[net.arch] Amdahl

rbw@imsvax.UUCP (Row Wilson) (09/18/84)

Friends,

I have been a frequent investor in Amdahl Corp. What I would like to know
from all you experts is "How will IBM's Sierra Line impact on Amdahl." 
Now I've probably heard all the scare tales about IBM putting the PCM 
makers out of business. And indeed they have; MOST of them. However,
Amdahl and NAS appear to be striving. I would like to know any rumors
anyone has heard concering this Sierra Line and how you think it will
(or will not) impact Amdahl. 
It appears to me that Amdahl is really exploding as of late with their
new disk drives and communications equipment they're now selling.
Does anyone think that Amdahl will begin selling Japanese supercomputers
in the US in the near future? I understand that Amdahl's latest machine,
the 580 series, is a Japanese machine.
Any advice as to the future prospects of this company would be 
greatly appreciated. I would put this question on net.invest, but I feel
that the people who read this net would be much better positioned to 
intelligently comment.

				   Thanx,
				   Ron Wilson
				   IMS, Inc.
				   Rockville, MD 20852
				   (301) 984 - 8343