Xref: utzoo comp.dcom.modems:2058 comp.unix.microport:938 comp.unix.xenix:2588 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!rutgers!okstate!pbox!romed!pete From: pete@romed.UUCP (Pete Rourke) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,comp.unix.microport,comp.unix.xenix Subject: Re: "Smart" serial boards for the 80386 Message-ID: <300@romed.UUCP> Date: 2 Jul 88 02:23:39 GMT References: <628@wb3ffv.UUCP> <510@cimcor.UUCP> <235@belltec.UUCP> <655@wb3ffv.UUCP> Reply-To: pete@romed.UUCP (Pete Rourke) Organization: Romed Research, Tulsa,OK Lines: 47 In article <655@wb3ffv.UUCP> howardl@wb3ffv.UUCP (Howard Leadmon ) writes: >In article <235@belltec.UUCP>, jim@belltec.UUCP (Mr. Jim's Own Logon) writes: >> >> A lot of complaints about Bell Tech all of a sudden. I'm sorry that you >> don't like the serial card. You are in the minority. It is still the best > Well Jim I don't really want to start a mud slinging contest here on the net >as you mention later on in this message, but I do feel there is a problem, and .... >honestly, have I been unfair in my critisims ?? I have never flamed a company >on the NET before, so I don't consider myself a person that FLAMES just to >get attention. Again I say, would you personally like to make your ICC work >on my system ?? (Inquiring minds want to know :-) > >your sales department that you received the messages posted to the NET. I >will say that I resent being refered to as a person that would flame a >product for no reason at all, and I will gladly retract all statements >that I have made to the NET if you can prove that the problems were all >caused by my inability to install the product correctly... > I don't know that I would be so defensive about flaming or mud slinging. We, stopped selling Bell Tech equipment, after reading a published article being passed out at Uniforum 1987 in Washington, by the chief mud slinger, and flaming artist Dimitri. At that time, Dimitri had grandstanded for Microport Unix over Santa Cruz Xenix, denouncing the Xenix product. Then after realizing that his equipment did in fact function well with SCO Xenix, he switched back, and to my amazement, he was allowed at the Santa Cruz Developers Forum. Now we're off on Bell's the Greatest Unix? Seems like Bell's leader changes tunes faster than most folks change underclothes, and vacillates like a windshield wiper. In an article in the 386/ix mail group, it would look like Dimitri himself wrote all of the best parts of the Intel/Interactive/Bell drivers, and half of the UNIX itself. Of course I'm sure he's wearing asbestos clothing and chain mail to become impervious to criticism. Where does anyone at Bell get off being insulted by constructive argumentation? <> Pete Rourke Tulsa OK