Last time we used it, it screwed up 2 workstations, a Z400 and an 800, to
the point we had to re install windows. This was back in MC4 and MC5 days.
We have not touched it since. I simply don't trust it. I have not looked
at it recently. Has it been updated to work with MC6 and WIN7 x64?
Mike
On 13/06/12 10:07 AM, "Andi Meek" <kwikpasta@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>what problems are you having with it? we use it whenever a crate starts
>acting weird and experience no problems. Can you elaborate?
>Just to chip in we have about 5 Z800's at the moment and they are
>awesome, we have one running a Content Agent and it just rips through
>encoding tasks! Built like a brick shithouse too!
>Cheers,
>Andi
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>To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
>From: post@texas360.tv
>Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:42:26 +1000
>Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] z800s (Was WWDC Keynote)
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>From: "Job ter Burg (L2B)" <Job_L2@terburg.com>
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>Reply-To: <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
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>Date: Wednesday, 13 June 2012 9:35 AM
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>To: <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
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>Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] z800s (Was WWDC Keynote)
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