Re: Future workstation direction?

From: David Kinsell (kinsell_at_poboxyz.com)
Date: 09/28/04 

Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 12:20:23 GMT

"Stan Brown" <stanb@panix.com> wrote in message news:cjbg2k$a49$1@reader1.panix.com...
> In <9qadnTtyNObCCcXcRVn-jg@usadatanet.net> Alan D Johnson <adjtech@usadatanet.net> writes:
>
> >Stan Brown wrote:
>
> >> I swa an anouncemnet today that HP is droping Itaninium based worksations.
> >> Last time I cheked I though PA-RISC was to be replaced by Itanium.
> >>
> >> Is this end of lif ro HP-UX in a workstation context?
> >>
> >one of the guys I work with said he saw that too, but I have not seen
> >anything to substantiate it, I believe it is talking about the Windoze
> >"workstations" not HP-UX workstations.
>
> Interesting, the last time I listend to the "paln" from HP Itanium was
> supposed to be the future, as PA-RISC was onsoloted. Thought U swa the
> "last" PA_RISC CPU upgrade, also.
>
>
> Anyone have the offical HP line on this?

"Customers needing a stable HP-UX solution with 3D graphics are encouraged to investigate PA-Risc workstations."

http://www.forbes.com/technology/feeds/general/2004/09/27/generalvnunet_2004_09_27_eng-vnunet_eng-vnunet_112536_888046589430768431.html?partner=yahoo&referrer=

More details were in the original announcement:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/other/display/20040923180613.html