Subject: Re: Slightly Off-Topic...
To: T. Martin <catfish@alltel.net>
From: Lord Isildur <mrfusion@umbar.vaxpower.org>
List: port-vax
Date: 06/25/2001 20:05:34
hp has also announced that theyve sodl out their own architecture for
intel shite. quite a whiel ago actually. they keep making hppa machines
because (gee, i wonder why?) customers keep wanting to buy them
evidently the Q didnt listen to people wanting alphas.. musta cut into
that all important peecee market eh?
isildur
On Mon, 25 Jun 2001, T. Martin wrote:
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> On Mon, 25 Jun 2001, Brian Chase wrote:
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> > On Mon, 25 Jun 2001, Johnny Billquist wrote:
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> > > I guess I'll have to pin my hopes on SUN (I never thought I'd say
> > > that, but they are the only sensible company left).
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> > Well, there's IBM too. Technically, I don't really think their RS/6000
> > hardware is the most leading edge, and god forbid you have to use AIX as
> > an OS. Still, IBM does understand long term customer support--I'll give
> > them that. I also don't think they're going away anytime real soon.
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> > -brian.
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> Everyone is forgeting another player, HP, and the PA-Risc I have limited
> knowledge of the newer systems but the own a few 715/xx apollos that
> peform nicely.
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