mark@drd.UUCP (Mark Lawrence) (03/28/89)
I went to the DEC roadshow here in Tulsa where they trotted out the new PVAX and MIPS-based RISC workstations. I was prepared for a mildly interesting presentation and planned to maintain my cool when the regional sales manager, during his 'kickoff the meeting' schpiel, said: "In today's heterogenous computing environment, the network is the system..." Well, I *did* manage to maintain composure, but just barely. :-}
avolio@decuac.dec.com (Frederick M. Avolio) (03/30/89)
The slogan The Network is the System was first used by Digital as the theme of a DECUS Symposium about 3 years ago. A few months later another computer company started using a similar slogan -- and trademarked it to boot! -- I *did* manage to maintain my composure, but just barely :-) :-) :-)
aad@stpstn.UUCP (Anthony A. Datri) (04/03/89)
In article <2630@decuac.DEC.COM> avolio@decuac.dec.com (Frederick M. Avolio) writes: >The slogan The Network is the System was first used by Digital as the theme >of a DECUS Symposium about 3 years ago. A few months later another computer >company started using a similar slogan -- and trademarked it to boot! -- Yet DEC still doesn't have tcp/ip for VMS. The Network is the System, but don't try to run anything other than Vaxes running VMS. (Alternately, The Network is the System, But We'll De-Support Your Ethernet Card Real Soon) -- @disclaimer(Any concepts or opinions above are entirely mine, not those of my employer, my GIGI, my VT05, or my 11/34) beak is@>beak is not Anthony A. Datri @SysAdmin(Stepstone Corporation) aad@stepstone.com stpstn!aad
campbell@redsox.UUCP (Larry Campbell) (04/03/89)
In article <3101@stpstn.UUCP> aad@stepstone.com writes: } }Yet DEC still doesn't have tcp/ip for VMS. That's ridiculous. They do have TCP/IP, although it has some silly name like Ultrix Connection or something. Oh, and it's missing a few little things like rlogin (!), which they claim will be fixed in the next release, coming soon to an SDC near you... -- Larry Campbell The Boston Software Works, Inc. campbell@bsw.com 120 Fulton Street wjh12!redsox!campbell Boston, MA 02146
iav1917%ritcv@cs.rit.edu (alan i. vymetalik) (04/04/89)
[...various ramblings about "The Network is the System...", etc...]
I hope this hasn't been mentioned before... I hate repeating
rumors... ;-)
Another internal motto rumored to be floating around Digital's
PC group is (as told to me through reliable sources):
Q: "What about PCs?"
A: "Digital Finally Has It Now! ... But, it's made by someone else..."
It's a shame... really! I am sure that being a Tandy reseller irks these
guys and gals to no end. DEC really made some wonderful pieces of hard-
ware. Oh well...
Alan
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