In a message dated 6/20/2006 5:14:31 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
While the ICEBERG had problems, initially, it became a work-horse. And, that is why (IMO) IBM started selling them. >> Well, is was sort of a win-win, STK was short of cash and IBM's internal politics didn't want to admit to superior concept. So the head of IBM's disk division became CEO of STK and they kinda of melded the strengths of IBM's Engineering and STK's design into a single entity it became the RAMAC-II or whatever and I think it profitted both companies in that it got STK over the hump and helped IBM realize there was a better way. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
>IBM started selling RVA because they had microcode problems that STK couldn't >fix? >I don't think so. I agree! That is the most bizarre assertation I've ever heard. While the ICEBERG had problems, initially, it became a work-horse. And, that is why (IMO) IBM started selling them. . -teD Marching to the beat of a different flute ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
