fnddr@acad3.fai.alaska.edu (04/13/90)
The folks from DEC who have been contributing to the ongoing dis"cuss"ion on license management imply that a CD-ROM Ultrix distribution is on the way. How far away? We are preparing purchase orders and I'm wondering if a CD-ROM should be added. I've looked through DECdirect and I see no sign of Ultrix/RISC software that currently uses CD-ROM, so I don't see much point in getting a drive that would just sit around collecting dust for months. Perhaps someone more familiar with Ultrix could comment on the pros and cons of getting a CD-ROM drive right now. Perhaps someone at DEC could guesstimate when we might see Ultrix on CD? Summer? Fall? Next year? Thanks, Don Rice Internet: fnddr@acad3.fai.alaska.edu Geophysical Institute E-mail: fnddr@alaska.bitnet University of Alaska Phone: (907) 474-7569 Fairbanks, AK 99775 Loran: 64.86N 212.16E
coutu@mnemax.zk3.dec.com (Dan Coutu UEG) (04/14/90)
You can order ULTRIX on CD-ROM today. It has been shipping on CD-ROM for over a year now, since ULTRIX V3.0 and UWS V2.0. I don't know if all the larger CPUs have a way to attach a CD reader or not but most of the smaller systems do. Don't ask me about part numbers, I haven't a clue. Hope this helps. Dan Coutu coutu@decvax.dec.com Open Systems Group (ULTRIX) "'...he who will not risk, cannot win.' This is, of course, my own opinion. - John Paul Jones"
mellon@fenris.pa.dec.com (Ted Lemon) (04/14/90)
I have CD-ROMS for Ultrix 3.0 on VAX and RISC, and a 3.1 upgrade kit with bits for both architectures. I've also seen a 4.0 field test kit on CD-ROM, which should give you some idea of how committed we are to shipping on CD-ROM. I've seen part numbers for these items in the DEC catalog (except for the field test bits, of course). I didn't know that you could order Ultrix from DECdirect in any form, though - I was under the impression that you had to go through a DEC salesbeing to place such an order. Maybe you should contact one... _MelloN_
mellon@fenris.pa.dec.com (Ted Lemon) (05/04/90)
>If DEC dosen't make CD's bootable, they'll booby-trap their customers. >Even now it's fun trying to find boot media in a large organization: >someone else always had it signed out... The CDs are bootable. The whole idea is to be allow you to do your entire install from CD, without ever touching a tape. _MelloN_