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3 total messages Started by Pete KAISER Mon, 24 May 1993 12:06
VT50, VT52, VT55 being retired
#2604
Author: Pete KAISER
Date: Mon, 24 May 1993 12:06
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I've just received an internal publication dated 17 May 1993 giving the sad
news that the VT50, VT52, and VT55 are being retired from sale by Digital,
effective immediately.

R.I.P.

___Pete

kaiser@uniriv.vbo.dec.com
+33 92.95.62.97, FAX +33 92.95.63.63
Re: VT50, VT52, VT55 being retired
#2605
Author: Robin Fairbairns
Date: Mon, 24 May 1993 12:41
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In article <1tqdn8$qtu@usenet.pa.dec.com>, kaiser@uniriv.vbo.dec.com (Pete KAISER) writes:
|> 
|> I've just received an internal publication dated 17 May 1993 giving the sad
|> news that the VT50, VT52, and VT55 are being retired from sale by Digital,
|> effective immediately.

This is of course the sort of thing that happens when accountants take
charge of a company.  They'll be retiring the PDP-1 next  :-(
--
Robin (Keep Radio 3 != Classic FM) Fairbairns       rf@cl.cam.ac.uk
U of Cambridge Computer Lab, Pembroke St, Cambridge  CB2 3QG, UK
Disclaimer: I don't mean this post _entirely_ seriously
Re: VT50, VT52, VT55 being retired
#2606
Author: Kimo B. Yap
Date: Mon, 24 May 1993 23:34
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kaiser@uniriv.vbo.dec.com (Pete KAISER) writes:


>I've just received an internal publication dated 17 May 1993 giving the sad
>news that the VT50, VT52, and VT55 are being retired from sale by Digital,
>effective immediately.

>R.I.P.

>___Pete

>kaiser@uniriv.vbo.dec.com
>+33 92.95.62.97, FAX +33 92.95.63.63

Oh well, as long as they're still selling VT-61's.  The bells are more pleasant
on the -61 anyway).-kby
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