Honeywell Bull

From: RICCARDO <chemif_at_mbox.queen.it>
Date: Wed May 19 22:16:03 1999

At 16:26 18/05/99 -0700, you wrote:


>Well, my Honeywell experience/knowledge is old and dated. I believe
>Honeywell sold thier computer arm to Group Bull in the late 80's. However,
>because of numerous contracts with the US Govenrnment "Honeywell Bull
>Information Systems" or whatever it was/is called was formed. Something to
>do with those contracts couldn't go to a non-US company.
Hmm, probably things went this way...also they probably agreed with Honeywell
a slower hand-over to allow the clients to better understand the passage
between the two brands (marketing operation).

>For example,
>support for the DPS-8 was dropped sometime between 1991 and 1993, EXCEPT for
>US Government systems.
And many other governments systems around the world, since the system was
widely sold to
military organizations, being one of the few (at those time) with MIL
standards design.

>I suspect that systems that have DPS in the name are primarily the old
>Honeywell systems (based in turn on the old GE Systems)
Yes, the story was:
Olivetti sold to G.E., that sold to Honeywell, that sold to Bull
Riccardo Romagnoli
<chemif_at_mbox.queen.it>
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Received on Wed May 19 1999 - 22:16:03 BST

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