[Info-vax] Dave Cutler, Prism, DEC, Microsoft, etc.

[JF Mezei]

Neil Rieck wrote:

> There is probably something weird happening when people entertain
> themselves with the accomplishments of a bygone era.
> 
> 1) The 1981 book "The Soul Of A New Machine" was republished in 2000.

In hindsight, that period may end up being a crucial period in history
for computing. Back in the 1980s, we just lived through it.

But when you look back, you look at Digital's heydays, the huge projects
 such as Microvax II, VAX9000 and Alpha, and look at IBM doing a 180°
and reluctantly agreeing to make its IBM PC, apple unveiling the
MacIntosh in 1984, and the "bunch" of smaller computer makers
disapearing/merging.

The industry has since consolidated and apart from Microsoft and Apple,
there aren't any "big" projects anymore. Companies like HP and Dell are
out to maximize profit and lower costs, and there are no product
revolutions like we had in the 1980s.