paul@unhtel.uucp (Paul S. Sawyer) (09/08/90)
In article <296@unf7.UUCP> tfb@unf7.UUCP (t blakely) writes: >We're basically fed up with AT&T's policies (and costs!) for their >maintenance contracts for 3B systems (we have a 3B2/500 and a 3B15). >Does anyone know of a 3rd party who will service/maintain these >machines? As a 3B15 administrator, I'm beginning to wonder if we should form a users' group and start collecting spare parts, similar to the "support" the 3B1 now gets. Is the 3B15 the future 3B1? >PS- anyone interested in _why_ we're fed up, I'll be happy to provide >the details off-line. I can guess. -- Paul S. Sawyer uunet!unh!unhtel!paul paul@unhtel.UUCP UNH Telecommunications attmail!psawyer p_sawyer@UNHH.BITNET Durham, NH 03824-3523 VOX: +1 603 862 3262 FAX: +1 603 862 2030
friedl@mtndew.Tustin.CA.US (Steve Friedl) (09/11/90)
Paul S. Sawyer from UNH telecom writes: > > As a 3B15 administrator, I'm beginning to wonder if we should form a > users' group and start collecting spare parts, similar to the "support" > the 3B1 now gets. Is the 3B15 the future 3B1? Yes and now. The 3B15 has been discontinued for over a year now, but AT&T uses enough of them internally that it is likely that they will at least have parts for quite a while. Steve -- Stephen J. Friedl, KA8CMY / I speak for me only / Tustin, CA / 3B2-kind-of-guy +1 714 544 6561 / friedl@mtndew.Tustin.CA.US / {uunet,attmail}!mtndew!friedl Steve's bright idea #44: COBOL interface library for X Windows
alanf@daysinns.UUCP (Daniel Alan Fleming) (09/12/90)
In article <1990Sep8.152326.2386@unhtel.uucp> paul@unhtel.uucp (Paul S. Sawyer) writes: >In article <296@unf7.UUCP> tfb@unf7.UUCP (t blakely) writes: >>We're basically fed up with AT&T's policies (and costs!) for their >>maintenance contracts for 3B systems (we have a 3B2/500 and a 3B15). >>Does anyone know of a 3rd party who will service/maintain these >>machines? > >As a 3B15 administrator, I'm beginning to wonder if we should form a >users' group and start collecting spare parts, similar to the "support" >the 3B1 now gets. Is the 3B15 the future 3B1? IMHO the 3B2/4000 is/was the next 3B1. When a company I worked for last year purchased one it was supposedly the biggest and best available, with a long glorious future ahead of it. Hardly 6 months after we paid somewhere in the millions for our 4000 and Sys 85 we found that not only was AT&T about to release the 7000 (aka Galaxy, aka Pyramid ???) it was also releasing the Difinity series switches. No notice to us, total life span of maybe a production year outside of AT&T. It response to the cancelation of the machines, the maintenance costs went up by 50%. The worse thing is that the machine had some really nice points. Oh well, I guess it won't surprise anyone to know I own a 3B1. I have seen companies advertising in UnixWorld offering parts for AT&T systems, some of these may also do maint. Another good place to find maintenance is check with local VARS. There are two in Atlanta that do installation and service on AT&T equipment. Another opinion from an AT&T data and telecommunication user. - Alan {uunet}!gatech.edu!daysinns!alanf