[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: Mimic Spartan(s) for me!

Subject: Re: Mimic Spartan(s) for me!
From: "Christopher D. Heer" <chris-heer.nospam@home.com.nospam>
Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 14:18:57 GMT
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Organization: Excite@Home - The Leader in Broadband http://home.com/faster
References: <005L6.5817$la.70121@news1.sttls1.wa.home.com> <20010516154641.13427.00000030@ng-mn1.aol.com>
Xref: archiver1.sj.google.com comp.sys.apple2:7968

Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote in message
20010516154641.13427.00000030@ng-mn1.aol.com">news:20010516154641.13427.00000030@ng-mn1.aol.com...

> The only successful "hijacking" of one company's design by another
> company--that is, taking actual control over the extension of the
> architecture--
> was Compaq taking over the design of the IBM PC.  When IBM tried to
> "shake them off" by going to the PS/2 design, the market chose to follow
> Compaq (et al.) rather than IBM--and the rest is history...

Not to be pedantic, but Compaq didn't really extend the architecture.  The
EISA standard from the "gang of 9" came and went very, very quickly, as did
the VESA local bus.

Intel actually did the first real advancement with the PCI standard.
--
  Christopher D. Heer -- chris-heer.nospam@nospam.home.com
  Please remove "nospam" before you email me
  Parlez-vous dï¿½sir?

Follow-Ups:
- Re: Mimic Spartan(s) for me!
  - From: mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)

References:
- Re: Mimic Spartan(s) for me!
  - From: "Ernest" <ernestls@home.com>
- Re: Mimic Spartan(s) for me!
  - From: mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)

Prev by Date: Re: Transwarp upgrades
Next by Date: Re: Network from Hell: The Sequel
Previous by thread: Re: Mimic Spartan(s) for me!
Next by thread: Re: Mimic Spartan(s) for me!
Index(es):
- Date
- Thread