HP3000-L Archives

June 2001, Week 4

HP3000-L@RAVEN.UTC.EDU
Options: Use Monospaced Font
Show Text Part by Default
Show All Mail Headers

Message: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Topic: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Author: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]

Print Reply
Subject:
Re: The end of the Alpha architecture.
From:
Richard Gambrell <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:
Richard Gambrell <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Mon, 25 Jun 2001 21:06:43 -0400
Content-Type:
text/plain
Parts/Attachments:
text/plain (32 lines) 
Stan Sieler wrote:
>....>
> Even if HP gets a cut from every IA-64 chip sold, they'll be competing
> in a "me too" market ... with little or nothing to differentiate them
> from Compaq, Dell, SGI, or other IA-64-based computer manufacturers.
>

Well, HP *could* complete using the unique Operating System(s) they
support.  Unless, of course, MPE/iX for IA-64 will run on a Dell (or
whatever).

Richard

> Hence, Intel won :)
>
> Stan Sieler                                           [log in to unmask]
> www.allegro.com/sieler/wanted/index.html          www.allegro.com/sieler
>
> * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, *
> * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *

--
Richard L Gambrell, Director of Computing Systems and Networks
Information Technology Division, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Fax: 423-755-4150                Support Help-Desk: 423-755-4000
Office: 423-755-5316             ITD Business Office: 423-755-5284
Mobile (urgent): 423-432-5122    Main UTC: 423-755-4111
Email: [log in to unmask]

* To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, *
* etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *

ATOM RSS1 RSS2