>>> Richard Sims <rbs AT BU DOT EDU> 13/07/2001 0:49:47 >>>
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>We've had a bunch of problems with the upgraded 3590E drives.  (Why,
>when the upgrade involved a whole pallet of boxes and parts, they
>didn't simply replace the drives with factory-certified units, is
>a big question for IBM, particularly given all the problems that
>customers have had with the field-upgraded units.)

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I've just had a quote to upgrade two B1As to E1As, and its nearly as expensive 
as buying new E1As! 
That doesn't make sense to me.

Steve Harris
AIX and TSM (Finally) Admin
Queensland Health, Brisbane Australia