Re: Not Much LINUX Stuff of Late

On 01/08/2026 13:22, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> On 2026-07-31 15:47, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> On 31/07/2026 13:47, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>>> I don't know what my dentist uses. I know they changed software, and 
>>> they have some computer with the old system in order to see the old 
>>> data. But on their new terminal they have a 3D representation of my 
>>> mouth, they can see in isolation a single molar, in 3D.
>>
>> I cant answer for today but when my niece set up a dental practice it 
>> was all windows and the networking sucked. Microsoft didn't want  a 
>> desktop PC loaded with image processing software to talk to the x-ray 
>> machine.
>>
>> Took a week to get it all working.
> 
> Well, I have no idea how they did it. I guess they hired someone to do 
> it all.
> 
Indeed. The practice had support contracts with all the major software 
items and a support contract with the company who supplied the windows PCS.

> They did have some problem with their tools: water not coming out when 
> it should or the lamp going off. They muttered about something wrong on 
> that station.
> 
Yup. The sheer cost of setting up a dental practice astonished me. Each 
chair is tens of thousands and the whole practice was near enough a million.

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