[geeks] # of machines running currently

[Eric Dittman]

> > Well, I'd run VMS on it, but still, it is nice and fast.  Pity
> > about the Alpha, although I was at the DFWCUG where I got to
> > handle an EV7 CPU.
> 
>   Pity indeed, but keep in mind, the Alpha isn't gone just yet.  It
> won't even be discontinued for a while yet.  I can make a phone call
> and buy new (or nearly so) PDP8 gear which hasn't been made in 25
> years...we'll be able to get Alphas for quite a while.

I know the Alpha will still be around for a while, but there
will be no EV8 or later.  That's the pity.
-- 
Eric Dittman
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