Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!nntp.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Lynn Wheeler Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.unix.shell,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: [OT] Dead DEC Punch card times (was Re: Taking Speedy too seriously) Date: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 11:55:20 -1000 Organization: Wheeler&Wheeler Lines: 13 Message-ID: <87mrrjaszb.fsf@localhost> References: <18dee4b6cab427fa$865$2574533$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <11cdg33$47sq$1@dont-email.me> <11cdp6v$1qa8$3@gal.iecc.com> <875wy85ba3.fsf@localhost> <87o6bzp41t.fsf@localhost> <11cqpot$nfgo$3@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 21:55:29 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; logging-data="786589"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19gRKQJXm6gCk8U6/Atc5j9VzFKSEc8VI0="; posting-host="98d7c4ad43b3a6b29b8871fe584fafd4" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Cancel-Lock: sha1:ybe5EE31pt7TBUh6TlHE9gPw2bI= sha1:BVhcfpN8qDLtvoibn75bhkvNleo= sha256:IXocFcohqlP5Dln6gfcZQlTa4tk+UR7JykF8PcJwzPs= sha1:UiZRAysqtRj4gL2pKumi1F/biDw= sha256:WNXh7/YWHpyuz9JrbDv+hGGYHufAWfCW1AITXYGF9s0= Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:95361 comp.unix.shell:27347 alt.folklore.computers:236674 Lawrence D’Oliveiro writes: > Which kind of begs the question, doesn’t it: who bought it, and why? IBM sold server blades to save company that they prevsiouly sold its PC business to. https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/ibm-sells-its-x86-server-business-to-lenovo-for-2-3-billion/ (Jan2014) IBM sells its x86 server business to Lenovo for $2.3 billion An expected deal to sell off its Intel-based servers to the Chinese electronics company has arrived, reflecting the shifting realities of the market for powerful networked machines. -- virtualization experience starting Jan1968, online at home since Mar1970