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Re: SuperMicro P54VL-PCI Motherboard and NCR53c810 PCI SCSI card

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From: Rick Forrister
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 1995 16:16
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Al Sary wrote:
> 
> >SuperMicro, Inc.
> >2178 Paragon Drive
> >San Jose, CA 95131
> >408/451-1118
> >408/451-1110 FAX
> >408/451-1114 BBS
> 
> One thing I don't understand is how SuperMicro can afford to have
> such a primitive BBS and no internet address or web page at all.
> Is this true for other motherboard manufacturers of the same caliber?
> If you ever call SuperMicro, it sounds like they have about 10 people
> working at the office (most of whom are usually not there, including
> the receptionist... I like to talk to receptionists, especially when the
> voicemail doesn't list what I want).  I am in the unfortunate position of
> trying to get them to repair a dead motherboard that's out of warranty,
> and their process isn't the simplest so far, I must say.

Most other manufacturers, including ASUSTek, who made my p5 mb have a
full web site/ftp address.  Don't understand that sort of effort by
SuperMicro...
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From: Rick Forrister <rickf@glacier.jpl.nasa.gov>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.periphs.scsi,alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: SuperMicro P54VL-PCI Motherboard and NCR53c810 PCI SCSI card
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 1995 08:16:38 -0800
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