[Info-vax] OT: IBM to buy Sun

[Arne Vajhøj]

Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
> Marc Van Dyck wrote:
>> Richard B. Gilbert brought next idea :
>>> Christopher wrote:
>>>> On Mar 18, 11:56 am, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spam... at vaxination.ca> wrote:
>>>>> Tom Linden wrote:
>>>>>> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123735970806267921.html
>>>>> IF this happens, it will definitely change the enterprise system
>>>>> landscape.  IBM will have to decide between AIX, Solaris and Linux, or
>>>>> would it keep all 3 ?
>>>>>
>>>>> What is interesting is that HP doesn't seem interested in 
>>>>> enterprise OS.
>>>>>  So that would leave only IBM in the fray. (Unless Cisco becomes
>>>>> succesful with its servers).
>>>>
>>>> I wonder where people get that idea.  HP-UX is their enterprise OS.
>>>> Seems like it always has been.
>>>
>>> HP has TWO Enterprise OSs!  Of course they don't seem to know it. . . .
>>
>> Three... HP-UX, OpenVMS, and NSK... Which one did you forget, hmmm ?
> 
> NSK!  I've never used it, never even encountered it.  Is there some 
> reason why I should not forget it?

If you need the features of Tandem/NSK/Himalaya, then your options
are rather limited.

Arne