>>>>> On 1 Nov 1993, David Pirmann (pirmann) wrote:
pirmann> This post is a summary of the replies I received. My thanks to all
pirmann> that replied, especially Mike Hucka for forwarding posts from
pirmann> comp.sys.sun.hardware that I had missed. These posts are included
pirmann> verbatim below but may have been superceded by new versions.
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pirmann> Marathon International, Los Gatos, CA (800) 783-7354 oem@cup.portal.com
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pirmann> "Marathon had the 2nd best pricing for what I was looking for.
pirmann> They offered a 90 warranty, and I imagine they would
pirmann> install the OS version of your choice but
pirmann> unfortunately I didn't actually ask. John Wade spoke
pirmann> with me; again a very pleasant individual, who never
pirmann> pressured me and was willing to bargain and try all
pirmann> sorts of combinations to work something out with me.
pirmann> Marathon seems to have a good reputation on the net,
pirmann> and I had a good feeling about them. I was an inch
pirmann> away from buying their system, and they will be the
pirmann> first people I call the next time." -- hucka
Just to update this: about a week after I wrote this message to Mr. Pirmann,
Jim Hall at Marathon contacted me about some more Sparc 1's they had, and I
ended up buying one from them. So it's more accurate now to say that
Marathon had the best pricing for what I was looking for.
-- -- Mike _____________________________________________________________________________ Mike Hucka | Internet: hucka@engin.umich.edu University of Michigan AI Lab | 1101 Beal Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2110
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