tomg@hpcvlx.HP.COM (Thomas J. Gilg) (04/20/89)
> Well, word is in (has been for a while actually Im just slow :) > HP has taken over Apollo. Well, personally I don't know all that > much about HP, so could someone fill me in (Are they a decent company, > what are their strengths, etc.)? HP - the "Best Kept Secret" some poeple say. I was intrigued to see headlines to the effect "HP Plunges into the Workstation Market", etc. Breakdown of Workstation Players previous to Apollo + HP deal ( which is still underway and not written in stone I should add ) Sun 28.3% DEC 18.6% HP 16.9% <- really ! Apollo 13.5% Others 22.7% As for HP's Workstation product line, HP's has a line of Motorola Workstations ( MC68020 and MC68030, and soon MC68040 ). In the RISC ballgame, HP has a line of Precision Architecture machines ( HP9000/825, 835, 840, 850, 855 ). To go with these is a wide range of display subsystems, ranging from simple mono bitmaps, to color 2-D accelerated systems, to 3-D accelerated supporting transform and rendering engines ( multiple light sources and Phong light model in hardware, etc ). I'll leave it up to someone else to comment on HP's OSF involvement. > Mostly I'd like to know if the reports that Im hearing are true. > ie: that HP will allow apollo to continue as it is for quite some time, > in order to keep their current markets. I'm just an engineer, but I would think that there is concern for maintaining current marketing strongholds ( ie, Apollo won't just go away ). Being a top player, they obviously have some unique strengths. > Well, that's about it. I just wanted to provoke some > information exchange on the takeover idea, as Apollo's machines > seem to be quite workable, and I'd hate to see them slide because > of this. Apollo's strengths coupled with HP's over the next few years should only improve things. I'm looking forward to it, Thomas Gilg tomg%hp-pcd@hplabs.hp.com