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Hi, everyone. I am looking for literary references and
any comments on hardware diagnositics for workstations.

I'd like to know:
*  what is the state-of-the-art of the diagnostics techniques
   (for WS or computer hardware in general)

*  Do the designers put in extra hardware for this purpose or
   they would rather design
   a seperate "diagnostics box" and have it connected to the computer
   components through an RS-232 port to do the diagnostics work?

* What is the frequency of the hardware failure on workstations and
  what are the sympotoms?

* What are the specific considerations for diagnosing workstations?
  i.e., is there much difference between a WS and a mainframe when
  concerning diagnostics?

* Are there any standardized tests accross the vendors? Is ISO
  considering anything connected to this?

* I'd like to do some case study on some kind of popular WS such
  as Sun,  DEC, HP, etc. The ventors are not quite willing to
  give out this information since this does not included in their
  customer service.

Thanks in advance.

Siping Liu