Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 17:12:14 -0500 (EST) From: Charles Henrich <henrich@crh.cl.msu.edu> To: rgrimes@GndRsh.aac.dev.com, freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SONY DAT DRIVES - NOT SUPPORTED for "UNIX" - BUYER BEWARE !!! Message-ID: <199610302212.RAA02811@crh.cl.msu.edu> References: <558dnl$cop@msunews.cl.msu.edu>
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In lists.freebsd.isp you write:
>> Warning to ALL!
>>
>> We just got off the phone with Sony Tech Support re: their SCSI DAT Drive,
>> Model No. SDT-5000/BM & SDT-5200/BM and a problem we were having with a
>> new drive we just received from TechDATA. Sony said they did not support
>> any "Unix" operating system, specifically Linux and FreeBSD which were
>> "shareware" (obviously he doesn't know what shareware is). Unless we wished
>> to discuss problems found on Windows, Windows95, or WindowsNT he could offer
>> no help!!
>Whom did you talk with at Sony? I'll cut my buyer lose on them and
>explain that as an OEM I'll be blacklisting there products from all
>systems for actions like this.
>>
>> I hope everyone in the "Unix" environment takes note of their position and
>> reacts appropriately with their buying decisions.
>So noted, Sony DAT products just got removed from my proposed new product
>offerings.
That is a mistake. Because of one bad tech rep you blacklist a company? Give
me a break, the Sony SDT-5000 DAT drives are the best I've ever come across,
having used Exabyte, HP, Archive, and Sony's...
-Crh
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Charles Henrich Michigan State University henrich@msu.edu
http://pilot.msu.edu/~henrich
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