[geeks] HP announces EOL for AlphaServer systems

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From: "Jonathan C. Patschke" <jp at celestrion.net>
> On Tue, 8 Nov 2005, Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote:
> 
> >> A damn sad day.
> >
> > Alpha dying, SGI a penny stock, Microsoft still exists... sigh.
> 
> At least IBM's still around producing Good Stuff.

Maybe in high end stuff.  My son's school required him(us) to
by one of their laptops (through the school).  $2200 and 
it's a piece of s**t.  My HP zv6131 runs rings around it 
for half the price.  Even my 3GX doesn't suck as much. :)

Bob