[Info-vax] BOINC for VMS

[seasoned_geek]

On Mar 11, 9:27 pm, David Froble <da... at tsoft-inc.com> wrote:
> Michael Kraemer wrote:
> > Neil Rieck schrieb:
>
> >> On a related note, in what universe was it correct to kill Alpha while
> >> allowing SPARC to live?
>
> > In every conceivable universe where some basic rules of economy hold.
> > Alpha simply wasn't good enough to survive.
>
> >> Man, I feel like I'm living in the twilight zone.
>
> Well, you did mention "rules of economy".
>
> The problem was, Alpha did not have anyone in the chip business who wanted it to survive.
>   HP had come up with their rather stupid design, and got Intel to also support it.  IBM,
> well, they were and still are IBM.
>
> If DEC had been able to make a deal with Intel to mfg and develop the Alpha, we'd still be
> running them (new CPUs) today.
>
> The technology was good, but that is not enough.  You need need dedication to a product.
> After Ken Olson, it seemed that DEC had no dedication in top management.  Their mistakes
> didn't help much either.  As for Compaq, I doubt they had any dedication to anything.
>
> What is interesting is that the latest itanic designs seem to be moving away from "do
> everything in the compiler" and a bit toward OoO.  At least, if what I read has any substance.
>
> The problem now is, "rules of economy" aren't on the itanic's side ....

If GQ Bob would have pursued a criminal case against Intel when they
were caught red handed stealing Alpha technology while they were a
second source chip foundary, DEC would have owned Intel, IBM would
have been buying CPUs from DEC along with every other PC vendor.