CompuServe Thread

Hydra Systems Ltd.

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#114684From: Andreas HoffmannJul 27, 1990 4:30 PM
Hello Alexander, to clearify the situation: GVP made a contract with Hydra to sell their boards exclusively on the US-market. Moreover the other GVP distributors taking care of this product in several countries. Hydra is the manufacturer in england but it seems, that GVP will take over the manufacturing the next time. Unfortunately they have to sold some problems on A-3000 as most of the net-code is written in BCPL. Andreas Hoffmann (DTM, GVP distributor germany)
#114724From: Ethan SolomitaJul 27, 1990 11:47 PM
This means that Hydra is doing all the development for the networking hard/software, correct? Also, is Hydra actually mass-producing the hardware or is GVP? The reason I ask is that GVP is a company with a good reputation and I would have more faith in the product if it were GVP work. — Ethan
#114753From: Mike SchillerJul 28, 1990 3:18 AM
Ethan: My local dealer has some of the Hydra/GVP boards, and the current versions have some bugs in them, specifically if a file's over 100K the network starts loosing bits here and there. I asked GVP about this, and they suggested that I hold off from buying them right now, as they're doing some more software development/fixing and they said it would be a much more stable product in a couple of months. Also soon, autobooting from the net will be supported. -Mike Schiller In sunny Fort Lauderdale
#114869From: Andreas HoffmannJul 29, 1990 8:32 AM
Ethan you're right, that Hydra is doing the hard- and software. But I think, GVP will take over some parts of manufacturing and maybe some software developing as Hydra can't handle all the job alone. The growing market, especially the A-3000 needs more and new software Hydra can't do alone. If you need the netboards for A-2000/500 use, they're working fine. However, the fact that GVP takes the Hydra products should be a good reason to buy it. Ever dissappointed by GVP? For detailed information you should call GVP technical staff. Andreas