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From: daifuku@yumyum.esd.sgi.com (Peter Daifuku)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Re: Domain/OS, OSF, HP9000/700, etc
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Date: 4 Apr 91 23:46:00 GMT
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With respect to the HP9000/700 series running HP/UX and not Domain/OS:

As an ex-apollo engineer, I don't believe that I'm revealing major trade
secrets
by saying that the decision came down to one of resources (as these decisions 
usually do). The simple reality is that HP/UX already ran on the previous
PA-RISC platforms, so making it run on the 700 series was a minor effort. In
comparison, making Domain/OS run on the 700 series was a major effort,
comparable to bringing up Domain/OS on the original DN10000. I personally
don't believe that the decision reflects any pro-HP/UX bias on the part of
HP management. They decided instead to concentrate all of their
development efforts on OSF. Of course, you're free to disagree as to the
wisdom of the decision.

(And of course, this in no way is meant to be an official HP position).


Peter Daifuku               Silicon Graphics
daifuku@sgi.com             Mountain View, CA 94039

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