[14680] in Hotline Meeting

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pal-p and Prof Troxel

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John Chase)
Mon Mar 29 20:22:32 1993

To: burke@Athena.MIT.EDU
Cc: dcns-cluster@Athena.MIT.EDU, hotline@Athena.MIT.EDU, lavin@Athena.MIT.EDU
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 93 20:22:20 EST
From: John Chase <jchase@Athena.MIT.EDU>


 Prof. Troxel has complained to Jim Bruce, Ed Moriarty, Hotline
 and Anne Lavin concerning the printserver in 38-601.

 Events.
	-Young and/or Prof. Troxel informed hotline the printserver
	 in 38-601 was broken.
		-Young sent mail to hotline. When (?).
		-Prof Troxel claimed to have informed Hotline on Friday.
	-JJ Checked the contract database and confered with Young
	 about the problem. Monday morning.
	-A message was left for Prof. Troxel stating the print server
	 was NOT under contract. 
	-A follow up message was left for Prof Troxel 2 minutes latter
	 stating the printserver WAS under contract and DEC was being 
	 notified with a service call.
	-JJ placed a service call to DEC at 12 noon.
	-I met Dave Towle and Bill Mehan in w20 about 12:30. Dave 
	 said he was going to 7-012 then 38-601 to check the printserver.
	-Prof Troxel called 1410 at 1:40pm and left word that the "printers
 	 were still down" and he BADLY needed service.
	-I called Prof Troxel at ~2:15 and told him DEC was on
	 the way or may have come and gone already. I let him know
	 we would bring the printserver back online ASAP.
	-There was a flamming v-mail left by Prof. Troxel stating
	 his dissatifaction. No time given on call. Call is archived
	 in 1410.
	-Anne Lavin stated that Prof Troxel has flammed to Jim Bruce,
	 etc..
	-Hotline had no update from DEC on the call.
	-I paged Dave Towle at ~6:30pm who told me a RD53 drive was
	 ordered.
	-I asked Dave to make this an am priority. I told Dave to page 
	 someone when he goes on site so we can immediatly load 
	 software and provide him with any needed parts.
	-I will send e-mail to op for their assistance.
	-I will label a good VSII to be used for any kind of spares
	 needed in the staging room. 

 John Chase

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