Compaq May Nix Tru64 for Merced

Pivo writes "Sure I'd rather use Linux, and sure, "Tru64" is a cheezy name for a Unix variant, but for some reason I'm not happy to hear that Compaq may not release Tru64 for Merced after all. Nothing has been confirmed by Compaq however." But, according to the article, Compaq will keep supporting Unix on Alphas.

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This is totally unfounded rumor

[DragonHawk]

All we have here is a couple of analyists saying they believe Compaq is likely to cut development of Digital UNIX[1] on IA-64. Nothing official. Nothing from Compaq.

Now, granted, "Shannon Knows DEC" often gave us great insights into DEC. However, Mr. Shannon also blew it many a time. He's in the business of making predictions, and like weather predictions, they aren't always right. It is also worth pointing out that while Shannon knew DEC, he prolly doesn't know Compaq all that well.

In short: This is much ado about nothing.

I'm not saying it can't happen, just that this bit of information is mere speculation from the outside, and should be taken with a large amount of salt.

[1] I refuse to use the name "Tru64". That is the stupidest name for an OS I have ever heard.