On Fri, May 24, 2002 at 10:05:49AM -0400, David Boyes wrote: > (BTW, last friday was the 20th anniversary of the introduction of the Vax. > 20 years later, and if you're using a Vax, you're not playing with a full > DEC...8-)).
Interestingly enough, DEC recognized this when coming up with the Alpha. They designed it to not have any constraintys that would keep it from keeping up with the latest in computing trends for 20 years after introduction. They succeeded: not only did it outlast the company, but the company's successor...
