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Title:CSGUK_SYSTEMS
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Created:Wed Mar 01 1989
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126.0. "New Product Info." by KERNEL::MOUNTFORD () Tue Dec 18 1990 09:30

*   PRODUCT NAME:    DECSystem 5100  (MIPSMATE)         Ref: UKsp/tp/Nov90    *
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*   STARTER KIT:     Support Starter Kit planned and distributed.             *
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                       UK Service Plan - DECsystem 5100
                     ************************************
    
    1 Product Overview
    

    The  DECsystem  5100  (MIPSMATE)  is  a  general purpose entry level 
    Ultrix/Risc desktop system. It is  a  replacement  product  for  the 
    DECsystem  3100,  and  provides  both an increase in performance and 
    additional  internal  storage  and  communication  options  to   the 
    DECsystem 3100. 
    
    The  DECsystem  5100  will  compete in the Open Systems market place 
    which has two segments,  those  that  are  price/performance  driven 
    which  are  primarily  technical  customers,  and Open System policy 
    customers who are both commercial and technical
    
    The DECsystem 5100 incorporates the R3000 Risc CPU chip  from  MIPS, 
    clocked  at 20 MHz to provide a performance capability of 18 integer 
    MIPS. 
    
    The system is housed in a BA42 enclosure (6in. x 18 in.  x  16  in.) 
    and  can contain up to 5 internal SCSI devices and a system total of 
    7. This would provide 800 MBytes of internal disk storage (RZ23  and 
    RZ24)  and  a  system  total of 4.4 GBytes. Internal tape drives can 
    include either a TZK30 (95 Mbyte  cartridge)  or  TZK10  (300  Mbyte 
    QIC). System memory can be expanded from 8 MBytes up to 128 MBytes.

    
    2 Engineers Required
    
    The  primary  maintenance  strategy  for  the  DECsystem   5100   is 
    identification  and  replacement  of  faulty Field Replaceable Units 
    utilising the in built diagnostics. Basic skills for maintenance  of 
    this  product  are synonymous with those for the DECsystem 3100. The 
    recommended training courses are detailed in the  training  section. 
    It should be noted that the DECsystem 5100 is not a workstation.
    
    In  the  case of built-in diagnostics not being able to identify the 
    failure, then the system would be diagnosed by the use of Ultrix and 
    its exercisers and/or option swapped as circumstances dictate. 



    
    Engineers  maintaining  DECsystem  5100  systems  can seriously harm 
    Ultrix's file system,  if  the  operating  system  is  not  shutdown 
    correctly.  Use  of  certain  system exercisers can also destroy the 
    customers data when in untrained hands. It  is  therefore  essential 
    that all engineers maintaining these systems have a familiarity with 
    Ultrix. In line with Digital's major sales efforts this year in  the 
    Open  Systems  arena, Customer Services should encourage these sales 
    by the use of suitably qualified engineers.

    The ship figures for UK  are  shown  below.
    
                FY91    FY92
                ----    ----
    Q1          32      220
    Q2          63      179
    Q3          104     114
    Q4          142     68
    
    Using  these  figures  and  experience  gained  with  DECsystem 3100 
    systems, resource and training needs should be able to be evaluated. 
    The DECsystem 5100 began shipping in November. 
    
    
    3 Training
    
    Training   for  the  DECsystem  5100  is  provided  via  Self  Paced 
    Instruction (SPI). This is available in the Field  Training  Centres 
    (FTCs)  now,  and is course number EY-F424E. This course contains no 
    hands on training.
    
    There is only one prerequisite for the course, Ultrix Level 1 for CS 
    Engineers (EY-D777E) a 5 day lecture/lab course.

    If DECsystem 5100 maintenance is to be the engineers first course in 
    the area of worksystems and desktop systems, then  it  is  suggested 
    that  the  DECstation  3100 course (EY-9895E-IV) is completed first. 
    This is an IVIS course that offers the student some  lab  experience 
    plus some Ultrix content.
        
    The   SPI   course   should  provide  the  student  with  sufficient 
    information  to  install,  troubleshoot,  diagnose  and  repair  the 
    majority of DECsystem 5100 failures.

    
    The  course also provides the student with a complete DECsystem 5100 
    maintenance documentation set. 
    
    There is no  further  training  available  on  the  DECsystem  5100. 
    Further training in troubleshooting DECsystem 5100 failures would be 
    provided by the standard Ultrix offerings.
    
    Ultrix Troubleshooting for CS Engineers     EY-9890E-LO
    Ultrix Networking                           EY-B226E-LO
        
    

    4 Tools and Resources

    4.1 Diagnostics
    
    The DECsystem 5100 only utilises in-built diagnostics which are  all 
    executable  from  the console. A subset of these diagnostics execute 
    automatically at system power up. 

    The MDM suite of diagnostics do not execute on this system.
    
    
    4.2 System Exercisers and Errorloging
    
    Ultrix has a suite of system exerciser packages designed to test and 
    exercise  the  CPU,  memory,  disks,  tapes,  printers  and  network 
    devices. These can either be run individually or combined to offer a 
    similar function to UETP.
    
    Any  errors detected by the exercisers or the system are reported in 
    a system errorlog which can  be  interrogated  by  the  customer  or 
    service engineer.
    
    
    4.3 Remote Diagnosis and Analysis
    
    The   DECsystem   5100   provides   no  in-built  remote  diagnostic 
    capabilities, nor will any remote connection be provide  by  Digital 
    for these systems (ie No MDS01).
    
    Vaxsim  is  not  available for Ultrix systems, nor is any equivalent 
    service provided for Ultrix customers at this time.
    

    
    4.4 Special Tools and Test Equipment
    
    No special tools or test equipment are required for this product.
    
    
    4.5 Capital Equipment
    
    A DECsystem 5100 has been on Field  Test  in  the  Customer  Support 
    Center.  It  is hoped that this will remain after the field test has 
    ended for resolution of complex hardware/software problems.
    
    
    4.6 Documentation
    
    The following documentation is available, and is  available  in  the 
    Support  Starter  Kit  (SSK)  which  has been copied to all offices. 
    Documents marked * are also provided as part of the  DECsystem  5100 
    training course.
    
    DECsystem 5100 Maintenance Guide            EY-422AA-MG-001 *        
    DECsystem 5100 Installation Guide           EY-420AA-IN-001 *
    DECsystem 5100 Operators Guide              EY-421AA-OG-001 *
    DECsystem 5100 Illustrated Parts Breakdown  EK-5100X-IP-001
    DECsystem 5100 Field Maintenance Printset
    
    
    5 Call Flow
    
    This product should follow the normal call flow for Office Products, 
    in particular it should follow that of the DECsystem 3100.
    
    Normal problem escalation paths should also be  followed,  utilising 
    ECSO, CLD and PRISM as appropriate. 
    
    Where  necessary the Product and Technology Group should be involved 
    in order to aid and assist the escalation process  and  liaise  with 
    CSSE/Engineering   groups   as   required.  This  will  normally  be 
    co-ordinated by the dedicated PFE Peter Beddall.
    

    
    6 Logistics
    
    
    Many of the FRUs contained within the DECsystem 5100 are non-unique, 
    and are shared with the DECsystem 3100.
    
    The RSL is shown below:-
    
                                                                          
        MTBF  
   	P/N          DESCRIPTION                       STD $   U/N   R&R
	-----------  -----------		       -----   ---   ---
        54-20424-01  5100 CPU Module               $1,163.36     U    Y
        54-20428-01  Asynchronous Distr. Card	      153.37     U    Y
        54-19103-AA  4MB Memory SIMM  (MS44-AA)       268.51     U    Y 
        54-19103-CA  16MB Memory SIMM (MS44-AC)     1.154.94     U    Y  
   	H7822-00     Power Supply, 120/240V 	      176.44     N    Y
   	RZ24-EG      RZ24=-E with Mounting Hrdw, Fact  +2.92     U    N   
        RZ24-E                                        431.09     N    Y
       
	CABLES
     
   	17-02907-01  Cable Assy, SCSI 		         TBD     U    N
   	17-02464-01  Wire Harness Assy, Lower Drive     6.27     U    N
   	17-02219-01  Wire Harness Assy, Upper Drive     2.45     U    N 
   	17-02908-01  25 Cond, Flat Modem (DSH80)	 TBD     U    N
   	17-02295-01  Cable Ass, 100 Cond Flat (DSH80)  11.89     U    N
   	BC16E-25     25Ft 6 COND Oval DATA cons.Cable   2.92	 N    N
    	H8571-A      12-23599-01 Conn, 25pin DSUBmale  10.00	 N    N
    
    	MISCELLANEOUS
       
    	12-26922-01   Finger, Grounding, Non-Snag 	 .25	 N    N
    	12-21566-05   Fastener, PC Board		 .26     N    N
   
       
   	(1)  U/N  =  Unique/non-unique  
	(2)  R&R  =  Return & Replace
       

    Due  to  the  relatively high volumes of this product, the short fix 
    times expected, and the lack of any level II training,  I  recommend 
    that  this product be held in the Quality Swap Pool (QSP). 


    Holding this product in the QSP will have a number of advantages:-

       The  BSS  for  this  option is around $120. It is clear that in a 
       protracted fault situation all maintenance revenues earned on the 
       faulty  system  will  be lost. The purchase price of the proposed 
       system is around $22,500 less 50%.It is clear that one would have 
       to  save  in  the  order  of  250 hours of engineers service time 
       (using a figure of $45/DLH) to reclaim the initial cost  of  this 
       item  in  the QSP. This may on the face of it not seem viable, but 
       one should  consider  a  projected  UK  population  of  over  900 
       systems, then the QSP need only be used 10 times per year, saving 
       only 5 hours service per call, over a period of 5 years  for  the 
       costs to look more realistic. 

       History  shows  that  a  DECsystem  5100   will   be   eventually 
       incorporated  into the QSP at some stage in its life, this should 
       therefore be considered a request to incorporate a DECsystem 5100 
       into  the  QSP  before  reaching  a  critical stage on a customer 
       site. 

       Customer  Satisfaction  is  something  that  can  not  easily  be 
       measured.  From  the  satisfaction viewpoint an option swap is an 
       ideal solution for low/medium cost items.

       Digital is having a major drive towards  Ultrix.  Protracted  fix 
       times  and  rogue  systems  do  do  present a good advert for our 
       company. This coupled with the fact that Ultrix skills are  still 
       in  short  supply,  makes the DECSystem 5100 a valued addition to 
       the QSP.

    Currently  the  QSP  contains  3  DECstation  3100  systems  for   a 
    population  of  about  300  systems.  I  suggest therefore we hold 1 
    DECsystem 5100 in the pool, but its use be monitored with a view  to 
    increasing the holding if demand increases. 

    This suggestion/recommendation has been review and it has been decided 
    that 1 DECSystem 5100 will be held in the QSP.
    

    The suggested configuration is shown below:-



    DU-51MT2-A9      DS5100 32MB RZ24 ULTRIX 4 USR 	   
                                                             
                     DECsystem 5100                          
                     MS44-DA 32 MB memory                    
                     Ethernet port                           
                     Four asynchronous lines                 
                     One SCSI controller                     
                     RZ24 209 MB SCSI disk                   
                     ULTRIX licence 1-4 users                
                     ULTRIX WS Server licence                
                     No load device included                 
                     US 120V Power Cord                      
                                                             
    RZ24-EG          RZ24 209 MB SCSI Disk

    TZ30-EG          TZ30 Tape

    The cost of this configuration is about $22,500, less 50%.


    7 Product Servicability
    
    The goals for the DECsystem 5100 are as follows:-
    
    MTTR 1.5 HOURS
    MTTI 2.0 HOURS (without software)
    NMU   35%                                                    
    MTBC 8.8 MONTHS
    DOA ( 2%
    MTBPR 15.8 MONTHS
    MTBF 11.8 MONTHS
    Support Ratio 2%
    Duty Cycle 75%
    
    MTTR        -       Mean Time To Repair
    MTTI        -       Mean Time To Install
    NMU         -       No Material Used Call Rate
    MTBC        -       Mean Time Between Calls
    DOA         -       Dead On Arrival
    MTBPR       -       Mean Time Between Parts Replacement
    MTBF        -       Mean Time Between Failures


    This product has no PM requirements
    

    
    8 Installation
    
    The DECsystem 5100 hardware and software is designed to be  customer 
    installed. 
    
    Acceptance  of the system hardware is accomplished by applying power 
    to the system which will automatically run the power-up  diagnostics 
    to verify that the system hardware is operational.
    
    DECsystem  5100  operating  system software will arrive preloaded on 
    the system when there is sufficient space (min 300MB)  on  the  hard 
    disks.   Software  acceptance  occurs  when  the  Ultrix  kernel  is 
    operational. Application software is optional  and  must  be  loaded 
    separately. 



    Author: Peter Beddall, PFE, Product Technology Group.

    *** END ***






To Distribution List:

DAVE GRIEVE @OLO,
GERARD KELLY @UVO,
PATRICK ABRAHAMS @UVO,
PHILIP ALLEN @UVO,
_NM%COMICS::FARROW_SMITH AT A1_KERNEL @THESUN @UVO,
ROBIN GOSNELL @WLC,
JULIET BROWN @UVO,
ANN WALDEN @UVO,
BARRY CROSSFIELD @UCG,
BRENT GATHERCOLE @HHL,
TONY HEARD @HHL,
GRAHAM SMITH @SBP,
MIKE COGGINS @UVO,
PAUL GRIFFIN @EOO,
RICHARD LUCKMAN @UVO,
_NM%WELSWS::EGGINGTON AT A1_KERNEL @THESUN @UVO,
_NM%FULMER::EPSP_PLAN AT A1_KERNEL @THESUN @UVO,
JIM BARBER @EDO,
PETE DONOVAN @ESO,
MIKE EVANS @BIO,
BILL FORREST @EDO,
JOHN FOUNTAINE @UBO,
JIM HAMILTON @LZO,
STEVE GOODWIN @EOO,
NICHOLAS GRIFFIN @OLO,
JULIA ZORAB @BSO,
LINDSAY SCOTT @HHL,
PAUL HAWKINGS @WLO,
GERRY COLE @UVO,
DAVID HEAD @WLO,
PETER WITTON @HHL,
DAVE SPENCER @OLO

CC Distribution List:

ALEX DAWSON @WLC,
FRED MASKERY @WLC,
JENNIFER MEHARG @RDL,
_NM%SHAPES::LOUGHLINI AT A1_KERNEL @THESUN @UVO,
_NM%MINNIE::PARKER AT A1_KERNEL @THESUN @UVO

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               Whirlwind "Pilot" Project (CSS)                1

               SMIS - Shape Management Information System     2               

               RF-LK401 (Tempest)                             3

               DECMR, 6 port thinwire coax repeater module   4-5
               DETMR, 8 port twisted pair repeater module    4-5

               3D 8plane/24plane Scanproc                     6

               DECStation 316                                 7

               DECStation 320                                 8

               RX26                                           9

               WAVERLEY                                     10-11

               Virtual X Windowing Terminal                 12-13




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PRODUCT NAME:        Whirlwind "Pilot"  (CSS)         Ref: UKapn/tp/15-Nov

FCS:                 Nov-1990

DESCRIPTION:         Packaged 3100/VAX4000/PC's for National Power's 
                     National Office Auto.

IMPACT & ASSESSMENT: All equipment supplied by the EIC is expected to be 
                     unmodified Corporate Options.  Spares, Training, 
                     Support, Documentation and Diagnostics for standard 
                     options are already available at the locations where
                     this equipment is going to be installed.

VOLUME:              Expected UK Volumes over a period of three years 
                     is five units. 
                                                                 
STARTER KIT:         No support starter kit planned for this CSS product.

CSSE ME CONTACT:     Dave Swainson, SBP

P&T PFE:             Jim Brownlie
P&T MANAGER:         Ann Walden
P&T PLANNER:         Toze Pena

COMMENTS:            At this stage this is a "Pilot" program which will 
                     supply packages to National Power sites at Leatherhead, 
                     Harrogate, London and Swindon. Potentially, these 
                     packages will be distributed throughout the UK. The 
                     Project name would change from Whirlwind "Pilot" to
                     Whirlwind Rolloff.

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PRODUCT NAME:          SHAPE MANAGEMENT INFO SYSTEM       Ref: UKapn/tp/15-Nov

SHORT NAME:            SMIS 
        
FCS:                   Dec-1990

DESCRIPTION:           Tempest products, RF-LN03R PLUS RF-CPU'S 
                                           (LPS40 AND LG31)  

IMPACT:                Very Low or No Impact to the UK. 
                       (see Assessment & Volume)

CLASSIFICATION:        Printers

ASSESSMENT & VOLUME:   This is a Europe only product. Total European volume
                       over three years is 17, at this stage only Brussells
                       will have these units and it's not expected that this
                       will be available in the UK. 

STARTER KIT:           No support starter kit planned for this product.

CSSE ME CONTACT:       Colin Willmott

P&T PFE:               Ian Price
P&T MANAGER:           Ann Walden
P&T PLANNER:           Toze Pena


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PRODUCT NAME:         RF-LK401                      Ref: UKapn/tp/15-Nov

FCS:                  Jan-1991

DESCRIPTION:          Modified LK401 Keyboard designed to meet emissions 
                      requirements. This is a Tempest product.

IMPACT:               Expected to be minimal.
          
VOLUME:               Volumes over a period of three years are expected to
                      reach 300 units.

STARTER KIT:          No support starter kit planned for this product.

CSSE CONTACT:         JOHN FRAZIER JR

P&T MANAGER:          Ann Walden
P&T PLANNER:          Toze Pena


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                                                        Ref: UKapn/tp/22-Nov

PRODUCT NAME:       DECMR       and      DETMR                                                                                       
                      |                    |
                      V                    V
OTHER NAME:         Low Cost           Low cost
                    ThinWire           Twisted pair 
                    Repeater           repeater. Also known as DECREPEATER 90t.

FCS:                MAR-91

DESCRIPTION:        The DECMR is a  6 port thinwire coax repeater module.  
                    The DETMR is an 8 port twisted pair repeater module. These 
                    options are designed to fit into the work group 
                    communications center (WGCC).

                    The  -AY version of both options plug  into  the
                    Work Group Communications Center (WGCC), a standalone 
                    version for Europe contains the (H7082-AB) power supply.
                    (See Logistics)

LOGISTICS:          Part #                                Description
                    --------------------------------------------------------          

                    DECMR-AY   Modular 6 Port Ethernet Thinwire Coax Repeater
                    DECMR-AE   DECMR-AY with H7082-AB, 240V, U.K.
                    H7802-AB   POTS Power Supply (Europe)
         
                    --------------------------------------------------------

                    DETMR-AY   Modular 8 Port Ethernet Twisted Pair Repeater
                    DETMR-AE   DETMR-AY with H7082-AB, 240V, U.K.
                    H7802-AB   POTS Power Supply (Europe)
 

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IMPACT:             Low.

CLASSIFICATION:     Networks

ASSESSMENT:         CSE familiar with  DEMPR,  DESTA  and DECrepeater  350  
                    products in addition to an understanding of Ethernet 
                    will be capable of supporting these products.
                    These modules slide into the work group communications  
                    center (WGCC) without  the use  of  tools. The modules 
                    are simply plugged into the backplane.  Installation 
                    service demand should virtually be non-existant due to 
                    the simplicity of product installation.  
                    

VOLUME:             UK Volumes expected as follows:            
                      
                                          FY91  FY92    FY93    
                                          ----  ----    ----      
                                                                
                      Thinwire             180   900     900        
                     (6 Port units)                                    
                      Twisted Pair         270  1350    2250        
                     (8 Port units)                                    


STARTER KIT:       No support starter kit planned for this product.

CSSE ME CONTACT:   Bob Bonazzoli        BAGELS::BONAZZOLI   227-3725

P&T PFE:           Steve Woodward
P&T MANAGER:       Mike Smith
P&T PLANNER:       Toze Pena



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                                                       Ref: UKapn/tp/22-Nov

PRODUCT NAME:      3D 8plane/24plane SCANPROC

FCS:               Feb-1991 


DESCRIPTION:       3D Graphics Accelerator for the PVAX2 and 
                   PMARIAH workstations.


IMPACT:            Medium

ASSESSMENT:        This product will probably have is greatest impact
		   on the higher end of the workstation market.
          
VOLUME:            UK Volumes over a period of three years are expected 
                   to reach 900. This is based on the world-wide forecast.

STARTER KIT:       Support Starter Kit planned for this product.

CSSE ME CONTACT:   Wess Cathcart 

P&T PFE:           John Northam           
P&T MANAGER:       Ann Walden 
P&T PLANNER:       Toze Pena


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PRODUCT NAME:      DECStation 316                    Ref: UKapn/tp/22-Nov

FCS:               Feb-1991

DESCRIPTION:       DECStation 316 is the replacement for the DECStation 300.
                   This product is part of the European PC program and is an
                   OLivetti Buy-out, M305SX. Offers PC AT compatibility and 
                   uses the 16MHZ  Intel 386sx CPU and a 16-bit internal 
                   architecture.

IMPACT:            Low to Medium
 
ASSESSMENT:        The DECstation 316, being a follow on replacement, will 
                   not differ substantially in the maintenance strategy and 
                   therefore is not expected to have a major impact to the 
                   field.
          
VOLUME:            Based on European forecasts,  UK Volumes expected as 
                   follows:

                            FY91       FY92         FY93
                          ----------------------------------

                             369       1062         1170

STARTER KIT:       Support starter kit planned for this product.

CSSE CONTACT:      Pascal Rizzi

P&T PFE:           Gary Rarburn
P&T MANAGER:       Ann Walden
P&T PLANNER:       Toze Pena

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PRODUCT NAME:      DECStation 320                    Ref: UKapn/tp/22-Nov

FCS:               Feb-1991

DESCRIPTION:       DECStation 320 replaces the DECStation 300. This product 
                   is part of the European PC Program. This is an OLivetti 
                   Buy-out M310SX.  Offers PC AT compatibility and use the 
                   20MHZ Intel 386sx CPU and a 16-bit internal architecture.

IMPACT:            Low to Medium
 

ASSESSMENT:        The DECstation 320, being a follow on replacement, will 
                   not differ substantially in the maintenance strategy and 
                   therefore is not expected to have a major impact on the 
                   field.
                                       
VOLUME:            UK Volumes based on European forecasts are as follows:

                        FY91       FY92        FY93
                     ----------------------------------
                         252        810         810         

STARTER KIT:       Support starter kit planned for this product.

CSSE CONTACT:      Pascal Rizzi

P&T PFE:           Gary Rarburn
P&T MANAGER:       Ann Walden
P&T PLANNER:       Toze Pena

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PRODUCT NAME:        RX26                           Ref: UKapn/tp/22-Nov

FCS:                 Feb-1991

DESCRIPTION:         The RX26 is a high performance, 3.5 inch, double sided, 
                     135 TPI, micro floppy disk drive.   The RX26 offers our 
                     customers such benefits as low cost, low power consumption 
                     and high capacity (4 megabytes unformatted) It can be used 
                     in either the vertical or horizontal position.
                     It offers our customer's the option of using a truly 
                     compact and light weight mass storage device that can 
                     also be used for backup as well as software distribution.

IMPACT:              LOW 

CLASSIFICATION:      Mass Storage 

ASSESSMENT:          Next generation of 3.5" diskette . Volumes not expected 
                     to be large.   Possible changes may be required to host 
                     system firmware to enable console mode formatting . 
                     Most likely application is for data transfer from PC's .
          
VOLUME:              Uk volumes are expected as follows:
                          FY91        FY92        FY93        FY94        
                         -------------------------------------------
                           900        2475        1350         450     

STARTER KIT:         No support starter kit planned for this product

CSSE ME CONTACT:     Lew MacAdam    GRAMPS::MACADAM

P&T PFE:             Jim Brownlie
P&T MANAGER:         Ann Walden
P&T PLANNER:         Toze Pena

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                                                     Ref: UKapn/tp/22-Nov

PRODUCT NAME:         WAVERLEY 

                      MicroVAX 3100    WAVERLEY product: Mariah chipset in 
                      Model 80         BA42B (large) enclosure 
       
                      MicroVAX 3100    WAVERLEY product: SOC w S-chip in 
                      Model 40         BA42B (large) enclosure 
       
                      MicroVAX 3100    WAVERLEY product: SOC w S-chip in BA42A 
                      Model 30         (small) enclosure 

                      NOTE:     
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                      Originally, the WAVERLEY platform of products was to be 
                      known as the VAX 4000 - Model 100 series.  This has 
                      changed. The platform of products will now be listed 
                      under the MicroVAX 3100.
                        
FCS:                  July-1991

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DESCRIPTION:          WAVERLEY platform consists of three products, two 
                      based on SOC technology CMOS-3 SOC (6VUPs,35ns) 
                      chipset, one based on CMOS-3 Mariah (10VUPs, 16ns) 
                      chipset. (See Product Name:)
         
                      WAVERLEY SOC is the lowest-cost/price, general-purpose, 
                      multi-user VAX system.  A VMS-only product shipped with 
                      Factory Loaded Software (Operating System and Networking 
                      Software) on system disk. 

IMPACT:               MEDIUM

CLASSIFICATION:       Systems Hardware

ASSESSMENT:           Mid life booster to the MicroVax 3100 range using new 
                      CPU chips. Model 80 Mariah chip set unit will ship until 
                      SOC chip set available.  Service delivery as for existing 
                      MV3100 . Familiarisation may be required for possible 
                      change to enclosure layout on Model 80 , similar to the
	              implementation on the VaxStation 3100 model 76 (code name
                      PANTHER).

          
VOLUME:               UK Volumes System forecast:

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                Product                FY91       FY92       FY93       FY94
                ------------------------------------------------------------
                Model 20 Multi-user     86        1635       2286       573
                Model 20 Server         19         869        683       191
     
                Model 10 Multi-user     62        1090       1524       382
                Model 10 Server         13         289        455       127
    


STARTER KIT:          Support Starter Kit planned for this product.

CSSE ME CONTACT:      Dan Eisele
       
P&T PFE:              Jim Brownlie
P&T MANAGER:          Ann Walden
P&T PLANNER:          Toze Pena
               


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PRODUCT NAME:      Virtual X Windowing Terminal        Ref: UKapn/tp/22-Nov

FCS:               May-1991

DESCRIPTION:       The VXT (Virtual X Windowing Terminal) program is the 
                   second generation of "X" terminals.   The family will 
                   include six base models using both monochrome and color 
                   monitors (15" & 19") with varying planes of memory.  
       
                   All models will include a monitor, system box, LK401 
                   keyboard and mouse.

IMPACT:            High (see assessment)            

ASSESSMENT:        The impact of this product was decided as High, due to the 
                   forecasted volumes that are estimated as being sold in the 
                   next three years.  Impact on Servicability is low as the 
                   VXT is Digital's next generation of terminal in the 
                   DECwindows enviroment.  The VXT is placed in the DECwindows 
                   market place and for that reason the profile of a PC 
                   engineer is best suited for attending service calls.

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VOLUME:            UK Volumes expected as follows:

                               FY91       FY92       FY93     FY94     
                               ----       ----       ----     ----      
          MONOCHROME
          -----------------
          15" (2 Plane)          37       1470       1470      367                                  
          19" (2 Plane)          57        808        808      577      
          15" (8 Plane)           5        168        168       42       
          19" (8 Plane)           7        252        252       63      
                               
          COLOR
          -----------------
          16" (8 Plane)         168       1260       2100      630     
          20" (8 Plane)         252       1890       3150      945    
                               

STARTER KIT:       Support Starter Kit planned for this product.

CSSE ME CONTACT:   Mark Harper    

P&T PFE:           Kevin Banks
P&T MANAGER:       Ann Walden
P&T PLANNER:       Toze Pena

COMMENTS:          VXT will use the same size box as VT1200 but none of 
                   the modules will be interchangeable.  Also the mouse 
                   and keyboard will connect to the side.


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FRANK BRIGGS @UVO,
PAUL GRIFFIN @EOO,
GERARD KELLY @UVO,
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PETER COLLIP @ESO,
TONY ISLES @LZO,
JEAN WILSON @WLO,
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_NM%WELSWS::EGGINTON AT A1_KERNEL @THESUN @UVO,
PETER BEECHAM @WLO,
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GERALD TURLEY @WLO,
HARRY CULLEN @WLO,
HUGH DIAMOND @WLO,
TONY WHITAKER @WLO,
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_NM%COMICS::FARROW_SMITH AT A1_KERNEL @THESUN @UVO,
DIK SUTTON @WLC,
ANN WALDEN @UVO,
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TONY HEARD @HHL,
GRAHAM SMITH @SBP,
MIKE COGGINS @UVO,
RICHARD LUCKMAN @UVO,
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_NM%FULMER::EPSP_PLAN AT A1_KERNEL @THESUN @UVO,
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TREVOR PRICE @ESO,
IAN LA ROCHE @ESO,
MIKE BURGESS @BSO,
GEOFF DAVIES @ESO,
RON WEBB @ESO,
JOHN R SMITH @UBO,
LEN ASH @UBO,
PETE DONOVAN @ESO,
MIKE EVANS @BIO,
BILL FORREST @EDO,
JOHN FOUNTAINE @UBO,
JIM HAMILTON @LZO,
STEVE GOODWIN @EOO,
NICHOLAS GRIFFIN @OLO,
JULIA ZORAB @BSO,
LINDSAY SCOTT @HHL,
PAUL HAWKINGS @WLO,
GERRY COLE @UVO,
DAVID HEAD @WLO,
PETER WITTON @HHL,
DAVE SPENCER @OLO,
SHARON LEYLAND @UCG