[cctalk] Re: VAX and OpenVMS

[Paul Koning via cctalk]

> On Nov 28, 2025, at 4:45 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> 
> wrote:
> 
>>> Technically that is not accurate.  While DEC is no longer a standalone
>>> company, its property still has an owner, but nowadays that's either VSI,
>>> HP, or XX2247 depending on which parts you're talking about.
> 
> On Sat, 29 Nov 2025, Doug Jackson via cctalk wrote:
>> And even HP is a farce of a company now - a sad sad shell compared to what
>> they were.
> 
> They were once amazingly great; now they are like Kodak and Polaroid, making 
> more from licensing the trademark than from merchandise.
> For example, my first Android (that I bought just to play with and learn 
> Android) was manufactured by or for Southwest Bell but doesn't have a phone; 
> and had a brand name of "Polaroid"!, although it didn't have a camera either.

Reminds me of a local extremely fly by night railway company which, for some 
odd reason, bought the PanAm trademark and now runs its trains with that logo 
on the side, down decaying tracks barely useable at 5 mph.

        paul