[comp.unix.i386] Was Re: unlimited vs. 1-2 users; now Bell Tech UNIX

dave@pmafire.UUCP (Dave Remien) (02/05/90)

In article <983@fiver.UUCP> palowoda@fiver.UUCP (Bob Palowoda) writes:
>  Out of curiosity how does Intel handle the Bell Tech upgrades on
>the Blit card. What version of X is it running now? Do they still 
>sell the card? How much is it? Does it have Intels name on it? 
>Can users of Bell Unix upgrade to Intel's 4.0 for a nominial fee?
>Do you get service from Intel on your Bell Tech products?

Intel is supposed to have a new version of X11R3 out about now; based on
a conversation I had with Shannon Miller of Intel in early December. The
version that they've been shipping is the same X11R2 that they started
shipping in April/May of '89, about the time they got absorbed into
Intel. The Bell Tech line of hardware is pretty much an orphan now;
Intel will fix it, but that's it (based again on talking to Shannon). 

I had a problem with my update for Bell Tech 3.2; they sent me 3.2 UNIX,
but 3.2u DOSMerge (back in June '89). Took me a while to notice it; I
finally got around to putting the update from 3.0 to 3.2 on in
September, and couldn't get DOSMerge to install. After some thrashing
around trying to find an opening in Intel that would acknowledge that
UNIX existed, I finally got hold of Shannon, who spearheaded getting me
a free update to 3.2u.  Probably took six weeks to get the disks in
hand, and several hours on the phone.

They give you (free) an hour to several hours of service (depends on the
product) on the phone for the upgrade; after that it's pay for service. 
They do have service available; they sent me a letter outlining it. 

So, I guess that you can get (decent) service from Intel on the Bell Tech
port; the question is what will we see in the future?

Dave
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