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From: wcurtiss@x102c.harris-atd.com (Curtiss WC 67625)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.microport,talk.rumors
Subject: Re: Microport out of biz rumor
Keywords: microport
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Date: 6 Mar 89 13:45:36 GMT
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In article <285@swusrgrp.UUCP> jeff@swusrgrp.UUCP (Jeff Tye sys adm) writes:
>I heard this one several times on the floor at UniForum in San Francisco:
>
>Microport apparently is out of business. Televideo supposedly pulled the plug.
>Microport is history.
>
>Does anyone know if this is true or not?

We were doing some work with Microport and have, on occassion, sent
representatives to their site.  During the last visit (in late January),
upon returning from lunch, Microport could not get in their building.  They 
were locked out for non-payment of rent.

Since that time, Televideo has been doing some restructuring, to the extent
that most, if not all, of the previous top management is gone.  This includes
Greg Chavis, the previous president.

Televideo, at present, is committed to keeping Microport going, and they are
answering their phone for problem calls.  Televideo, however, has been having
problems and I think I read that they had to lay-off some people (in the parent
company).

[ As a side note, Interactive was recently bought by Kodak. ]


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