It’s the start of the month and over at Retro Computer Adverts there’s a rather lovely brochure for the Cray Y-MP C90 in all of it’s early 1990s glory.
The Cray Y-MP C90
Tag: Retro Computer Ads
The Worst-selling Microsoft Software Product of All Time: OS/2 for the Mach 20
Raymond Chen at ‘The Old New Thing’ has a lovely tale about what could be Microsoft’s worst selling product ever – OS/2 for the Mach 20.
Raymond Chen, The Old New Thing.
According to that person’s memory (which given the amount time that has elapsed, means that we should basically be saying “according to legend” at this point), a total of eleven copies of “OS/2 for Mach 20” were ever sold, and eight of them were returned.
I’ve seen a few expansion cards as part of choosing images for ‘Retro Computer Adverts‘, but the Mach 10| 20 is not one I’ve yet stumbled across. And as for ads for ‘OS/2 for Mach 20’? Not a sausage!
Retro Computer Adverts – End of Month One
It’s now been a month since I first (quietly) launched ‘Retro Computer Adverts | Your daily dose of retro computing adverts!‘ and, so far, it’s remained a fun little project.
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