Re: Another Alpha turned off...



Neil Rieck wrote:
My employer still has lots of VAXs (8550, 3500, 4300, etc.) and older
Aphas (2100, 4100, etc) that just refuse to die and, because marketing
people now control the purse strings at most companies, will probably
never be replaced anytime soon.

A 8550 !!

That must be 20 years old.

Arne
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