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From: SBAILEY@DOMINOES.UUCP (Scott Bailey)
Newsgroups: mod.computers.vax
Subject: VAX 8700 console subsystem queries
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Date: Tue, 17-Mar-87 18:26:00 EST
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Our site is ordering two VAX 8700s to augment our existing VAXcluster
consisting of 11/780s and an 8600.  We are very curious about the console
subsystems of these new machines and would appreciate comments from any
users out there with BI VAX experience.  Especially:

  What kind of software gets run on the PRO350 consoles?

  What happens if your PRO350 dies?  Can you just plug in a terminal or
  something in its place?

  Who supports or distributes the console software?  Software Services?
  Field Service?  What kind of media does this arrive on?

  Of course, we'd love to hear about 'gotchas' before we get zapped...

Thanks in advance,

  Scott Bailey
  Xerox Corp.
  (reply to sbailey@esgsdwco.xerox.com)