Phil Smith III wrote:
More from my correspondent; I'm just the messenger, don't flame me...
Re VAX vs. IBM:
I was a central, low level member of the 4300 series. I also led the
engineering side of the fight against the VAX. We never approached the
installed base of the VAX machines. Never.
Re RISC vs. 68K:
Anyone who thinks the RISC chips killed the 68K is off base. They just need to
check the dates. Intel killed the 68K. Motorola allied with IBM on RISC only
after Intel had destroyed Motorola's market for the 68K.
Not to disagree, just to complement:
Market consolidation is a process which can be observed in many businesses, IT (or HW/SW platform) is one of them. Similar processes take place when we analyze database market, graphic card chips, hard disk - as well as - car industry, retail marketing and many more others.
So, it is not only 'XX technology killed YY technology'.
My $0.02
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