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- From: cecchi@rchland.vnet.ibm.com (Del Cecchi)
- Subject: Re: IBM AS/400 is the world's slowest computer
- Message-ID: <1992Dec28.165713.13377@rchland.ibm.com>
- Sender: cecchi@signa.rchland.ibm.com (Del Cecchi)
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 16:57:13 GMT
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- >Oh, Wow, You'd never guess I wasen't a geography major. Ah soo, not NY
- >but Minnesota ... Well, It's still too d*mn cold up there :) :) :)!
-
- >SYSTEM development? Low level stuff?
-
- Well, I am doing circuit design for VLSI chips. Others are doing logic design,
- designing I/O controllers, designing all the memory cards, doing the operating
- system, the data base system, the diagnostics, writing the manuals etc. So far
- as I know we do almost everything here, except token ring cards come from Network
- Systems division, and compilers come from Toronto, eh.
-
- And also here in Rochester, Mn. we have a group on from ADSTAR designing the best, densest,
- most reliable small disk drives made. Want a 2G 3.5"? They will be happy to
- sell you some at a very competetive price.
-
- So I guess the answer is yes, SYSTEM development Low Level, High Level. I was
- kidding about the 100 people, it is more than 2000 people doing development. I
- am told that if ABS (thats us) was an independent company we would be the second
- largest computer company in the world. I don't know if that is true, but it
- could be.
-
- Sorry I know nothing about prices. It does get a little cold up here.
- "40 below keeps out the riff-raff" :-)
-
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-
- Del Cecchi
- cecchi@rchvmx.vnet.ibm.com
- My opinions only
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