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Compaq has put its name on everything. It never was DEC since Digital stopped using DEC about 10 years ago. The Alpha itself is a trademark owned by Compaq. As I mentioned, Digital was entirely subsumed by Compaq. Derek Martin wrote: > On Sun, 6 Feb 2000, Frank J. Ramsay wrote: > > > > > I think Compaq purchased the Alpha division of DEC. > > Yes they did, but that doesn't really answer the question. The question > is: "What is the `official' name of the Alpha -- the DEC Alpha, the Compaq > Alpha, or is it something entirely different?" > > > -- > "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?" "Who watches the watchmen?" > -Juvenal, Satires, VI, 347 > > Derek D. Martin | Senior UNIX Systems/Network Administrator > Arris Interactive | A Nortel Company > derekm at mediaone.net | dmartin at ne.arris-i.com > ------------------------------------------------- > > - > Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with > "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" on the first line of the > message body to discuss-request at blu.org (Subject line is ignored). > -- Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org> Boston Linux and Unix user group http://www.blu.org - Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" on the first line of the message body to discuss-request at blu.org (Subject line is ignored).
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