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Re: StorageWorks

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From: Frank Campbell
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 1994 15:12
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Michael E Willett (mew@world.std.com) wrote:
: Frank Bishop writes:
        ^^^^^^
The people at Storage Computer can't even figure out how to use a mail 
reader program. The name (as stored electronically in the original 
message) is Frank Campbell.

: >...Does anybody out there have any idea what this is about...

: The hardware design failures of the StorageWorks, as discovered by
: CRN during their testing of a couple of the DEC RAIDs, were documented
: in a hardhitting story in CRN three or four weeks ago.  A DEC engineer
: posted their action plan regarding their planned fixes.  Perhaps it is
: time for an update on this.  The original postings seem to have expired
: here.  Reprints of the CRN article are probably available by Emailing them
: at crnfeedback@mcimail.com  The email address of the particular editor who
: wrote the story appears to be jshore@cm.cmp.com

Do we see a familiar pattern here folks? Wild accusations with vague 
references to supporting evidence. Reminds me a lot of Chicken Little 
running around crying out "the sky is falling". 

I am collecting the responses to all this, and will summarise. 


: Mike Willett
: Storage Computer Corp.


Frank Campbell

"Please sir, I want some more"  ------  Charles Dickens
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