chuqui@cae780.UUCP (Chuq Von Rospach) (01/09/84)
I have just gotten ahold of a real interesting rumor about DEC, and I was wondering if anyone out there could affirm, deny, or expand upon it. The rumor states that DEC is so far behind on the development of their own workstation products (I assume 725 class and the like) that they are going to an outside vendor for the hardware (cadmas and sun came up in the conversation). This could either be a stopgap measure or a permanent one, depending on who you (don't) talk to... Anyone out there know anything more about this? chuq -- From the dungeons of the warlock: Chuqui the Plaid Note the new address: fortune!nsc!chuqui
bhyde@inmet.UUCP (01/17/84)
#R:cae780:-28700:inmet:8000002:000:289 inmet!bhyde Jan 15 18:49:00 1984 In the last two years I have heard two sales men for vendors of products that include bit map displays mention that thier companies were considering a joint project with DEC. These rumors are very hard to nail down since it is in the sales man's interest to propogate them. ben hyde
paver@ut-ngp.UUCP (Bob Paver) (01/24/84)
The regional Zenith rep told me today that DEC bought up 10,000 monitors at the end of 1983. He didn't know exactly what they were for, but said they were for a new product to be announced soon; something not-related to DEC's current micro offerings.
bby@yeti.UUCP (01/24/84)
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My previous employer makes bit map displays. About a year
or so ago they too were considering a "joint project with DEC".
What it really means is that DEC is evaluating about five different
vendors at once. Don't allow yourself to be kidded. DEC is
calling all the shots.
To be fair, I suspect that if you could have asked anyone
else at those companies for a conformation, you would have received
a straight answer. Salesmen seem to have a tendency to elaborate.
Small hardware companies are humorious to watch. Especially
when large volume OEMs sneeze.
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Bob Mastors, Massachusetts Computer Corporation
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