Help us defend against VMS!

[Jay Plett]

   100%-|-
        |          -
        |                   -  VMS
        |                            -
        |                                  -
        |                                        -
        |                                            -
        |                                               -
    50%-|                                                 +
        |                                               +
        |                                            +
        |                                        +
        |                                  +
        |                            +
        |                    + Ultrix
        |           +
     0%-|+________________________________________________________
                                                          |
                                                         1988

      DEC's commitment to 2 operating systems, expressed as R&D budget,
      as sales effort, or in terms of just about any other parameter

(The "50% in 1988" and the parameters cited are from statements
attributed to Ken Olson in a recent Digital Review.  The shape of
the curve is pure guesswork).

Anybody prognosticators want to extrapolate?
-- 
	Jay Plett
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