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Re: Transputer dead?

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From: Graham Toal gtoal
Date: Sat, 04 Apr 1992 22:11
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In article <1992Apr1.165109.12132@hubcap.clemson.edu> thompson@inmos.co.uk (Peter Thompson) writes:
:I'm happy to say that time will prove you wrong.  We have plenty of customers
:eagerly awaiting the T9000 whom we do not intend to disappoint.  In any case
:it would hardly be "good business sense" for the corporation to can the
:project now after so much has been invested in it.

Can't comment on the transputer-wars, but I've seen enough companies go
down through throwing good money after bad because some MD had a personal
hobbyhore he wanted ridden than I can confidently disagree with your
'hardly be "good ..."' comment.

Graham (who is thinking of applying the dsame logic to his London flat...)
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From: gtoal@robobar.co.uk (Graham Toal "gtoal@vangogh.cs.berkeley.edu")
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Date: 4 Apr 92 22:11:58 GMT
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