[SunRescue] 5 major manufacturers?

[dave at cca.orgdave]

mcguire at neurotica.com writes:

>On September 27, Mike Nicewonger wrote:
>> >   What's wrong with SGI?  They're churning out O2000s like crazy.
>> > 
>> Linux.... x86 "PC" workstations.... */sigh*/ <O2K's rock though :)>

>  Yeah their suits are forcing them to sell PeeCees...but they still
>build and sell real computers.  And as far as I can see not too many
>people are buying their overpriced NT boxes.  I wouldn't worry too
>much about them.  The notion that "everything that isn't a PC is
>dying" is a crock of bull.

SGI had a very specific niche, which is gone. So they're trying
to make themselves out to be generic high-end servers, which
granted, they do well, but that's Sun's home turf these days.

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