10 Aug
2006
10 Aug
'06
12:33 p.m.
On 8/10/2006 at 3:16 PM William Donzelli wrote:
I do not think that is the reason. The engineering
process for
mainframe computers is far more disciplined, in keeping with the RAS
philosophy. Sell one or sell a million - mainframe customers have very
strict demands for their systems, and the engineers must adhere.
True, how many microcomputer purchasers develop a benchmark and its
performance goals to even qualify a vendor? I'd venture that not many
do--yet that was the way business was done in the mainframe world.