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From: duncan@dduck.ctt.bellcore.com (Scott Duncan)
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Subject: Re: Bad Tidings?
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Date: 5 Oct 89 11:37:30 GMT
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In article <9984@venera.isi.edu> rod@venera.isi.edu (Rodney Doyle Van Meter III) writes:
>
>Monday was a bad day for many Americans in the computer business.
>
>Zenith

>Cray Research, IBM, and Motorola all announced work force cutbacks.

>Honeywell is selling its 50% stake in HNSX Supercomputers Inc. to its

I had heard about the IBM and Motorola announcements, but not Zenith, Cray,
and Honeywell.

While watching the local P{hiladelphia area news, I saw an announcement of
layoffs by Unisys from some Southeastern Pennsylvania locations as well as
relocation of people from the same area to Iowa.

Speaking only for myself, of course, I am...
Scott P. Duncan (duncan@ctt.bellcore.com OR ...!bellcore!ctt!duncan)
                (Bellcore, 444 Hoes Lane  RRC 1H-210, Piscataway, NJ  08854)
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