Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!zardoz.eng.ohio-state.edu!agvax2.ag.ohio-state.edu!GAYNOR From: gaynor@agvax2.ag.ohio-state.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Subject: Re: Price cuts on motherboard upgrades ??? Message-ID: <1991May23.121041.23563@zardoz.eng.ohio-state.edu> Date: 23 May 91 12:10:41 GMT References: <674452930.0@blkcat.FidoNet>,<1991May22.194317.1042@eng.umd.edu> Sender: news@zardoz.eng.ohio-state.edu (Usenet news) Reply-To: gaynor@agvax2.ag.ohio-state.edu Organization: Ohio Cooperative Extension Service Lines: 24 Nntp-Posting-Host: agvax2.ag.ohio-state.edu In article <1991May22.194317.1042@eng.umd.edu>, tgoose@eng.umd.edu (Jason Garms) writes: >You mention "Something I thought of..." did you think this requirement up? >or did you read it somewhere? (Is it merely wishful thinking?) No. It is a real requirement in many commercial areas. For example, Digitial Electronics Corporation "officially" discontinued active support for the DECSYSTEM-20 line of mainframe computers in 1983. However, they are still required, by law, to provide parts and service until 1993. (How do I know this? I used to work at OSU's DEC-20 site - we decommissioned it on December 20th of 1990.) However, I was (and still am) fuzzy on how (or if) these regulations apply to companies such as Apple, and their consumer-driven products. So far, it seems that the manufacturer is obligated to provide parts and service for 10 years. Thus, if it breaks down, they have to be able to fix it or replace it. Nothing about it being free, though. Thank you for the intelligent and well-thought-out tone of your posting. --- Jim Gaynor - AgVAX System Manager - Academic Computing - Ohio State University VMS: UNIX: Disclaimer : All opinions expressed here are mine and only mine. So there! Witty Quote: "Think, think, think, think..." - Winnie-the-Pooh, Taoist Bear.