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In article <1992Nov18.232048.29205@sol.UVic.CA>, zapantis@uvphys.phys.uvic.ca (Nik Zapantis) writes:
|> 
|> In article <1992Nov18.154130.22416@PA.dec.com>, rjones@wsl.dec.com (Russ Jones) writes:
|> >
|> |>Nik,
|> |>
|> |>The DEC 3000 AXP Workstations are "classic" single-board computers. 
|> |> There are no CPU daughtercards.  However, rest assured that these 
|> |>workstations will be upgradeable over time through many iterations
|> |> of faster Alpha performance levels. 
|> |>
|> |>-- 
|> |>Russ Jones
|> |>UNIX Marketing
|> |>Digital Equipment Corporation, Palo Alto, CA
|> |>All opinions expressed are mine, and not necessarily those of my employer
|> |>
|> 
|> Should I read the above answer as a 'yes' to my question? Will DEC offer a
|> "classic" single-board upgrade for these systems?
|> One of the selling points of HP, IBM and now SUN, is that board upgrades will
|> be offered as new/faster CPUs become available.
|> I sure hope DEC does not choose to be different.
|> 
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Remember all those upgrades we were promised for our DECstations???


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