[geeks] Has Sun Learned from SGI's Mistakes?

[Dave McGuire]

On February 7, Joshua D Boyd wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 07, 2002 at 10:28:54AM -0600, Jonathan C. Patschke wrote:
> > As seen on "the other place", a fresh Sun press release indicates that
> > they'll be shipping Linux/x86 boxen as "low-end" servers under the "Sun"
> > name (instead of just under the "Cobalt" brand). I hope they fare better
> > than SGI did when they attempted that.
> > 
> >   http://www.sun.com/2002-0206/linux/
> > 
> > I just have to ask:  "Why?"  They've -got- a kick-ass product line.
> > There's no need muck about with all that x86 crapola, especially when
> > the migration path they're giving for their customers involves a
> > platform/OS change.
> 
> Since when are Cobalts Intel machines?  I thought that they ran MIPS.

  The first Cobalts...the Qube and the RaQ...were MIPS-based.  I
beta-tested those; they were great machines.  Then Cobalt got
suits...and they started making (rather boring) little PeeCees.

     -Dave

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Dave McGuire
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