REUVEN@TAUENG.BITNET (Reuven Weiss) (12/11/89)
I understood that the 19" color monitor for SS-1 is from HITACHI, but for SS-3xx is from SONY (TRINITRON). But the 16" color monitor for SS-1 is also a TRINITRON monitor. Am I right? We would like to have an SS-1 with a 19" color TRINITRON display. Has somebody such a configuration? Is it more costly? Reuven Weiss Faculty of Engineering Tel - Aviv University REUVEN@TAUENG.bitnet
lekash@orville.nas.nasa.gov (John Lekashman) (01/04/90)
I understood that the 19" color monitor for SS-1 is from HITACHI, but for SS-3xx is from SONY (TRINITRON). But the 16" color monitor for SS-1 is also a TRINITRON monitor. Am I right? We would like to have an SS-1 with a 19" color TRINITRON display. Has somebody such a configuration? Is it more costly? One must spend some time discussing with/threatening ones sales entity. They seem to resent doing this particular upgrade. It has something to do with a marketing position, ie the SS-3XX line is somehow much cooler, and deserves the better monitor. This provides you incentive to buy those instead. A good incentive YOU can use is: Well, if I have to spend that much, Silicon Graphics, Apollo, Hewlett Packard, DEC, etc. will sell me <fill in appropriate>, and mean it. These companies make good products as well, and are engaged in serious competition with Sun. If they really are completely clueless about its existence, suggest they try asking headquarters specialty products division about this part number : @X4/60-GX-8-P4S. (What a syntax.) This is the 4/60GX-8-P4, SS-1, with the 19" Trinitron substituted. They will want more money, your mileage may vary. I happen to feel quite strongly about high quality work environment, and so push very hard for things like this that can make this thing you play with all day a little better. You should also. I got 22 of them last month. They seem to work fine. They will also make various threats about 'its not a supported product, but yes, you should get maintenance anyway.' Again, your mileage may vary. There are also various second source companies that do it. It all depends on your acquisistion channels. It may be cheaper. For example, a flyer came across my desk a couple of days ago, from a Winchester Technologies, in San Jose, California, but I've never got one of their upgrades. john
poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger) (01/15/90)
In article <4226@brazos.Rice.edu> lekash@orville.nas.nasa.gov (John Lekashman) writes: >X-Sun-Spots-Digest: Volume 9, Issue 5, message 4 of 19 > > I understood that the 19" color monitor for SS-1 is from HITACHI, but for > SS-3xx is from SONY (TRINITRON). But the 16" color monitor for SS-1 is > also a TRINITRON monitor. Am I right? We would like to have an SS-1 with a > 19" color TRINITRON display. Has somebody such a configuration? Is it more > costly? > >One must spend some time discussing with/threatening ones sales entity. >They seem to resent doing this particular upgrade. It has something to do >with a marketing position, ie the SS-3XX line is somehow much cooler, and >deserves the better monitor. This provides you incentive to buy those >instead. A good incentive YOU can use is: Well, if I have to spend that >much, Silicon Graphics, Apollo, Hewlett Packard, DEC, etc. will sell me ><fill in appropriate>, and mean it. These companies make good products as >well, and are engaged in serious competition with Sun. > [stuff deleted] Along a similar note, I am VERY displeased with Sun's marketing policy. I have just heard that Sun is no longer offering the 327Mb disk in a package configuration on the 4/330 and 4/370. They now are offering ONLY a new 669 Mb disk. While I think it is great that Sun is finally offering a big drive, the fact that this is the ONLY disk available, and are forcing you to pay $2000 more to get it, is upsetting. It would have been much better if this disk would have been optional, so you can take your choice. Just one more way Sun has of raising their prices. Russ Poffenberger DOMAIN: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com Schlumberger Technologies UUCP: {uunet,decwrl,amdahl}!sjsca4!poffen 1601 Technology Drive CIS: 72401,276 San Jose, Ca. 95110 (408)437-5254