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From: mpogue@dg.dg.com (Mike Pogue)
Newsgroups: comp.arch,comp.sys.misc
Subject: Re: DG workstation (again)
Message-ID: <171@dg.dg.com>
Date: 12 May 89 14:42:27 GMT
References: <8384@phoenix.Princeton.EDU>
Reply-To: uunet!dg!mpogue (Mike Pogue)
Organization: Data General, Westboro, MA.
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In article <8384@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> mbkennel@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Matthew B. Kennel) writes:
>NOTE: I posted this about 3 weeks ago, basically asking questions
>about DG's 88000-based workstation.  I received replies that
>fell into about 3 categories:
>	1)  "Yeah, me too.  Post any information that you find."
>	2)  "We have a whole stable of computers here, this is what I find
>happens on my floating-point programs.  We don't have a DG though."
>	3)  "Hey, why don't you look at the NeXT, or Sparcstation."
>
>Notice what's missing: information about DG's computer.  
>I've tried mailing to the various DG folks on the newsgroup, but some mail
>daemons apparently had other ideas.  So, if anyone here makes, sells, or
>uses a Data General 88k workstation, please try to reply or post.
>(followups are set to comp.sys.misc)
>
>Ed note:  From what rumors and bits of factioids I can gather, the DG
>machine appears to be very good technically, at a very good price.  On the
>other hand, I have seen absolutely NO solid information or even promotion
>from the company.  Compare this to Sun's media blitz, and especially helpful
>employees here on the net.  It would be a shame if DG's machine died in
>oblivion despite fine engineering.
>


  I apologize to anybody who has had trouble getting through to us.  The problem
is on our end, I think, because we have had multiple complaints about our mailer
screwing up, and I have not had a chance to fix it.

  The CORRECT local mailing address for me is:  uunet!dg!mpogue.

  Hopefully this will be fixed soon....

  In the mean time, we can move the discussion over to comp.sys.misc, and I can 
answer your questions there (I am one of two managers responsible for the 
DG AViiON 88K-based workstation).

  If you have ARCHITECTURAL issues, especially addressing the 88K (as opposed to
our workstation or server implementations of the 88K), I will be happy to
answer those questions here in comp.arch.

  Mike Pogue
  Data General
  Westboro, MA.


My opinions are my own....