[Info-vax] An alternative history of computing

[kemain.nospam at gmail.com]

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>From: Info-vax <info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com> On Behalf Of Rich Alderson
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><kemain.nospam at gmail.com> writes:
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>G> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: Info-vax <info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com> On Behalf Of Rich
>> >Alderson via Info-vax
>> >Sent: July-15-21 5:48 PM
>> >To: info-vax at rbnsn.com
>> >Cc: Rich Alderson <news at alderson.users.panix.com>
>> >Subject: Re: [Info-vax] An alternative history of computing
>> >
>> >Simon Clubley <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> writes:
>> >
>> >>
>>
>>https://www.theregister.com/2021/07/14/alternative_history_computer_r
>> >ev
>> >olution/
>> >>
>> >> DEC is mentioned (and keep reading to the end.)
>> >>
>> >> Simon.
>> >
>> >An amusing bit of fantasy, as are the comments.
>> >
>> >--
>> >Rich Alderson
>> >news at alderson.users.panix.com
>> >      Audendum est, et veritas investiganda; quam etiamsi non
assequamur,
>> >	  omnino tamen proprius, quam nunc sumus, ad eam perveniemus.
>> >									--
>> >Galen
>>
>> Back in the peak days of DEC and shortly before black Tues when DEC
>> stock d= ropped by approx. 50% in less than 2 weeks, there was a
>> rumour internally a= t DEC that stated the BOD was considering buying
>> some small networking comp= any called ..... Cisco.
>
>I sincerely doubt that Len and Sandy would have considered an offer from
>Digital, given the original business plan of Cisco Systems, which was to
build
>Len's TOAD (which stands for "Ten On A Desk").  Digital had already
canceled
>the 36-bit line by then.
>
>Cisco was not internally a networking company until 1990, when the BoD
>decided that the original business plan was not where they wanted to put
>their money.
>Len and Sandy departed quickly.
>
>> With stock drop, idea was also dropped, but under an alternative
>> universe .= =2E...
>>
>> =F0=9F=98=8A
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Kerry Main
>> Kerry dot main at starkgaming dot com
>
>--
>Rich Alderson
>news at alderson.users.panix.com
>      Audendum est, et veritas investiganda; quam etiamsi non assequamur,
>	  omnino tamen proprius, quam nunc sumus, ad eam perveniemus.


Minor correction to my original reply - " black Tues" crash should have
stated " black Mon" (crash of 1987).

Re: when did Cisco become a networking company? 

See following link: (Wiki .. yes, I know ..)
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisco_Systems>

(kind of grey area between Stanford and Cisco, but early innovations were
focussed on networking, so even though not a company until 1990, not sure
what might have been informally happening behind the scenes at DEC in 1987)


Regards,

Kerry Main
Kerry dot main at starkgaming dot com




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