Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!philmtl!philabs!crpmks!garyb From: garyb@crpmks.UUCP (Gary Blumenstein) Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386 Subject: Re: Equinox and Continental Computer Message-ID: <1159@crpmks.UUCP> Date: 1 May 90 14:59:52 GMT References: <1990Apr27.151418.17471@mccc.uucp> Reply-To: garyb@crpmks.UUCP (Gary Blumenstein) Organization: Ciba-Geigy Corporation Lines: 55 In article <1990Apr27.151418.17471@mccc.uucp> pjh@mccc.uucp (Pete Holsberg) writes: >A number of people have responded to queries about multiport boards by >recommending the Equinox MEGAPORT and Continental Computer Systems. >[..] >So I called them and got (fairly) local dealer names. I'm in the >process of contacting dealers now to get prices. > >So what's the big deal about contacting CCS? While Continental Computer Systems is in fact a distributor limited to servicing dealers and some fortune 500 accounts, they are not beyond helping out or providing information to the average end user. This isn't just another fly-by-night "schlok house". Read on... Where other distributors are mainly concerned with moving inventory, Continental cradles their accounts with the best technical support in the business. Very few other distributors *really* understand the ins and outs of assembling UNIX/Xenix systems around multi-vendor platforms. The people at Continental are very atuned to most, if not all the latest multi-serial I/O products including Equinox. They are up on the latest SCSI technology, they know and can optimize Xenix applications better than anyone I know, and they are constantly testing things like X servers, LAN products, modems, Etc. They are so involved with supporting their products that they routinely participate in engineering of device drivers and other design specifications. They take beta testing to the extreme. So what's the big deal about contacting them? They turned me on to Equinox, they know the technology better than anyone I could think of short of Equinox's own engineers. I didn't suggest that you, as an end-user would be able to purchase items directly from them, but they can answer your technical questions and you can be sure you're getting the right advice. Personally, I have no vested interest in their business. Their only claim to fame with me is that they have helped this company out on numerous occasions and have "saved my neck" with countless bug fixes. In the 5 years I've known them, I've seen the company grow from a relatively small operation, into a multi-million dollar UNIX/Xenix outfit. Since OEM's alone cannot handle the diverse knowledge needed to support their own products when used in real life situations, they are relying more and more on distributors which can assume a technical responsibility on top of volume sales. Continental Computer Systems fills this category of badly needed dealer service. I would highly recommend them to the various ISC and SCO dealers and VARS on this net, esspecially if you're on the east coast. * * * Disclaimer * * * The previous has been my totally UNSOLICITED opinions. CCS, keep up the good work! -- Gary M. Blumenstein, UNIX Network Administrator // CIBA-GEIGY Corporation USA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phone (914) 347-4700 7 Skyline Drive, Hawthorne, NY 10532 FAX (914) 347-6490 UUCP ...uunet!philabs!gallium!garyb