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- From: rbotimer@max.ct.gmr.com (R Douglas Botimer)
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- Subject: Re: Rumor: IBM out of hardware business????
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- Date: 22 Jan 93 21:44:18 GMT
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- In article <1jpjabINNlsh@iskut.ucs.ubc.ca> twong@civil.ubc.ca (Thomas Wong)
- writes:
- :There has been a rumor around this here part that IBM made an official
- :announcement on Fidonet that they are dropping out of the hardware
- :business. I don't have Fidonet access and can't confirm this. Anyone
- :have such access and seen this announcement out there?? No more PS/1,
- :PS/2? The end of their clone line only fater being out for a couple of
- :months? Any clarifications? IBM, are you out there reading Usenet?
-
- I kind of doubt it, especially since the local IBM rep was telling me not half
- an hour ago to expect a Value-Point announcement in the near future. Probably
- just BG announcing that IBM hardware is a dead-end. Stand-by to see an
- annoucement that MS bought Gateway!
-
- Remember President Dewey?
-
- Doug
-