24 Mar
1999
24 Mar
'99
4:40 p.m.
In a message dated 24.3.1999 16:47:20 Eastern Standard Time,
CLASSICCMP(a)trailing-edge.com writes:
That's an extremely confusing statement, as MCA is
quite common in
many small-to-medium RS/6000's from just a few years ago. How can
MCA compete against RS/6000's when it's part of many RS/6000's?
I'm also confused by your statement that "MCA was discontinued", as IBM
continues to sell RS/6000's (both the R50 and the SP system 9076 are listed
in their February 1999 sales brochure) with MCA busses and MCA
cards and MCA peripherals.
well, the person I asked didnt expound on his answer. Remember that big blue
has different brands and I can only assume that the R6K division didnt like
the PC company giving it competition.
correction: for CONSUMER machines, MCA was discontinued unfortunately.
25 Mar
25 Mar
4:33 a.m.
On 24 Mar 99 at 17:40, SUPRDAVE(a)aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 24.3.1999 16:47:20 Eastern Standard
Time,
CLASSICCMP(a)trailing-edge.com writes:
That likely should have been in reference to PS2. IBM discontinued support
last year.
ciao larry
lwalker(a)interlog.com
That's an extremely confusing statement, as
MCA is quite common in
many small-to-medium RS/6000's from just a few years ago. How can
MCA compete against RS/6000's when it's part of many RS/6000's?
I'm also confused by your statement that "MCA was discontinued", as IBM
continues to sell RS/6000's (both the R50 and the SP system 9076 are listed
in their February 1999 sales brochure) with MCA busses and MCA
cards and MCA peripherals.
well, the person I asked didnt expound on his answer. Remember that big blue
has different brands and I can only assume that the R6K division didnt like
the PC company giving it competition.
correction: for CONSUMER machines, MCA was discontinued unfortunately.
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