The "FIRST PC" and personal timelines (Was: And what were the80s

From: allisonp_at_world.std.com <(allisonp_at_world.std.com)>
Date: Fri Apr 23 07:56:34 1999

> > They (DEC) wouldn't sell
> > directly to the government because that required they let government
> > auditors look at their books. There was too much risk that the word would
> > leak out that their profit margins on their mini's were pretty generous.
> > That would have led to competition, which they really never enjoyed.
> >
> >
> > Dick
>
>
> This is unadulterated #_at_$&*() bull.
> And revisionist history with an agenda sucks.
>
> I take serious offence to this. DEC sold directly to the government.
> They (the gov't) was their second largest customer when I was there
> (behind the good old AT&T Ma Bell folks). I was a dedicated Field
> service type at Fort Monmouth. I also did time as a government
> contractor on projects.
>
> What are you basing this opinion on.
>
> Bill

First DEC was a public corperation... if you know anthing that counters
your claim.

Now so happens my other half was a manager of the corperate and government
billing unit. I KNOW what the discloseures were! If anything IBM had a
presence for a long time so the govenment was for the most part locked in.

Offensive is the least I can say about that statement.

Allison
(formerly Senior Engineer, CSSE Printing Systems (DEC MLO, PKO, LKG, DSG,
OGO)
Received on Fri Apr 23 1999 - 07:56:34 BST

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