Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!bloom-beacon!think!ames!xanth!nic.MR.NET!rhesus!bin From: bin@primate.wisc.edu (Brain in Neutral) Newsgroups: comp.terminals Subject: Re: HDS3200 Series Terminals (really HDS2000) Message-ID: <447@rhesus.primate.wisc.edu> Date: 9 Dec 88 15:36:49 GMT References: <6326@bunny.UUCP> Organization: UW-Madison Primate Center Lines: 16 From article <6326@bunny.UUCP>, by sjm0@bunny.UUCP (Stu Mcgraw): > 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. I spoke with someone recently about HDS's who also bought/buys the 2000 line. He noted the same problem with reliability - of *older* units. He said that reliability is much better these days. Paul DuBois dubois@primate.wisc.edu rhesus!dubois bin@primate.wisc.edu rhesus!bin