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From: pavlov@hscfvax.UUCP (G.Pavlov)
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Subject: Re: Ultrix Vers. 3.0 Official Distribution Date
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Date: 6 Mar 89 17:45:47 GMT
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In article <82065@felix.UUCP>, tyers@trlluna.trl.oz (P Tyers) writes:
> Reply-to: tyers@trlluna.trl.oz (P Tyers)
> 
> Can someone help me? When was Ultrix 3.0 officially distributed, I repeat
> distributed, not released or sent out as beta in the USA?
> ..........Current estimate is about end March
> which I consider totally unacceptable; to belt DEC Aust. I need facts to
> weight the club. At approximately A$1000 per month for DECAID I expect 
> some service, is this too much to expect?
> 
  Probably. We haven't received ours either.  But then, it took DEC twelve 
  days to replace a bad disk last month, and we have "eight-hour response time"
  service coverage (yes, they always at least call me back within that time
  frame.  Big deal).  

  This level of "service" does simplify things, tho:  the question of whether
  to go with the "safe" choice of a big vendor or a small, potentially less
  reliable one, doesn't come up anymore when we are looking to buy new equip-
  ment.  Made it much easier to purchase a MIPS for a database machine, with
  its 12:1 price-performance advantage over a uVAX 3500.....  

  greg pavlov, fstrf, amherst, ny