[Info-vax] OT: IBM to buy Sun

[Bob Eager]

On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:02:38 UTC, billg999 at cs.uofs.edu (Bill Gunshannon)
wrote:

> In article <gpsa41$vq8$03$2 at news.t-online.com>,
> 	Michael Kraemer <M.Kraemer at gsi.de> writes:
> > David J Dachtera schrieb:
> > 
> >> That said, It's probably time to suggest that IBM also buy VMS and
> >> Non-stop from HP. 
> > 
> > People suggesting IBM as a saviour for VMS seem to
> > forget what happened to OS/2.
>  
> Comparing OS/2 to VMS is like comparing a Yugo to a Porsche.

But, after all, the required hardware was a *lot* cheaper.

(and I still use BOTH)

-- 
Bob Eager