From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 12 02:57:32 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C1DA616A4CE for ; Sat, 12 Mar 2005 02:57:32 +0000 (GMT) Received: from hobbiton.shire.net (hobbiton.shire.net [166.70.252.250]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C0FD43D1F for ; Sat, 12 Mar 2005 02:57:32 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chad@shire.net) Received: from [67.161.222.227] (helo=[192.168.99.68]) by hobbiton.shire.net with esmtpsa (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.43) id 1D9wol-00043i-EZ; Fri, 11 Mar 2005 19:57:32 -0700 In-Reply-To: <20050312022456.GB48560@thought.org> References: <20050311222646.GC47688@thought.org> <20050312005916.GA48346@thought.org> <28eca570565e9cde9336705620865291@shire.net> <20050312022456.GB48560@thought.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v619.2) Message-Id: <986dbb6efb36c192a51097af979a13f4@shire.net> From: Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 19:57:29 -0700 To: Gary Kline X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.619.2) X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: 67.161.222.227 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: chad@shire.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.0 (2004-09-13) on hobbiton.shire.net X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.1 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_50 autolearn=disabled version=3.0.0 X-Spam-Level: X-SA-Exim-Version: 4.1+cvs (built Mon, 23 Aug 2004 08:44:05 -0700) X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes (on hobbiton.shire.net) cc: List Free Bsd Subject: Re: no flames, please. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 02:57:32 -0000 On Mar 11, 2005, at 7:24 PM, Gary Kline wrote: > On Fri, Mar 11, 2005 at 06:24:10PM -0700, Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC > wrote: >> >> On Mar 11, 2005, at 5:59 PM, Gary Kline wrote: >>> >>> PS: When did DEC ever have a PeeCee? I remember their >>> 11/* machines fondly; the next thing I knew they got >>> bought out by a PC firm. >>> >> >> DEC had lots of PCs. Desktops, laptops. etc. Even SAMs club had DEC >> PCs. >> >> They started off with their proprietary Pros and Rainbows, then went >> to >> industry standard PCs once the BIOSes had been legally cloned. Part >> of >> their PC work was with Olivetti. > > Wasn't it DEC that crreated the early 64-bit Alpha?? > Or was this afteer they were sold down the river to > ? I didn't know DEC was selling Intel > PCs. Yes, the Alpha was a DEC product. My dad worked at DEC from 76 through around 92 and I worked there 88-93 as well as two summers in 84 and 85. Until Ken Olsen left and things started to fall apart, I was ready to work there my whole life. Chad