By now, the companies' order backlogs are roughly equal - about 1,500 each.

It has an order backlog of $10.6 billion, equal to two years' worth of sales.

The analyst said Cisco's order backlog was lower than expected.

The company also reported that its order backlog as of March 31 was $2.93 billion, up 61 percent from a year ago.

"We started 1990 with a big order backlog and a high rate of installations," he said.

During its last years, the order backlog was nearly two years long.

In addition, shipments of finished products and order backlogs also weakened from March.

And order backlogs are a shade below the average for 1992.

It now has an order backlog for almost 90 aircraft.

But Cray said its order backlog had grown in the quarter.