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From: csimmons@hqpyr1.oracle.UUCP (Charles Simmons)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: Why is the RT slow?
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Date: 22 Nov 88 22:13:54 GMT
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In article <46500032@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu> mcdonald@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu writes:
<>Also, IBM won't stand still in this marketplace. Once IBM finds out REAL
<>money can be made in the workstation market, they'll be here with a
<>reliable, almost whizbang machine. Considering their quality control, I
<>think they could come up with a real winner that doesn't come DOA or have
<>random errors caused by the phase of the moon.
<
<IF they could get some sort of good quality control they MIGHT
<be able to get some sort of market. Note that , excluding 3090 class
<machines, their market is slipping very badly. Perhaps that means

I don't think we should exclude 3090 class machines.  Amdahl has
made significant inroads into this marketplace with their 580 series.

-- Chuck

(Correct me if I'm wrong, Mike.)