[Info-vax] Intel: Kittson to be socket-compatible with 9300 and 9500

[Phillip Helbig---undress to reply]

In article <5115c72b$0$294$14726298 at news.sunsite.dk>,
=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Arne_Vajh=F8j?= <arne at vajhoej.dk> writes: 

> > Most were surprised when Compaq bought DEC.  (IIRC, the Compaq founders
> > flipped a coin to decide whether to start a computer company or open a
> > Mexican restaurant.)  Most were surprised that HP bought Compaq.  It
> > would make sense for someone to buy the key elements of DEC from their
> > current owners---say VMS, Rdb, compilers etc---and reboot (no pun
> > intended) the company.  If Richard Branson is taking people into space,
> > then this should be possible as well.
> 
> Do you think there is a good business case?

If marketed properly, yes.

I still remember the headline when Branson's company started selling 
stock: Virgin goes public!