Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Path: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!amdcad.UUCP!phil From: phil@amdcad.UUCP (Phil Ngai) Newsgroups: mod.computers.vax Subject: Olson on DEC strategy Message-ID: <8610240621.AA28339@amdcad.UUCP> Date: Fri, 24-Oct-86 02:21:21 EDT Article-I.D.: amdcad.8610240621.AA28339 Posted: Fri Oct 24 02:21:21 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 25-Oct-86 16:16:04 EDT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 7 Approved: info-vax@sri-kl.arpa I recently read a comment of Ken Olson's in response to a question about why DEC has closed the VAX BI architecture when the Unibus and Q-bus were so open. He said something to the effect of "I'm not sure why they were open." This seems consistent with their LAT policy too.