[Info-vax] HP launches entry-level Itanium servers

[Arne Vajhøj]

H Vlems wrote:
> On 17 mrt, 18:21, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spam... at vaxination.ca> wrote:
>> Neil Rieck wrote:
>>> Hewlett-Packard on Monday launched a new line of Integrity NonStop
>>> servers that the company says offers improved performance over its
>>> other entry-level servers that require high uptime.
>> I have to wonder what the definition of "entry level" for Tandem
>> machines is. This might be something akin to the FT VAX offering of last
>> century.
> 
> In which case "entry level" does not equal "low price tag".  IIRC the
> FT VAX system were
> fairly expensive.

If the development costs has to be spread out on very few customers
and those customers are willing to pay a high price due to lack of
alternatives, then ....

Arne