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From: burzio@mmlai.UUCP (Tony Burzio)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp,comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Re: HP buys Apollo
Summary: HP grabs Apollo
Keywords: What about HP users?
Message-ID: <539@mmlai.UUCP>
Date: 22 Apr 89 12:24:41 GMT
References: <623@idacom.UUCP>
Organization: Martin Marietta Labs, Baltimore, MD
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In article <623@idacom.UUCP>, danny@idacom.UUCP (Danny Wilson) writes:
> What are the impressions and feelings of those hp workstation
> owners reading comp.sys.hp?

If HP takes the nifty Apollo network code and ports it to HP-UX, it'll
be great.  I get the impression, however, that the HP rank&file are
still in shock, happily calling Apollo salesreps for product information
brochures to see what they can latch on to :-)

> What has HP said (if anything) about this change to you guys 
> and does it delight or disturb you?

If HP can take over Apollo sales/maintenance, we'd be very happy.
Once the Apollo code is ported, however, I can't see HP continuing
to produce Apollo architecture, since this would be unnecessarily
confusing.  Perhaps HP can make the noisy little disk drive in the
Apollo cabinet quieter...

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Tony Burzio               * If HP bought Apple, 
Martin Marietta Labs      *
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