Pouring cold water on Intel Corp’s claims of Pentium availability, Sequent Computer Systems Inc is pinning the blame for an expected shortfall in its second quarter earnings firmly on Intel’s shoulders. Sequent says it is likely to break even on $80m second quarter turnover – analysts had been looking for $90m and 25 cents per share profits. Sequent chairman Casey Powell is reported as saying that a shortage of Pentiums led to delays in large orders. It says it had fully expected Intel to meet its committments but in the event ended up with machines awaiting boards that should have already be installed at customer sites.
