29 Apr
2005
29 Apr
'05
12:05 p.m.
John Allain wrote:
site quote:
"Code named the RA-90, it was the second largest
OK. Now I see it.
I never heard the RA90 being touted as a failure or
as a revenue sink. The VAX 9000 certainly was ... it
(reputedly) sold about 500 units and never came close
to recouping its huge development costs.
That RA81 was a different story (although a simple
cock up rather than an endless sink of money).
Antonio
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