Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!crdgw1!crdos1!davidsen From: davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.COM (Wm E Davidsen Jr) Newsgroups: comp.arch Subject: Re: Is MIPS in Trouble? Keywords: MIPS, Trouble, DEC Message-ID: <2827@crdos1.crd.ge.COM> Date: 1 Nov 90 22:20:00 GMT References: <1098@dg.dg.com> Reply-To: davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.com (bill davidsen) Organization: GE Corp R&D Center, Schenectady NY Lines: 17 In article peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) writes: | Very weird statement from a company that wouldn't exist if a bigger | company (IBM) was able to move as fast as them. And given DEC's track | record in recent years, I'd bet the other way. DEC has "outsourced" to improve their ability to respond. That means they are selling MIPS CPUs, Tandy PC, etc. Of course the ability to cut off the supplier by not continuing to OEM the systems is balanced by the supplier being able to change the conditions of delivery. It's not clear if DEC dropped the new MIPS machine because there was a problem with the CPU, or because they couldn't make their stuff keep up with it. I've heard both stories from reliable sources. -- bill davidsen (davidsen@crdos1.crd.GE.COM -or- uunet!crdgw1!crdos1!davidsen) The Twin Peaks Halloween costume: stark naked in a body bag