Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ucbvax.ARPA
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ucbvax!info-vax
From: info-vax@ucbvax.ARPA
Newsgroups: fa.info-vax
Subject: Re: 2 785's or 1 8600.
Message-ID: <4632@ucbvax.ARPA>
Date: Wed, 6-Feb-85 20:17:40 EST
Article-I.D.: ucbvax.4632
Posted: Wed Feb  6 20:17:40 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 7-Feb-85 03:44:23 EST
Sender: daemon@ucbvax.ARPA
Organization: University of California at Berkeley
Lines: 11

From: Richard Garland <OC.GARLAND%CU20B@COLUMBIA.ARPA>

One factor of vital importance to us in hoping to move to an 8600 is
the cost of maintenance (from DEC).   It would seem the 8600 monthly
maintenance fee is about equal to 1 785  or half the cost of 2 785's
(perhaps not true with shared peripherals).  This is a big-big savings.
Even if you do self-maintenance I believe DEC's maintenance cost bears
a relationship to the actual cost of maintenance (done by anyone) so
(at least DEC estimates) the 8600 should be a winner.
					Rg
-------