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In article <81349@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU>, kalisiak@acsu.buffalo.edu (christophe m kalisiak) writes:
> Boy have I got news for everyone who told me not to buy a DEQNA because I
> would not be able to use it unless I stuck with V5.3 for ever!

  I didn't say V5.3 forever - I said support was being dropped in the near
future.

  I refer you to page 4 of "Cover Letter for VMS Version 5.4", DEC part
number AV-EF56K-TE, which states:

"DECnet-VAX Device Support Information

Over the next 6 to 12 months, VMS, DECnet-VAX, avd VAXcluster software
support for the DEQNA Ethernet adapter will be withdrawn. For 24 months
after that, the DEQNA adapter will be accessible only by user applica-
tions that use the $QIO interface to the Q-bus Ethernet device driver
(XQDRIVER). During that time, when the XQDRIVER recognizes the device as
a DEQNA adapter, a console message will be printed specifying that the
DEQNA adapter is an unsupported device. However, these user applications
will continue to work. At the end of the 24-month period, the DEQNA
Ethernet adapter will no longer be accessible.

Digital recommends that customer implementations that use the DEQNA ad-
apter upgrade as soon as possible to either the DELQA or DESQA adapter,
whichever is appropriate for the system. Customer upgrade options cur-
rently are available from DECdirect. Contact your local Digital sales
office for more information."

  This text is repeated in "Cover Letter for DECnet-VAXtm Version 5.4",
DEC part number AV-DL04J-TE.

  The date of the BOM (Bill of Materials) for my V5.4 kit is 26-Jul-90,
so as they say: REPENT, FOR THE END IS NEAR!!! If you have 12 months from
then, you'd better make plans soon.

> So, thanks for all the useful advice on the DEQNA, people. NOT!

  I'm glad you found it helpful to discard the advice from people on the
net who wanted to help you at no cost. Please avoid bothering us with
questions you already know the answers to in the future. If I should hap-
pen to forget that a posted question came from you, please do me the favor
of ignoring it.

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