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From: edelsohn@sccs.syr.edu (David Edelsohn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: DECstation 2100,3100 comments
Message-ID: <1991Feb25.232600.16817@rodan.acs.syr.edu>
Date: 26 Feb 91 04:26:00 GMT
References: <1991Feb20.114437@IASTATE.EDU> <3227@canisius.UUCP>
Reply-To: edelsohn@sccs.syr.edu (David Edelsohn)
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In article <3227@canisius.UUCP>, pavlov@canisius.UUCP (Greg Pavlov) writes:
>    1. the rumor mills claim that the 2100/3100 set will be supplanted by new
>       machine(s) Real Soon Now;
>
>    2. unlike SUN or HP, DEC isn't much on offering upgrade kits.

	 A very reliable source has told me that DEC will offer upgrades to
current 2100/3100 owners in the form of complete system enclosure swaps --
keyboard, monitor, and mouse remain.  The 5000's enclosure, bus, and
firmware appear to be DEC's standard for the Mips-based product line.  Those
planning purchases in the near future should request non-disclosure
presentations from their respective DEC salesperson.
	My question is how long will it take DEC to incorporate X11R5 (shipping
to X Consortium members at the end of this month) into their product line?
Public release of X11R5 is rumored to occur during a much warmer season this
year.  Again the timing is great for DEC as they convert DECWindows's GUI from
XUI to OSF/Motif.  Given DEC's lead time and product testing, I guess that it
will ship with Ultrix 5.1 next calendar year, but I would like to be
pleasantly surprised.
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