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From: beser@tron.UUCP (Eric Beser)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.microport
Subject: Re: Interactive (was uport death rumors)
Summary: calm down
Keywords: microport
Message-ID: <405@tron.UUCP>
Date: 7 Mar 89 14:12:56 GMT
References: <285@swusrgrp.UUCP> <1652@trantor.harris-atd.com> <3422@ima.ima.isc.com>
Organization: Westinghouse Electronic Systems Group, Baltimore, MD, USA
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In article <3422@ima.ima.isc.com>, trb@ima.ima.isc.com (Andrew Tannenbaum) writes:
> In article <1652@trantor.harris-atd.com> wcurtiss%x102c@trantor.harris-atd.com (William Curtiss) writes:
> 
> > [ As a side note, Interactive was recently bought by Kodak. ]
> 
> William,
> I can't imagine what your intention is by associating Interactive with
> Microport death rumors.  Our sale to Kodak was completed in July 1988,
> it's not exactly hot news.  With Kodak capital, we aren't exactly close
> to bankruptcy; in fact, if you want some current ISC news, we're buying
> Lachman Associates.  (This is a fact that has been released by us to
> the public, not a secret or a rumor.)  Associating Interactive with
> Microport death rumors is unfounded if not insidious.
> 
> 	Andrew Tannenbaum   Interactive   Cambridge, MA   +1 617 661 7474

 I read the previous article, and as an unbiased opinion, I saw nothing
linking Interactive with Microport. To me, being bought by Kodak was 
somewhat comforting, knowing that we won't be dealing with a 
here today, gone tomorrow business.

Please continue the free flow of information, we see no death threats
for our authors here.

thanks for providing your insights.

Eric Beser
Westinghouse ESG
Baltimore