New browsers will continually be evaluated as they appear on the market. OD owns a site license for this software. The OD Network Council recommends that OIT inform Macintosh users about how to access the software from the network. The OD Network Council recommends Microsoft Excel as the standard spreadsheet application. No standard scheduler is recommended at this time.
Some schedulers require servers and server support.
This issue will be revisited after further evaluation of various Intranet solutions. While the Macintosh operating system is quite robust, and many applications programs have built-in file recovery and translation capabilities, a few utility programs decrease the likelihood of a critical loss due to occasional malfunctions. MacLinkPlus is bundled free with MacOS 7.6 . This software, which allows a Macintosh to emulate a standard IBM terminal and communicate with mainframe computers, is useful for accessing various Administrative Data Base applications. OD Network Council recommends use of TN3270 as a 3270 emulator for Macintosh users who need this capability.