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From: elgie@canisius.UUCP (Bill Elgie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: DECstation 3100 **really** wants to be a rainbow.
Keywords: login
Message-ID: <2574@canisius.UUCP>
Date: 12 Nov 89 07:31:13 GMT
References: <4903@yunexus.UUCP> <474@shodha.dec.com> <3803@crdgw1.crd.ge.com>
Organization: Canisius College, Buffalo N.Y. 14208
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In article <3803@crdgw1.crd.ge.com>, howard@wsqtb2.crd.ge.com (Donald R. Howard) writes:
> 
>  While >2 user licenses are available for non-workstation DEC Ultrix systems,
>  we have been firmly and repeatedly told by our local DEC sales-critters that
>  Ultrix workstations CAN NOT BE UPGRADED to more than two users.  There are 
>  even rumors that in the future, the login limit will be 1 (one).
> 
>     True?

  No, not anymore, tho I can't say anything about the last sentence (who can 
  predict what DEC will try to pull in the future ?).  Apx. 3 months ago, DEC
  got caught up in the glasnost euphoria and began to offer user license "up-
  grades" for its workstations...... 

  greg pavlov (under borrowed account), fstrf, amherst, ny