From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Dec 2 13:47:09 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id NAA16210 for hackers-outgoing; Mon, 2 Dec 1996 13:47:09 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail11.digital.com (mail11.digital.com [192.208.46.10]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id NAA16200 for ; Mon, 2 Dec 1996 13:47:04 -0800 (PST) Received: from muggsy.lkg.dec.com by mail11.digital.com (8.7.5/UNX 1.5/1.0/WV) id QAA18867; Mon, 2 Dec 1996 16:30:45 -0500 (EST) Received: from whydos.lkg.dec.com by muggsy.lkg.dec.com (5.65/DEC-Ultrix/4.3) with SMTP id AA04279; Mon, 2 Dec 1996 16:30:43 -0500 Received: from localhost.lkg.dec.com (localhost.lkg.dec.com [127.0.0.1]) by whydos.lkg.dec.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id RAA01213; Mon, 2 Dec 1996 17:35:32 GMT Message-Id: <199612021735.RAA01213@whydos.lkg.dec.com> X-Authentication-Warning: whydos.lkg.dec.com: Host localhost.lkg.dec.com didn't use HELO protocol X-Mailer: exmh version 1.6.5 12/11/95 To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" Cc: Terry Lambert , jehamby@lightside.com, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD/Alpha (was Re: COMDEX trip report) In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 01 Dec 1996 16:28:23 PST." <5015.849486503@time.cdrom.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 02 Dec 1996 17:35:31 +0000 From: Matt Thomas Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > 3) Supported by a large group of vendors, second only to Intel > > processors. Alpha is supported by... well... DEC. > > True enough, though I'm slightly surprised that they've no second > sources lined up by now. Don't most govn't contracts outright > *require* the presence of a second source before they'll sign a check? > You'd think that DEC would have at least played enough of the > game to get someone like Fujitsu lined up as a second source. Mitsubishi and Samsung are second sources of the Alpha chip. http://www.samsung.co.kr/news/mpus.html -- Matt Thomas Internet: matt@3am-software.com 3am Software Foundry WWW URL: http://www.3am-software.com/bio/matt.html Westford, MA Disclaimer: I disavow all knowledge of this message