Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!vaxine!wjh12!genrad!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!akgua!mcnc!ecsvax!emigh From: emigh@ecsvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro,net.arch,net.followup Subject: Re: What's in a 3b2? Message-ID: <2682@ecsvax.UUCP> Date: Thu, 7-Jun-84 07:25:53 EDT Article-I.D.: ecsvax.2682 Posted: Thu Jun 7 07:25:53 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Jun-84 04:55:46 EDT References: ecsvax.2680 Lines: 30 <> I also attend the mentioned demonstration of the 3B2-300 computer. In addition to Kelley's comments, I have the following impressions: 1) AT&T has a long way to go in learning how to market computers. In a presentation to ~30 technical people, there were NO technical people on AT&T's team. They apparently came to the meeting expecting to talk to vice-president types. 2) Even with a full complement of utilities software, many utilities that we come to expect were missing. For example, as far as we could tell, there was no pagination utility (e.g., more, page). Of course, none of the AT&T staff really knew what utilities were included, and manuals were not available (man and the man pages also are not there). 3) To an audience that was largely academic, they showed a lack of understanding of how universities operate. They have not decided on an academic discount, so the told us that if we bought one at full price they would rewrite the contract after the decision was made and give us a rebate!!! Try getting that past your Vice President for Business. I was not as disappointed with the 3B2 as Kelley--after all it was announced only 6 weeks ago. I expect many of the deficiencies to disappear in the near future. -- Ted H. Emigh Genetics and Statistics, North Carolina State U, Raleigh NC USENET: {akgua decvax duke ihnp4 unc}!mcnc!ecsvax!emigh ARPA: decvax!mcnc!ecsvax!emigh@BERKELEY