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Article #623543Re: RCA and GE--why did they fail in computers?
From: Sarr Blumson
Date: Tue, 22 May 2018 18:10
Date: Tue, 22 May 2018 18:10
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hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com Wrote in message: > > I don't know about the GE product line, but RCA followed > with a S/360 compatible design in their Spectra series. GE gave up. They had just made an enormous investment in a product line that was supposed to be 7094 compatible. But wasn't. Which was part of the problem. Their often appealing looking architectures got worse and worse as you got to board and code level details. Sarr -- ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/
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