WHAT'S WRONG AT APOLLO? IT'S AIMING AT RIVALS WITH NEW SYSTEMS

From: The Boston Globe | Date: July 12, 1988| Author: John Wilke, Globe Staff | Copyright information

David Nelson, vice president and co-founder of Apollo Computer Inc., doesn't mince words. "We wouldn't be around if Digital Equipment had done it right the first time," he says.

But Digital is making up for lost time. Hewlett-Packard and giant IBM are targeting Apollo's turf. And arch-rival Sun, now No. 1 in the booming workstation market, has long since surpassed Apollo on its way to $1 billion in annual sales.

Apollo is locked in battle for a business it once had all to...