[geeks] Oh, say it ain't so!

[Joshua D Boyd]

On Fri, Jul 19, 2002 at 11:38:28AM -0400, Dave McGuire wrote:
> On July 19, Kurt Huhn wrote:
> > >From the SGI Insider email I get.  Didn't they learn anything the last time? 
> > At least it Linux instead of Windows NT though...

I don't think they ever put windows on an Itanium at SGI.

> > ----------------------------------
> > Company News 
> > ----------------------------------
> > 10. SGI Announces Commitment to Deliver Intel Itanium 2 Processor-Based 
> >     Systems 
> 
>   Didn't they learn last time?
> 
>   It brings up an interesting question, though.  Was the failure of
> their Intel-based product due Intel, or NT?

Well, after the first 3 machines, SGI's Intel machines weren't all
that different from other peoples Intel machines.  SGI linux was a
little better for somethings, but I could get SGI linux without
purchasing an SGI.

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Joshua D. Boyd