>Unfortunately SGI is yet another computer company that's walked down
>the "solutions" path of good intentions.  I see it over and over: a
>company starts selling computers and does well, then some suit decides
>they need to change their focus and they start selling "solutions"
>instead and the company goes all to hell.  It's happened to DEC, it's

I can't believe I'm defending DEC, buuuttt .... it seems like DEC is
trying to reverse this trend.  There is a lot of information available
on the Alpha, for example.

--Ken