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- From: hart@waterloo.hp.com (Tony Hart)
- Subject: Re: DEC ALPHA Performance Claims
- Sender: news@waterloo.hp.com (NetNews)
- Message-ID: <Bxztyq.Kzn@waterloo.hp.com>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 02:37:38 GMT
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- Wayne Schlitt (wayne@backbone.uucp) wrote:
- : Finally, I would like to point out that HP _is_ trying to compete at
- : the very low end like SUN is. They are tending to push X-terminals as
- : the cheapest platform for those users that want snappy windows/graphics,
- : but really don't use much cpu power. (I am not sure if they are being
- : that successful at it, but...)
-
- Apparently DEC thinks so - they've publicly admitted that they hope to copy
- HP's strategy. :-)
-
- Reference: _Electronic_News_, 11/9/92, pg 14., "DEC to Emulate HP RISC/X
- Terminal Tactic"
-
- Tony Hart,
- Panacom Automation Division,
- Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Ltd.
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- All opinions expressed are my own and do not represent an official statement of
- the Hewlett-Packard Company.
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