The HP Compaq Merger, True 64 and VMS

From: Douglas H. Quebbeman <dquebbeman_at_acm.org>
Date: Wed May 8 10:33:08 2002

> cvisors_at_carnagevisors.net wrote:
> > Hi peoples,
> >
> > sort of off topic but just saw this
> > http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/07may02b.htm
> >
> > True 64 is being dropped and HP-UX will be hp/compaq's UNIX product,
> >
> > and then this
> >
> > HP also will deliver on the previously announced Compaq OpenVMS. roadmap,
> > including the port to Itanium.
>
> Started to post that last night, but never got around to it. It's not
> that off-topic, and I sure hope the new company keeps tabs on the stuff
> that gets dropped. Several other people besides myself would like to
> know the copyright status and location and accessibility of technical
> info and any remaining parts for the TI DSG assets HP acquired in '92,
> for example.

Unfortunately,

Bob Supnik's been unable to get them to budge on some HP2100
software, and effort by others to get them to free up the
Apollo copyrights have also seen no success.

Sad to say it, but it's always easier to say "no". Less
research involved...

-dq
Received on Wed May 08 2002 - 10:33:08 BST

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