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Re: RSI Platform Support Announcement [message #27253 is a reply to message #27201]

Mon, 15 October 2001 01:38

Nigel Wade
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Dennis Boccippio wrote:

> In article <3bc3484c@news.nwl.ac.uk>, wmc@bas.ac.uk wrote:
>
>> Matthew Powell <mpowell@rsinc.com> wrote:
>>> be implemented following the releases of IDL 5.5, scheduled for release
>>> October 4, and ENVI 3.5, planned for October 22, of this year. These
>>> will be the last versions to support the following platforms:
>>
>>> Compaq Alpha Tru64 Unix
>>
>> Well thats a bit of a b*gg*r. Still, knowing us, we won't actually move
>> up to 5.5 for another year and it will last another few years and by then
>> we'll all be on linux anyway ;-)
>>
>
> Yeah, certainly makes me wonder how much longer IRIX will be supported.
> Nice of a company to add a little nervousness to customers making
> mid-term hardware procurement decisions...
>
> DJB

Too true. I have the same doubts about IRIX. Which will be the first to
go, IRIX support in IDL or sgi?

IBM were the main instigators of FUD, but they used it on competitors
products not their own. I guess Kodak/RSI have some learning to do if they
want to use FUD properly.

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