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From: gjc@paradigm.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: DEC software distribution policy
Message-ID: <2157@paradigm.com>
Date: 19 Dec 90 16:22:01 GMT
References: <1990Dec19.135709.3689@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>
Organization: Paradigm Associates Inc, Cambridge MA
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In article <1990Dec19.135709.3689@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>, jmoore@cidmac.ecn.purdue.edu (James D Moore) writes:
> Greetings,
> 
> Recently we purchase a couple of DEC3100 stations from DEC with a TLZ04
> (4mm tape backup) setup.
> 
> I beleive that DEC should supply the most recent software when a complete
> system is ordered especially if one of the major components is going to 
> require a software revision like the TLZ04 (which by the way has a patch 
> tape included for Ultrix 4.1). Comments? Suggestions?

If your system configuration absolutely requires 4.1 to run it should be
fairly easy to convince your sales rep that he should make sure you get
it, pretty darn fast.

Meanwhile, I don't know what the prices are for Ultrix, but for VMS
a full update service, aka the consolidated software distribution
on CD-ROM costs $125 a month, an amount that is fairly easy to justify
considering the convenience value of always being up to date on everything.

-gjc