Silicon Graphics files for Chap 11 and is sold to Rackable for $25 Million

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Paul Koning wrote:
>  >> IBM not an old name?
> 
>  Sridhar> That's what I was thinking...  IBM is about the oldest name
>  Sridhar> left in the computer industry.  There's Unisys still around,
>  Sridhar> barely.  Groupe Bull. Who else?
> 
> I suppose Bull made computers, sort of.  There's Philips, though I
> believe they quit the business some time ago.

What do you mean by "sort of"?  Bull is the scion of the whole 
GE->Honeywell->Bull thing.

> What about Siemens?  That's older than IBM.  I used one of theirs,
> years ago...

They were making electronics, but when did they start making computers?

Peace...  Sridhar