PDP-12 on eBay

From: Dave McGuire <mcguire_at_neurotica.com>
Date: Tue Jan 14 13:16:23 2003

On Tuesday, January 14, 2003, at 12:10 AM, William Donzelli wrote:
> Here is a thought - with all of these theories shooting around about
> why
> minicomputers are so popular - why do DGs and HPs not get the attention
> that DECs do? Sure, their market share was smaller (I recall on
> average,
> DG sold only one machine per DEC's five, and HP was maybe a little
> worse),
> but their following today is tiny. What do we have on this list -
> maybe a
> half dozen each of serious DG and HP nuts? Compared to scores of
> DECnuts?

   DECnuts. :-) Am I the only one who burst into hysterical laughter
upon reading that?

       -Dave

--
Dave McGuire           "She's a cheek pincher.  I have scars."
St. Petersburg, FL                          -Gary Nichols
Received on Tue Jan 14 2003 - 13:16:23 GMT

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