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- From: Neklan_Brozensky@mindlink.bc.ca (Neklan Brozensky)
- Subject: Re: Novell signs letter of intent with AT&T to acquire USL
- Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 02:43:17 GMT
- Message-ID: <18861@mindlink.bc.ca>
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- > Gary Heston writes:
- >
- > Msg-ID: <1992Dec23.162656.24647@sci34hub.sci.com>
- > Posted: 23 Dec 92 16:26:56 GMT
- >
- > Org. : SCI Systems, Inc., Huntsville, Al.
- >
- > I could, but I can't think of one instance in which a company has
- > taken over a competitor, and the acquired company hasn't been destroyed,
- > with their products "made compatable with the overall corporate plan"
- > (i.e., replaced, compatability be dammed).
- >
- > NCR was a major manufacturer of 680x0-based computers. They were bought
- > by AT&T; no more 68Ks. Same with Fortune Computers (bought by my employers;
- > no longer exists).
- >
- >
- > --
- > Gary Heston SCI Systems, Inc. gary@sci34hub.sci.com site admin
- > The Chairman of the Board and the CFO speak for SCI. I'm neither.
- > "Data sheet: HSN-3000 Nuclear Event Detector. The [NED] senses the gamma
- > radiation pulse [from a] nuclear weapon." As if we wouldn't notice...
-
-
- I had always thought that NCR's decision to discontinue the 68k was made
- *before* the take over... certainly their 3000's were out before the
- takeover.
-
- Also, NCR certainly isn't bending over backwards to maintain AT&T's 3B2
- line.
- It's gonna be toast.
-