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On Thu, 17 May 2018 13:53:54 +0200, Martin wrote:

On Wed, 16 May 2018 21:19:58 +0100, Tim Watts
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On 16/05/18 20:55, bert wrote:
End of an era
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ot7sw7v9nd...orton.jpg?dl=0


I'm old but alas ICL means nothing to me - I was a DEC fan and sadly HP
grabbed them yonks ago....


HP didn't grab them, they bought what was left after DEC went bust.


Well, not quite. Compaq bought what was left. Then HP bought what was
left of Compaq.

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