The Soul of A New Machine
“You had a set of folks running these machines who were the priesthood of hardware, and the rest of us were railing against it,” says Chris Brown, a software-development manager at the time. “We wanted a playground where we could go to freely try things out.”
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Passion & Pain
joincolossus.com“Look, gang, it’s time to bet the company. IBM is getting antsy again; Microsoft is breathing down our neck; the investors are anxious; and our reputation is fading. We can’t afford to delay any further, period. It’s time to stand and deliver.” Carol interrupted. “I can get the Meridien Hotel in San Francisco for January 22, but only if we make a f
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This is a fascinating memo shared by the one and only Sriram Krishnan. This piece was written by Ken Olsen and shared on August 1st, 1978.Ken Olsen was an American engineer who co-founded "Digital Equipment Corporation" (DEC) in 1957 with colleague Harlan Anderson and his brother Stan Olsen.Using the trademark "Digital," the company produced many d... See more