Re: FALCON is DEAD.... NOT, IBM is...

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From: William B Dwinnell
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 04:03

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But mainframe sales have already peaked (back in 1991, at 8.22 billion),
and shows no signs of reversing.  Also, most mainframe sales are replacements
for older mainframes.  That, plus the fact that technological development
is advancing on microcomputers workstations, and midrange systems is
why IBM is in trouble, and why DEC is betting the farm on Alpha and Unix.
No, mainframes aren't gone yet, but their glory days are over, 
especially now that you can get "mainframe replacements" from companies
like Pyramid which will compete (technologically) with IBM's ES/9000s, at
a fraction of the cost.
So much for rusty iron....

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