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From: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec,comp.os.vms,vmsnet.misc
Subject: Re: InfoServer 100 and License Implications
Message-ID: <22268@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 8 Jun 91 03:28:41 GMT
References: <1991Jun7.024621.8218@cedar.pfc.forestry.ca>
Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <1991Jun7.024621.8218@cedar.pfc.forestry.ca> ggondor@cedar.pfc.forestry.ca (Guy Gondor) writes:
> Greetings:
> 
> We have been trying to purchase a InfoServer 100.  It is impossible to
> get a single story from a Digital Rep.
...
> I agree with having media available on CD-Rom only.  Sun is doing it,
> but they are also offering sites CD Roms at a reduced cost, and a
> reduction in software license costs.  It appears Digital is pricing
> themselves out of the market.  Does anyone have any comments on this
> or heard anything similiar ?  Does someone in Digital who really does
> know something about the InfoServer and license implications care to
> address this ?

Well, I just got some junk mail from DEC today advertising a deal that
combined the the el-cheapo single slot CDROM drive with ultrix media
and on-line doc.  Admittedly, you need a SCSI capable workstation to
hang the thing on and I don't know whether a parallel offer will be
avaiable for VMS or if this is just an apology for not having Ultrix
support for the infoserver (yet?)...

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