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Re: Commitment to a product
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John Burke <[log in to unmask]>
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John Burke <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 28 Aug 2002 23:01:35 -0700
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> From: Duane Percox [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 10:13 PM
>
> John,
>
> You might want to review this publication...
>
> http://www.osborne.com/products/0072192798/0072192798_ch01.pdf
>
> Oracle with vax clusters by mid 1980s achieved things that
> hp still hasn't achieved with image and the hpe3k.
>

I said 5-6 years from 1977. Thus I conceded that by the mid-80's things were
going in the wrong direction.

One has to ask why, if you were so impressed and enamored with the VAX, QSS
did not use it instead of the HP 3000?

John

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