(somewhat OT) "Apple Computer, Inc." no more - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

10 Jan 2007

Pat wrote:

...
  On Tuesday 09 January 2007 21:16, Richard wrote:
  In article <2c9905e7a0917a23c18369f94e997689
at valleyimplants.com>,
  Especially interesting given the scorn that the
DEC-VAX agreement
 from the '70s had. 
 Come again?  That reads like a total non sequitur to me. 
 He's probably referring to the agreement that DEC had with the company
 that makes VAX vacuum cleaners, for both of them to be able to use
 the "VAX" name for their respective products, in each other's country.

As I understand it, DEC agreed not to make consumer goods, and VAX 
agreed not to make computers. To an adolescent mind back in the mid 
'90s it seemed a bit absurd and a waste of time, but maybe not so much 
anymore.