Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!mit-eddie!bloom-beacon!eru!hagbard!sunic!mcsun!hp4nl!ruuinf!prisma!fred From: fred@prisma.cv.ruu.nl (Fred Appelman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.m88k Subject: Re: Tektronix Scientific shutdown rumour Keywords: tektronix Message-ID: Date: 15 Oct 90 09:37:41 GMT References: <1990Oct14.003906.26373@wolves.uucp> Organization: University of Utrecht, 3D Computer Vision The Netherlands Lines: 23 In <1990Oct14.003906.26373@wolves.uucp> ggw%wolves@cs.duke.edu (Gregory G. Woodbury) writes: >A net.acquaintance who was working at Tektronix in Washington or Oregon >reports that they are abandoning the 88K workstation effort! Is this >just a rumour or has this been in the news and I missed it or what? > >Am I way off base? No, you're not. I can confirm this. I've received an official press release from Tektronix the Netherlands, in which they announce that they stop producing 88K workstations, and they leave the Workstations market. De hardware will be supported for at least 3 years. -- Fred J.R. Appelman, 3D Computer Vision, Utrecht University AZU, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands. Telephone: +31-30-506710 Fax: +31-30-513399 e-mail: fred@cv.ruu.nl or appelman@cs.unc.edu -- Fred J.R. Appelman, 3D Computer Vision, Utrecht University AZU, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands. Telephone: +31-30-506710 Fax: +31-30-513399 e-mail: fred@cv.ruu.nl or appelman@cs.unc.edu