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From: brolsma@bbn.com (Bruce Brolsma)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re:  Ultrix/32 & VMS
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Date: 2 Mar 89 02:02:46 GMT
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> I would check this out - as far as I know, the [VAXstation] 3100 only runs
>ultrix and dec had no plans to port vms to the risc architecture.  If vms is
>important to you, the 3100 is not.

You're not the first person to confuse the VAXstation 3100 (which runs ultrix
and vms) and the DECstation 3100 (the risc machine).

The DEC marketing folks could have made it easier on us with two names that
aren't so similar, but I've never had much luck figuring out a lot of marketing
decisions...

    -bruce brolsma
    bbn software products corp