In this section we give a recount of all types of systems as discussed in the former section and that are marketed presently or will appear within 6 months from now. When vendors market more than one type of machine we will discuss them in distinct subsections. So, for instance, we will discuss Fujitsu systems under entries, VPP5000 and PRIMEPOWER because they have a very different structure.

At the time of writing this report the takeover of Compaq by HP became a fact. But at present it not clear what the impact on the product lines of the two branches would be. Therefore the systems of Compaq and HP will in this issue still be discussed separately and with their old company names.