I just got a letter from compaq assuring me they will continue supporting 
the VAX til at least 2010! but theyre not goign to sell them anymore???? 
ack! I agree, i certianly hope i have the money to order one next year! 
well, DEC died last year, i suppose the reign of the VAX was bound to end
sooner or later.. RIP DEC, RIP VAX! 
The PDP11 is still the longest lived line of computers, though, being in 
production for 27 years straight.. alas, the VAX will not get a chance to 
overtake this great record! though, with the VAX being an outgrowth of 
the '11, the PDP line does live until 2000 i guess! its a pity. 
VAX no longer profitable.. hell, they could MAKE it profitable if they 
only tried to MARKET them! 
Hmmmmmmmmm anyone up for starting a company to manufacture VAX clones? 

happy hacking, and my DEC rest in peace! 

Isildur

On Thu, 26 Aug 1999, Gunnar Helliesen wrote:

> Perhaps this is old news to most of you, but I hadn't read it before:
> 
> http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/vax/vax_letter_final.html
> 
> "Thus, due to the rapidly diminishing demand for VAX hardware, and the
> associated business viability, Compaq will be announcing last order and
> ship dates* for its VAX hardware products."