New Definiton/ Vaporware lives still!

From: Allison J Parent <allisonp_at_world.std.com>
Date: Sun Nov 16 11:33:58 1997

<being sold as "outdated". I know managers refusing to buy DEC Alpha's
<because the Intel Merced chip is supposed to be available in a couple
<of years - and the first Merced's will be only a bit slower than today's
<currently available Alpha's. Talk about being blown away by vapor...

Lessee, wait a few years to get what's available now. Excuse me I must
be missing something here as doesn't business have to go on in the mean
time??? Talk about pinning hopes on the sky.

This is straight out of the early micro years when products would be hyped
only for the company to go bust before anyone would see it or worse deliver
it years late and working poorly(sorta like WIN95!).

Allison
Received on Sun Nov 16 1997 - 11:33:58 GMT