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Re: (ASCEND) Max 7.0b0 available



On Tue, Jul 14, 1998 at 06:59:47PM -0700, Matt Holdrege wrote:
> At 07:21 PM 7/14/98 -0500, Tim Jung wrote:
> >>FID  509574    MAX 1800 available with four BRI ports
> >
> >Am I to understand that up until this point that the MAX 1800 could not
> >effectively bond 4 BRI ports (8 channels) together for outgoing or incoming
> >calls? If this is the case I would say that is a major problem with the
> way the
> >MAX 1800 is designed. 
> 
> No, this feature has nothing to do with bonding. It just limits an 1800 to
> 4 BRI ports for those customers who only want 4 ports.

Just for further explanation:

Ascend once had the Pipeline 400/BRI with 4 BRI ports. They then EOLed
the P400 and introduced the Max1800, which has one big drawback: it is
too expensive if you _know_ you need only 2 to a max of 4 BRIs. The
Max200+ tried to fill this gap, but it *censored* (and is now EOLed either).
After already supplying "reduced" Mx4k configurations for reduced prizes,
it was a logical and welcomed step by Ascend to provide a "Mx14k", for a
reasonable lower prize than the 18k. We missed a _reliable_ (at least per
definition of reliable of the normal Max line ;) 4-BRI box since EOL of
the P400.

Did sales already come out with a prizing imagination ? Relative to the
18k ?

Thanks,
Andre.
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