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by vaxman 6y ago
Yes, the SPARC processor went under development in 1984ish, IPO in 1986, market "correction worst since 1928" in 1987, but SPARCstation 1, the first commercial system with SPARC, was not released until 1989 and SUN drifted sideway
452.
by vaxman 6y ago
Well, bear in mind that as a DECie, I was being fed information by DEC. The story on EasyNet (a social media system for 200,000 workers in DEC's famed "matrix management") was that Reorganization allowed them to finish SPARC
453.
by vaxman 6y ago
I never said Alpha had something to do with 432. (If anything, it had more to do with the VAX and DG MV/8000.) It's demise (and the 960) had something to do with Alpha though. And uhgain...Itanium was the legit successor to Alpha,
454.
by vaxman 6y ago
Ultrix WAS DEFINITELY trash —I didn’t even consider it a “DEC” operating system (was referring to VMS, RSX, RT11, VAXeln, RSTS/E, TOPS). You have to realize that Ultrix was despised by virtually (hah) the entire organization. It was a
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by vaxman 6y ago
“fantasy”? I lived it and I’m likely at least a decade or more younger than you if you did too. Yes, I read a/the hardcover book on 432 and was really impressed. There was a slow build for that architecture because it was so different
456.
by vaxman 6y ago
Former then senior level DECie here and the 78032 chip was indeed designed to the 68000 bus signaling systems.
457.
by vaxman 6y ago
No, it was actual bankruptcy (Chapter 11, Holloween 1985..pre IPO). SPARC really hurt DEC. Until that point none of the half-dozen Unix-based platforms could offer enough performance to offset the disadvantage of its architecture and relati
458.
by vaxman 6y ago
Clarifying, market crashed in April 2000 and October 2000, then the shock in September 2001 before the freeze that lasted until 2006. (I implied Oct ‘99 or Nov ‘00, but same difference.)
459.
by vaxman 6y ago
Read his site and want to point out for the younglings that even as far back as 1984, DEC was showing slides at DECUS that projected 1 BIPS performance from future models. They went into intricate detail explaining how their multi-stage pip
460.
by vaxman 6y ago
Just want to point out that the 11/750 was newer than the OG 11/780 and 11/782. Then came the 11/730 and eventually the MicroVax (based on the 78032 microprocessor that was hardware compatible with 68000 bus systems, fab
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by vaxman 6y ago
Yeah, 78 days of tech layoffs due to the public equity market crashing will drive demand for cheap foreign labor, just as in January 2001. How I miss having an Indian show up offering every imaginable skill set for $7/hr. How ironic th
462.
by vaxman 6y ago
So you’re saying touching a Supercharger in 110F temps tomorrow and discharging it into a lithium battery contained in a hot car that’s been driving through such temps for hours is totally safe!
463.
by vaxman 6y ago
The timing of the indie developer's Tesla watch app (that has seen many iterations until yesterday) suddenly being kicked out of App Store on such not recently (if ever) enforced grounds seems to be too coincidental..don't care ho
464.
by vaxman 6y ago
PacBell/Tel had two competitors for the seven dwarfs (RBOCs) that Judge Green created from MaBell, those competitors were GTE and Quest. GTE did pick up Bell Atlantic (and NYNEX) while Quest picked up US West. GTE then merged with Voda
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by vaxman 6y ago
> I don't know much about Taiwan and how nationalistic they are You will want to read up on The Republic of Formosa, WWII and the history of Taiwan at some point. There are enough Chinese nationals on this website to downvote us all
466.
by vaxman 6y ago
Is this the reason Apple stopped an update to a Watch app for Teslas until the Dev proves that Tesla has permitted it? Is Apple getting ready to release a vehicle that competes with Tesla?
467.
by vaxman 6y ago
What would motivate Apple to interfere in a third-party relationship business between the Developer and Tesla (as if that is not a trade violation)? Aren’t Apple Developers requires to indemnify Apple against all claims related to their app
468.
by vaxman 6y ago
Aww the gangsters are fighting. Maybe they should call a truce and focus on making everyone happy before they are busted the hell up by the most powerful government on Earth. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles&#x2F
469.
by vaxman 6y ago
humpback wales checking in with their peeps
470.
by vaxman 6y ago
Here is another Bloomberg link for you (no Celine pics).. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-26/house-ant... love dem downvotes!
471.
by vaxman 6y ago
GTE was not an RBOC. Verizon is GTE+BellAtlantic+Vodafone-Vodafone.
472.
by vaxman 6y ago
Remember when AT&T (“Ma Bell”) was broken up (“Divestiture”) into a bunch of independent companies (regional bells, RBOCs, “Baby Bells”) as Bell Labs spun off into a set of companies? Yeah, the AT&T you see today is actually the lar
473.
by vaxman 6y ago
I think you meant “are NOT transparent”. You can see their calculating ways if you look carefully —can’t have too many fart apps you know, too many fart apps are bad for the user. Nevermind if you have the best fart app ever —you can’t even
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by vaxman 6y ago
> it’s not arbitrary No, they justify ruining some developers based on some criteria that they then justify with the logic that (a) the developer wouldn’t have had any money if it weren’t for Apple to begin with and (b) they “care so de
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by vaxman 6y ago
Trust me, Apple does not care. When a company or government with centralized management like that makes a blow-it move, there is an army of people in place to reinforce their decision and attack everyone in opposition so as to maintain thei
476.
by vaxman 6y ago
cosmic/solar radiation (stray particles), voltage regulation and thermal conditions are the main causes of RAM errors. downvotes are popularity contest on Hacker “News”
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by vaxman 6y ago
Apple is your trigger? What are you worried about your stock options (there is an analyst call for $530 this am!)? Are you sure every branch of the major governments of the world (even those representing you) are wrong?
478.
by vaxman 6y ago
The major companies in Silicon Valley are already facing legislative scrutiny right now (Tim Apple testified in front of Congress a couple weeks ago and looked shocked at the revelations being thrown at him —I am guessing he will be firing
479.
by vaxman 6y ago
It can happen if Congress passes a law and the President signs it. I love how the intellectually dishonest Apple workers downvote. As I said, this should apply to all systems that electronically attempt to “corner the market” on an unsuspec
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by vaxman 6y ago
I don’t know where to find such data to support your “facts”. Perhaps Geek Genius Bar? 0.0001%? Did you just pull that out of your ass?

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