ACE, buses, and the future of ultrix

[Joseph Allen]

In article <DV3B=4A at xds13.ferranti.com> peter at ficc.ferranti.com (peter da silva) writes:
>In article <816 at cadlab.sublink.ORG>, martelli at cadlab.sublink.ORG (Alex Martelli) writes:
>> I hope this last rumor is wildly unfounded???  We're evaluating a centralized
>> NFS server, and DS5500 was looking pretty good, but I would be VERY hesitant
>> to place in such a crucial hub role in our LAN a box from a company who has
>> just decided its system software is better manufactured by somebody else!

>Given DEC's past problems with system software, I see this as a hopeful sign.

>After all, you were already getting ready to buy a DEC product with a mostly
>third-party O/S. Why not make it explicit?

DEC is even reselling 386 PCs manufactured by Radio Shack

(and that particular PC is the best computer I've ever seen Radio Shack make)
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