[rescue] Ultra Enterprise 150, A5000

Dave McGuire mcguire at neurotica.com
Fri Apr 16 12:55:35 CDT 2004


On Apr 16, 2004, at 1:51 PM, Bill Bradford wrote:
>>   The machines were mostly the 85MHz version, running NetBSD v1.3.1,
>> with 100Mbps Ethernet cards.
>
> *sniff* I remember setting up one when we got it in at OnRamp. 8-)
>
> I also remember how the x86-based replacement was DOA...

   Yup.  Most of them were.  But the suits wanted Intel as an investor, 
and taking Intel as an investor means that you have to follow their 
rules...like not using ANYTHING that's not Intel-based.

   So the company did it, and died.  YAY PCs!!

          -Dave

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Dave McGuire          "PC users only know two 'solutions'...
Cape Coral, FL          reboot and upgrade."    -Jonathan Patschke



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