19 May
1999
19 May
'99
3:16 p.m.
At 16:26 18/05/99 -0700, you wrote:
Well, my Honeywell experience/knowledge is old and
dated. I believe
Honeywell sold thier computer arm to Group Bull in the late 80's. However,
because of numerous contracts with the US Govenrnment "Honeywell Bull
Information Systems" or whatever it was/is called was formed. Something to
do with those contracts couldn't go to a non-US company.
Hmm, probably things
went this way...also they probably agreed with Honeywell
a slower hand-over to allow the clients to better understand the passage
between the two brands (marketing operation).
For example,
support for the DPS-8 was dropped sometime between 1991 and 1993, EXCEPT for
US Government systems.
And many other governments systems around the world, since
the system was
widely sold to
military organizations, being one of the few (at those time) with MIL
standards design.
I suspect that systems that have DPS in the name are
primarily the old
Honeywell systems (based in turn on the old GE Systems)
Yes, the story was:
Olivetti sold to G.E., that sold to Honeywell, that sold to Bull
Riccardo Romagnoli
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