> From: Chuck McManis <cmcmanis_at_mcmanis.com>
>
>
> >Well, I've got to give a toast to the folks in DEC Engineering, it may
> be
> >that they had to deal with Field Circus screwing things up, but I for
> one
> >really appreciate that DEC used keyed connectors, and appropriate
> cables,
> >and sturdy hardware. I'm also glad that whomever designed the TQK70 did
> so
> >such that plugging it in backwards in the Q-bus does it no apparent
> harm. I
>
>
> Thank you from myself and all the other CSSE engineers. Those little
> details
> were part of requirements for serviceability that came from the Field
> Service
> side of the house and implemented in best technology by engineering.
>
> Allison
The only problem with CSSE is they made it so easy to work on the DEC
stuff Field Service management began hiring the clueless to work cheap
and they lost a lot of the clued folks to people who changed the board
with the RED led lit. One day they worked on VT220's the next they
were promoted to your VAX cluster!
DEC's designs were among the most maintainable and reliable.
Of all the companies I've worked for, only IBM had stuff as well
designed for maintainance and with reliable, well designed, field
modifyable diagnostis.
Bill
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Received on Wed Nov 08 2000 - 08:08:36 GMT