I will put my Cyclone up against any Sun any Day.
On Sun, 24 Sep 1995, Ron Pinz wrote:
> At 12:54 AM 9/24/95 -0700, you wrote:
> >Once upon a time Chris B. Wilson, VectorNet shaped the electrons to say...
> >>Give them the hint and set the password to "PortItToBSDAlready!" :)
> >
>
> For those of you not capable of running PMConsole today, INVEST IN A REAL
> OS! It is youring whining, bitching, and complaining detracting from the
> usefulness of this mailing list.
>
> >Keep in mind that there will always be an OS we don't support, always
> >something someone wants ported - and if you have that OS it is the most
> >important thing in the world to you.
>
> Does this give them the right to eliminate the usefulness of this list?
>
> >People wanted PMconsole for Windows platforms - that is in beta.
>
> This is a proper decision, as Compatible Systems (what I would consider a
> direct Livingston competitor, on the low end) has there management facility
> available for Windows / Mac (as lame as it is...;)
>
> >People wanted PMconsole for Linux - that is in beta.
>
> I would be curious to know the installed base of PM equipment, where the
> customers do not have a supported OS available. Livinston has been
> supporting the majority of the commercial OS' (non-intel based) for years!
>
> >There is only so much you can do at one time. Also, keep in mind that once
> we >port something, we have to support it to. So we need to have that
> platform and >someone with experience on it.
>
> So true... It is difficult to tell the minority that their OS just doesn't
> have the installed base to warrant the expense for supporting it...
>
> >Some places might just hack the code and dump it on the market with a 'good
> >luck', we don't want to do that.
>
> Sounds like Win95, and OS2/Warp...
>
> >If there is a strong demand for something, chances are you'll see it
> >eventually. I think Livingston has a good record of responding to customer
> >demands - but you also have to understand that we can't do it all at once.
> >There are a lot of factors involved in such decisions.
>
> Yes!!!!!!!!! Tech support has been slow (in some cases never) in responding
> to a few issues I have had in the past, but I have managed to fix /
> circumvent them. What I am trying to say can best be described in two
> words, GREAT JOB!!!
>
> I have been using Livingston equipment for nearly 2 years now, and have a
> sizeable base of installed equipment, and couldn't be happier!
>
> Ron Pinz
> Network Manager
> Paradigm Communications, Inc.
>
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