[Info-vax] How about RdB for x86 VMS?

[JF Mezei]

On 14-09-09 18:06, Keith Parris wrote:

> Given that i4 Servers/Blades based on Poulson came out in the latter 
> part of 2012, it would make far more sense for HP to make Kittson-based 
> systems available as soon as Kittson is available from Intel, to provide 
> to HP-UX, NonStop and now also OpenVMS customers the advantages that 
> Kittson will presumably have over Poulson.

Nop. HP wants to sell Poulsons as long as it remains somewehat
marketable.  Only once Poulson sales have dried up will they start
selling systems with the Kittson chips in them.

It is also very likely that both were FABbed at same time, with better
quality ones labeled "Kittson" and capable of higher clock rate and the
rest labeled "Poulson".

HP also have to make decisions on how/when they are forced to announce
the end of the line for IA64 and HP-UX. Perhaps they are still working
on what to do with HP-UX and want to delay things. But once Kittson
starts to appear at retail, HP is pretty much forced to admit it is the
last upgrade in that server line.