1 Apr
2009
1 Apr
'09
8:45 p.m.
On Wed, Apr 01, 2009 at 07:50:15PM -0400, Roy J. Tellason wrote:
On Wednesday 01 April 2009 02:20:30 pm Paul Koning
wrote:
Didn't they buy Zenith Data Systems though?
Oh yes, and made as in "built their own stuff" not as in "slapped their
label on it".
Examples:
- BS2000 mainframes: basically a slightly modified S/390 hardware with
something similiar to OS/390 (I only saw that stuff from a distance),
dead
- SINIX Unix servers: Their own hardware architecture, MIPS CPUs and
a (IMHO) truly horrible Unix, dead
- various x86 PCs, using their own board designs and production lines
(IIRC still in production)
Regards,
Alex.
--
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and
looks like work." -- Thomas A. Edison
>>>> "Sridhar" == Sridhar Ayengar <ploopster at gmail.com>
writes:
>
> IBM not an old name?
Sridhar> That's what I was thinking... IBM is about the oldest name
Sridhar> left in the computer industry. There's Unisys still around,
Sridhar> barely. Groupe Bull. Who else?
I suppose Bull made computers, sort of. There's Philips, though I believe they quit
the business some time ago.
What about Siemens? That's older than IBM. I used one of theirs,
years ago...
I didn't know they made computers.