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From: kpt@ibism.UUCP (Kevin Tyson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.m88k
Subject: Re: Machines that use the 88's
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Date: 8 Apr 91 14:25:50 GMT
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In article <5@metran.UUCP>, jay@metran.UUCP (Jay Ts) writes:

|> 
|> Personal note: considering that the 88000 is by far the best microprocessor
|> architecture on the market, and the pioneering work of 88open into the planning
|> of Open Systems, I find the brevity of this list to be very depressing.
|> 

I agree.  Although I'm a neophyte when it comes to microprocessor architecture 
I think this one has a future.  I've
tried to interest my clients in 88K based systems with the following
results:
	Data General based systems rejected out of hand.  My clients 
have been burned so badly in the past they would gladly eviscerate my and any
DG representative I dragged in even if it was the best machine made and was
being given away for free.
	Tektronics is preceived as over priced for the commercial, as opposed to 
the scientific marketplace.
	Motorola has not been very agressive in their marketing.  It took quite
an effort the get any information out of their 800 number and what we got was
underwhelming.
	No one seems to be moving in the OSF direction with 88K based systems
which regardless of how I feel about OSF is a drawback with my clients.

If anyone is aware of commercial software, i.e. relational databases, C++ compilers,
DEC connectivity, etc, from reputable vendors for 88k based systems 
I'd love to hear about it.

Thanks in advance,
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