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Subject: Forth Engines / Harris
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Date: 2 Dec 90 16:59:50 GMT
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Category 6,  Topic 15
Message 206       Sun Dec 02, 1990
B.RODRIGUEZ2 [Brad]          at 10:57 EST
 
Yeah.  Harris has just scared me off the RTX family, and by implication, off
Harris digital products for life.  Which is a pity; I could have used the RTX
in my latest project if the price had been lower.  But my greatest fear as a
consultant is recommending a part which then evaporates; Harris has now
completely blown my confidence in them as a sole-source supplier of
*anything*.

If they had just committed to continuing supply, I would have written my own
damn tools.

(BTW, Harris is in good company -- Intel.  After Intel's hoopla a few years
ago about becoming everyone's reliable "sole source", I've been lately calling
them the "sole non-source".)

When I was asked in '87, I told 'em that I could use a part with the RTX
capabilities, but the price had to be below $50.  I'm sorry it never made it;
sorrier still because this seems (from previous comments) to be a result of
Harris' clunky fabrication facilities and not an inherent limitation of the
chip.  Sounds like Harris can't even make a hex inverter for $15, Frank.

Oh, well.  Deep *SIGH* for lost opportunities.
 - Brad

P.S. to everyone who answered my query about the RTX's demise, thanks VERY
much.  It helped a lot in my presentation last Friday. I could have had an RTX
"sale" after that presentation, if the RTX was still a viable product.
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