motteler@umbc3.UMBC.EDU (Howard E. Motteler) (03/04/89)
I just talked to Steve at Var-Tech (312 810 1777) and got more
information on the 7300's they are offering. What he said:
7300, 1 meg ram, 20 meg hard disk, 3.51 Unix, $649
They're expecting, well..., a *lot* of machines to arrive on Monday
and Tuesday, and he said they'd start shipping as soon as they could
set them up and test them.
The whole story on the way these machines get distributed might be
interesting. Apparently part of their deal getting them is that they
have to burn them in, for 48 hours. They can't sell to other vendors.
They *can* ship overseas.
I have no connection with these vendors, etc. Well, actually, I want
lots of people to buy these machines, so we can have a still bigger
and more active user's group 8^).
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Howard E. Motteler | Dept. of Computer Science
motteler@umbc3.umbc.edu | UMBC, Catonsville, MD 21228srh@docwrk.UUCP (Steven R. Houser) (06/09/89)
The word has been going around the net that the AT&T's deal with VarTech on
7300's is off. This isn't true--I just received a 7300 from VarTech this
week.
What IS true is that VarTech is selling these completely unsupported by
AT&T. They are machines that were originally part of a large computer deal
with Mexico, which Mexico reneged on. They come with version 3.51 UNIX,
with no warranty card. It's the international version of UNIX, which means
that it doesn't have the encryption disks. It has everything else, though.
The machines have been sitting in a warehouse for a long time (what else is
new), but VarTech burns them in for two days before shipping them out.
The price for a 7300 with 1 MB RAM and a 20 MB hard disk, including the
3.51 UNIX, is $649.00 plus shipping. If a computer with no warranty makes
you nervous, you can get a 1-year extended warranty from VarTech for $200.
Otherwise, they guarantee the machine for 30 days.
Here's how to contact them:
VarTech
605 E. Ogden Ave. Suite B
Naperville, IL 60540
phone: 312-505-1777
fax: 312-505-1313
The machine I received is clean and works fine. It has "UNIX PC" on the
monitor instead of "PC 7300". Also, "battery upgrade" was stamped on the
carton. I'm not sure what this means, but I noticed that the backup
battery actually keeps the clock running after the machine is turned off.
My other 7300 doesn't do that.
I'm in no way connected with VarTech, etc. etc.
Steve
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uunet!osu-cis!n8emr!uncle!oink!docwrk!srh | Mark Twainfriedl@vsi.COM (Stephen J. Friedl) (06/11/89)
In article <40@docwrk.UUCP>, srh@docwrk.UUCP (Steven R. Houser) writes: > > What IS true is that VarTech is selling these completely unsupported by > AT&T. They are machines that were originally part of a large computer deal > with Mexico, which Mexico reneged on. A totally unsubstantiated rumor is that it was the Mexican IRS that was involved with this. I hear it was well over a thousand units. Steve -- Stephen J. Friedl / V-Systems, Inc. / Santa Ana, CA / +1 714 545 6442 3B2-kind-of-guy / friedl@vsi.com / {attmail, uunet, etc}!vsi!friedl ---> vsi!bang!friedl <-- NEW "Friends don't let friends run Xenix" - me