most
rewarding. |
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In
1989 the first duplex laser printer in the government
was installed in my office. No wonder that our PC team
also helped with the printing/editing of Fiji's new 1990
constitution. |
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The
caption of my boss, John Shannon, reads "I wish all
the mail was like this. Thanks to those involved".
It was indeed such that my PC team had an excellent
reputation - even the private sector and statutory body
organisations wanted our products and services. |
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1989
was probably the first time that it became feasible for
small hotels and resort owners to evaluate PC-based
front-office reservation software. Until then only the
large hotels had computerised operations (mainly on
"old" IBM S/36) |