[Info-vax] Ken Olsen

[Richard B. Gilbert]

On 2/10/2011 7:22 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2011-02-09, Howard S Shubs<howard at shubs.net>  wrote:
>> In article<iiu0h0$pkg$1 at news.eternal-september.org>,
>>   Simon Clubley<clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP>  wrote:
>>
>>> Have HP even mentioned his death yet ?
>>>
>>> I don't see anything on the HP news page.
>>
>> I noticed something large on the internal portal today, associated with
>> an article which includes a statement by Apotheker.
>>
>
> Thanks for the information.
>
> Now it would be nice if HP would do what other organizations have done and
> explain to the world at large the importance of Ken Olsen and DEC to the
> computing world as it is today and pay a public tribute to his passing.
>
> Simon.
>

The "world at large" simply does not care!  There are almost seven 
billion people out there, most of whom have never heard of Ken Olsen 
and/or Digital Equipment Corporation.

Ken's legacy will, sooner or later, touch just about everyone even if 
they know it not!