Old Computer Companies

From: vance_at_neurotica.com <(vance_at_neurotica.com)>
Date: Tue Feb 4 21:56:29 2003

On Sun, 2 Feb 2003, Jochen Kunz wrote:

> On 2003.02.01 12:43 vance_at_neurotica.com wrote:
>
> > are there any others left from way-back-when?
> Define closer. 50'is, 60'is 70'is???

Late '50's, early '60's. I'm mainly interested in companies who are still
engaged in development in pre-UNIX platforms or their descendants.

> > Oh yeah, there's Siemens.
> Well. The IT part of Siemens is based on the Zuse KG and later merged
> with Nixdorf...
>
> > Did I miss anyone?
> SGI.
> Sun.
> Apple.

They really aren't that old.

> Sequent was absorbed by IBM.

I was aware of this.

> Motorola.

Do they still make computers?

> Oliveti? Is Oliveti still alive?

Yes, but they currently only make telecomms equipment, as far as I know.

> Robotron - dead.

I'm not familiar with them.

> Fujitsu.

I mentioned Fujitsu.

> NEC.

There's one I missed.

> Norsk Data?

I'm not familiar with them either.

> Intergraph left some years ago.

Indeed.

> Symbolics? Isn't there a reminder of Symbolics still alive?

Really? Do they still sell machines? I would love to have a brand new
LISP machine.

> Intel!?

I don't know if they still make systems. Other than eval kits, that is.

> Texas Instruments. (Still produceing DSPs)

Do they make machines?

Peace... Sridhar
Received on Tue Feb 04 2003 - 21:56:29 GMT