Something that I read (in one post or another) indicated, to me,
that Fujitsu was buying Amdahl machines. Wasn't pointing fingers.
I know that Fujitsu owned 40% of Amdahl in the late 80s when I
got hired. It was a sad day when they exercised their right to
buy the rest of Amdahl. I lost money on that taking. I think I
still have an Amdahl stock certificate somewhere.
Steve Thompson
On 7/31/2023 6:54 PM, Phil Smith III wrote:
Steve Thompson wrote, in part:
Fujitsu did not "buy" Amdahl machines
If you were replying to me, note that I didn't say they bought Amdahl machines;
I said they bought Amdahl:
"Fujitsu agreed to acquire the 58 percent of Amdahl Corporation (including the
Canada-based DMR consulting group) that it did not already own for around $850 million in
July 1997."
https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/31/business/fujitsu-to-pay-850-million-to-acquire-rest-of-amdahl.html
And thanks to those reminding me it was the z800 that Hitachi built for IBM. I
had about the right period in my wee brain but couldn't remember which machine!
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