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From: prashant@pinocchio.encore.com (Prashant Dholakia)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.encore
Subject: Re:  Umax4.3 and NFS
Message-ID: <10335@encore.Encore.COM>
Date: 10 Nov 89 01:00:19 GMT
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Reply-To: prashant@pinocchio.encore.com (Prashant Dholakia)
Organization: Encore Computer Corp, Marlboro, MA
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>From: como@max.bnl.gov (Andrew T. Como)

>	Has anyone heard when the release of Umax4.3 is going to
>be out.  It was due in October and I have heard nothing yet.
>	And how about NFS client?  I have been waiting a year for it

	Umax 4.3 is currently in beta test at 11 sites.  We still have
	a few issues to resolve.   We will release the OS as soon as we resolve
	these issues to our satisfaction and to the satisfaction of the beta
	sites.  

	Client NFS is also in beta test at 6 of the 11 Umax 4.3 beta
	sites.  Client NFS (in fact, complete NFS) will be available with
	the Umax 4.3 release.
	
>From: tperala@UB.D.UMN.EDU (Tim Perala)

>I think that this mailing-list/newsgroup would be an appropriate
>forum for Encore to keep their current and prospective clients
>up to date on things.  Encore is currently making some major 
>changes in its customer service logistics, and it is sometimes
>difficult to answers to questions of this nature.

>I am not faulting Encore's customer service.  I think that considering
>the recent increase in the size of their operation (assimilation of
>Gould) that things are going well.

>I know that people "in the know" at Encore read this stuff, in fact
>they are quick to defend Encore and to answer questions.  I guess
>I would like to see them take on a more proactive role and try to
>use this forum to diseminate information (without doing commercials
>for Encore, of course).

	Good suggestion.  It is our intention to keep our customers
	well informed at all times.  We did this at the recent
	users group meeting in Miami and we've done this at past Usenix
	conferences.

>Hey Encore, when will there be an ANSI C compiler for UMAX4.X?

	This is scheduled for Q1, 1990.

-- Prashant Dholakia
Prashant