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From: sjm0@bunny.UUCP (Stu Mcgraw)
Newsgroups: comp.terminals
Subject: Re: HDS3200 Series Terminals
Summary: HDS are junk
Message-ID: <6326@bunny.UUCP>
Date: 5 Dec 88 19:03:46 GMT
References: <5063@brspyr1.BRS.Com>
Organization: GTE Laboratories, Waltham, MA
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In article <5063@brspyr1.BRS.Com>, craig@brspyr1.BRS.Com (J. Craig Thomas) writes:
> We  are  considering buying some HDS3200 series terminals and would like
> to know what experience others have had  with  them.   Specifically,  we
> would like to know about their reliability.  

I can't comment on the HDS3200's specifically, but a couple of years 
ago  we did buy about 20 HDS2000's and HDS200's.  They were complete 
junk.  Many broke within the warranty period, the rest shortly there-
after.  Today there are only six or so still running (most of which 
were repaired serveral times.  Repairs were board replacments at $150-
$300 a shot.  HDS was completely unresponsive to our complaints.  
Needless to say, they get a thumbs-down from me.
							-- Stu
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Stuart McGraw,	 	mcgraw@hilbert.gte.com
GTE Labs, Waltham MA	{hsuc6,harvard}!bunny!hilbert.gte.com!mcgraw 
(617) 466-2525		sjm0%gte-labs.csnet@csnet-relay