kaiser@belker.DEC (Pete Kaiser, 225-5441, HLO2-1/N10) (09/13/85)
There's been a considerable amount of rumor (much of it very entertaining) about
problems on MicroVAX IIs running Ultrix-32m, so it seemed possibly worthwhile to
forward what I've just heard about it.
DISCLAIMER: this is NOT an official statement of Digital Equipment Corporation.
The solution has been found for the problem with MicroVAX II systems running
Ultrix-32m, which affected 5% - 8% of such systems. It had nothing to do with
Ultrix-32m or with the design of the MicroVAX II, but was associated with a
particular component in the MicroVAX II. (And although the problem may have
existed for MicroVMS-based systems, it would have been masked -- i.e., kept from
affecting users -- by VMS operation.) I'm informed that Ultrix-32m will be
taken off hold and begin shipping again some time during the week of 16
September 1985.
---Pete
Kaiser%BELKER.DEC@decwrl.arpa
{allegra|decvax|ihnp4|ucbvax}!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-belker!kaiser
DEC, 77 Reed Road (HLO2-1/N10), Hudson MA 01749 617-568-5441david@ukma.UUCP (David Herron, NPR Lover) (09/14/85)
In article <418@decwrl.UUCP> kaiser@belker.DEC (Pete Kaiser, 225-5441, HLO2-1/N10) writes: > It had nothing to do with >Ultrix-32m or with the design of the MicroVAX II, but was associated with a >particular component in the MicroVAX II. Dec should be *paying* us for insisting on running an operating system which is so good at finding bugs in their hardware. :-) -- --- David Herron --- ARPA-> ukma!david@ANL-MCS.ARPA --- UUCP-> {ucbvax,unmvax,boulder,oddjob}!anlams!ukma!david --- {ihnp4,decvax,ucbvax}!cbosgd!ukma!david Hackin's in me blood. My mother was known as Miss Hacker before she married!