| Title: | The Digital way of working |
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Date: 22-MAR-1995 15:57:15.67
From: NEMTS::NEMTS::MRGATE::"SALES::A1::PRESIDENT"
To: @Distribution_List
Subj: Anniversary of PDP-8 1
From: NAME: Robert B Palmer @MSO
FUNC: Office of the President
TEL: <PRESIDENT AT A1 at SALES at AKO>
To: See Below
Today, March 22, marks the thirtieth anniversary of the
announcement of Digital's PDP-8, the world's first successful
mass-produced minicomputer.
The PDP-8 set the stage for Digital's phenomenal success and
revolutionized the entire computer industry. Its small size
and adaptability helped bring computers out of the laboratory
and into the office, factory and field. Its low cost and
high speed opened up such a wide range of applications that
the PDP-8 quickly became the standard for the industry.
Thirty years ago Digital changed the world of information
technology. And the work going on at Digital now promises to
do that yet again. From the PDP-8 to Alpha, we have created
innovation to be proud of -- and to build on for the future.
Regards,
Bob
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| 3754.1 | LEEL::LINDQUIST | Luke 2:4; Patriots 200:1 | Thu Mar 23 1995 23:35 | 9 | |
So, this announcement struck me as pretty funny.
1) Is the only good news in the whole damn company something
that happened 30 years ago? Apparently so.
2) If this IS so great, Bob Palmer and the board of directors
must take great pride in forcing, Ken Olson, the guy who
made this happen, out.
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| 3754.2 | POBOX::BATTIS | Contract Studmuffin | Fri Mar 24 1995 13:39 | 4 | |
Must have been a slow news day.
Mark
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| 3754.3 | Just 363 days to the 31st anniversary... | HLDE01::VUURBOOM_R | Roelof Vuurboom @ APD, DTN 829 4066 | Fri Mar 24 1995 15:02 | 1 |
| 3754.4 | He did it OUR way, (Tra-la) | TRUCKS::WINWOOD | Autopilot engaged and operational | Sun Mar 26 1995 16:30 | 11 |
Re: .1 Gimme break! The PDP-8 and no doubt a load of other
great products succeeded due to the efforts of many teams of
people and a receptive market. Ken Olsen may have skills but
making a product a success by himself is not believable.
What next, BP is _solely_ responsible for the enormous success
of Alpha AXP?
Just because a geezer's likeable is no basis for deification.
Calvin
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| 3754.5 | Hemorrhoids flaring up again? | LEEL::LINDQUIST | Luke 2:4; Patriots 200:1 | Sun Mar 26 1995 17:17 | 15 |
| 3754.6 | PDP-8 (Pre-Wall St.) | SHRMAX::NEWTON | Mon Mar 27 1995 02:26 | 2 | |
Digital went public in August 1966.
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| 3754.7 | (Quotes added) | ATLANT::SCHMIDT | E&RT -- Embedded and RealTime Engineering | Mon Mar 27 1995 13:25 | 8 |
Calvin:
> What next, BP is _solely_ responsible for the ["]enormous success["]
> of Alpha AXP?
I'd love to see him take that deal.
Atlant
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| 3754.8 | bell/decastro invention | ZIPLOK::PASQUALE | Mon Mar 27 1995 16:38 | 4 | |
i believe it was gordon bell and edson decastro who engineering the
pdp-8 and attempted to keep it hidden from ken ..ko had a tendency to
meddle...
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