Re: DS20L

[Rich Payne <rdp talisman mv com>]

On Wed, 29 May 2002, Maurice Hilarius wrote:

> With regards to your message at 08:29 PM 5/29/02, Kurt A. Ludwig. Where you 
> stated:
> >welp they finally released it. Dunno if anyone noticed:
> >
> >http://www.compaq.com/alphaserver/ds20l/
> >
> >
> >hmmm looks a TON like a CS20 w/ a different face on it =).
> >
> >Kurt
> 
> 
> It absolutely is.

While being similar there are some differences.

> They got stuck with a ton of these and the parts.
> API built them and they wouldn't sell.

Interesting the you seem to know exactly what API sold.

> Then they were placed on the Compaq price list and they wouldn't sell.
> Now they are trying the old trick of sticking a new plastic bezel on the front.

Ummmmm...no, nice try though. I'm fairly certain Compaq wanted to change 
the look from the beginning. 

> And they still won't sell.
> And they still overheat..

Sigh.....I think I can say, with some safety, that I (as well as a few 
of my former co-workers) have seen and used more 
of these things (CS20) than most people on this list, and I can state that 
there was no overheating problem with these. In fact the 833MHz version 
was overcooled as the case was designed to also use 667MHz CPUs which ran 
hotter (EV67 vs. EV68). 

There are several people on this list that worked very hard on the CS20 
project and I for one can say that I don't appreciate people making false 
statements about it. Was it perfect? No, of course not, no product is 
perfect, they all have their faults, but in the case of the CS20, over 
heating was not one of them.

--rdp

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Rich Payne
http://talisman.mv.com