as I mentioned, I bought a bunch of things from Acme Micro. My
SC450NX chassis, the 4 xeon processors, memory, 3 9 gig ultra-2
scsi drives, etc. One scsi drive came in DOA (these are IBM
drives, 4mb cache, etc). A phone call to the sales rep and I
had a replacement bright and early the next morning. Very prompt.
Very courteous. Good prices. I didn't need "Linux support" so I can
not say much about that. I do my own linux installs and generally don't
have much in the way of problems, so 'support' has never been an issue.
But good parts and quick turnaround when something goes wrong is a
big plus. Acme Micro was very good in that regard...
I'm sure that there are lots of other good vendors as well, although
there are plenty that will give you this "yes we have it in stock"
but when you order it takes a month due to back-order delays. So
it always pays to 'check' I suppose..
Robert Hyatt Computer and Information Sciences
[EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Alabama at Birmingham
(205) 934-2213 115A Campbell Hall, UAB Station
(205) 934-5473 FAX Birmingham, AL 35294-1170
On Sat, 6 Mar 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I have no doubt they are out there, but I have yet to see a Linux
> friendly vendor. Do you mind giving some URLs or names? I would like
> to know more about them. (Sorry for the non-smp nature of this
> message, but it had to be said)
>
> AJ Lewis
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On 6 Mar, Douglas Eadline wrote:
> > Here is a radical idea. Let's try and support Linux friendly vendors
> > They are out there and they may cost a bit more then the your average
> > "hardware of the week shack", because they have to know something about
> > what they sell. But then again, you saved money and put a dollar in some
> > "don't have clue, fast-buck, Bill Gates wantabes" pocket and not
> > into the fledgling Linux market which we proclaim will dominate the world.
>
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