[Info-vax] Whither VMS?

[Bob Koehler]

In article <0062be6d$0$5080$c3e8da3 at news.astraweb.com>, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot at vaxination.ca> writes:
> 
> Excuse my ignorance, but what is so special about "Proliant" ? Aren't
> they just commodity machines that HP could have built all by itself
> without needing to buy Compaq ?

   Could have, but didn't.  Reminds me when Olivetti designed a new
   typewriter by designing the case first (my grey hair showing).

   And there are still Compaq systems on the shelf in addition to
   HP systems, so HP is still gettting the increased shelf space
   of selling under two names.

   Maybe they should bring back |d|i|g|t|a|l| and increase their shelf
   presence a little bit more.  I can remember the one time I went into
   a store and saw DEC PCs on a shelf, not longer after they had gone 
   through a short period when it seemed that all DEC PCs were rebranded
   Tandys (but I think at the time all the laptops were actaully
   rebranded Olivettis).