> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Will Hargrave > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 10:55 AM > Cc: Cisco-nsp > Subject: Re: [c-nsp] MTBF for Cisco products > > > Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > > > (nor, in fact, for the additional money that they have to spend > > on smartnet, as under this scheme smartnet becomes a required, rather > > than an optional, purchase) > > Actually, it isn't a required purchase, you can buy hardware > maintenance from > others, perhaps including a software support component, and there > is a thriving > market in grey channel parts - which indeed can be put on maintenance. > > Since I am not equipping a nuclear submarine or a ballistic missile or a > satellite, I do not require equipment with really expensive > MIL-SPEC components.
I doubt your TV set contains MIL-SPEC components, however most TV sets I've heard about lasted at least a decade. In fact I own an old Sears instant-on myself that was manufactured in 1972 and is still going strong. Ted No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.17/1177 - Release Date: 12/7/2007 1:11 PM _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
