Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site ucbvax.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ucbvax!wiscvm.arpa!PMANERA%NYBVX1.BITNET From: PMANERA%NYBVX1.BITNET@WISCVM.ARPA Newsgroups: fa.info-vax Subject: VAX Memory Message-ID: <8509181800.AA22431@UCB-VAX.ARPA> Date: Wed, 18-Sep-85 14:08:44 EDT Article-I.D.: UCB-VAX.8509181800.AA22431 Posted: Wed Sep 18 14:08:44 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 19-Sep-85 07:13:12 EDT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.ARPA Reply-To: info-vax@ucb-vax.arpa Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 23 We upgraded our 780 from 4 megs of the old C-controller memory to 8 megs of E-controller memory using all EMC hardware, i.e. memory, controller, backplane, and power supply (they swap parts in the DEC memory power-supply box). DEC field service was on-site for the swap, but not "officially", if you will. DEC does have an on-going relationship with EMC - both in and out of court. Here in New York, field service WILL maintain EMC boards. But given EMC's responsivness, we cut a special labor-only contract against the controller/backplane and "first board" of EMC memory. This was just to avoid any possible finger-pointing should there be problems. I don't know that this is any kind of policy, but DEC has made it one here in New York, at our Center, if no where else. As to cost, EMC's was very competitive. We had purchased other memory from Trendata (Standard Memories) with some success also, but EMC's prices were better. I've had one problem with one board since installation. I started logging soft errors, called EMC, they sent a new board out over night, I swapped it in the next day, and that was that. I recommend it. Peter Manera NYU - (212) 285-6184