Another reason for connecting systems together is that the users may need to share devices - printers, scanners, or tape drives. A departmental workgroup can provide different types of printers - high quality, draft, special stationery, color. In a network, users can direct the print to whichever printer is nearest or most convenient. If you want to send a quick message, it's not always possible to get to a phone, and if you don't have an answering machine, your message may not get through. E-Mail allows you to send or receive messages to anyone on the same network or through a gateway to an individual in another department, site, or institution at any time.
Networked computers provide more options to improve productivity.
If there is a problem with a computer that you use here is what to do. If you are sharing software try to run this on another computer of the same type to see if it works. This marks the fourth edition of Port 2000. Look for the next edition of Port 2000. It will be published in October.