[Info-vax] Ken Olsen
Bill Pechter
pechter at tucker.pechter.dyndns.org
Thu Feb 10 08:36:30 EST 2011
On 2011-02-09, Jojimbo <jjgessling at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I understand that when Ken Olsen worked at Lincoln Lab, before founding
>> DEC,
>
> If you get a chance read "Project Whirlwind". That project is notable
> for the invention of core memory and the role played by a young
> engineer, Ken Olsen. Great stuff, wish I could find my copy.
>
> Regards, Jim
I believe it's written by Kent Redmond who was a history professor when
I was at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Little did I know he'd write
that book and I'd end up working in DEC Field Service. Much smaller
world back then.
Bill
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