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From: MELTSNE@gecrdvm1.crd.ge.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: Delays in DS5000 shipping?
Message-ID: <90219.083603MELTSNE@GECRDVM1.BITNET>
Date: 7 Aug 90 12:36:03 GMT
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Our new DECStation came in, after being ordered in late May.  The DEC salesman
had to "escalate" the order to get this sort of response after slipping from a
mid-July delivery date.

He told me the longest delays are for machines with the new 1 GB drives which
appear to be in short supply.

                               Ken