Bell & Howell Apple II update

From: Ethan Dicks <erd_6502_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Sun Jan 27 13:23:08 2002

--- John Allain <allain_at_panix.com> wrote:
> > Apples and oranges. Comparing a PC-AT and a uVAX-II
>
> Has there ever been a case where he hasn't taken the last word?
> I think if I had enough wind to outblow Richard I'd be set for a
> long and successful career in politics. Thank-You no.

John... check the attribution... that was _my_ reply refuting that
in 1987 a PC-AT was an obvious choice for a computer as compared to
an uVAX-II. It was long winded, yes, but I included some datapoints
from my memories of the time to support _my_ assertion that the PC-AT,
IBM or clone, was not the one-and-only obvious choice for computing
15 years ago. We were an all-DEC shop and did not get a PC until the
acct. dept purchased a PS/2 Model 30 (which I still have) for *big*
moola. We only got it so we could run PC accounting software. Even
the accountants still used MASS-11 for wordprocessing and VAX MAIL
for e-mail, even though they had a PC... back then, each PC was an island,
and the VAX was our common work place.

I still say, if you need VMS, for 1987, the uVAX-II was the way to go
for a new machine. If you didn't need VMS, there were plenty of other
computers to buy.

-ethan



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Received on Sun Jan 27 2002 - 13:23:08 GMT

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