19 Jun
2024
19 Jun
'24
5:45 p.m.
On 6/19/24 11:40, Mychaela Falconia via cctalk wrote:
Jon Elson wrote:
Thanks for this much broader part of the story. I have read
some IBM history documents and tried to put things together
that might not have been right. I certainly meant no
disrespect.
Thanks for the correction,
Jon
WOW, sad news!\u00A0
Yes, very sad news
indeed! Lynn's story was my inspiration back in
2013-2014; after coming across her story and reading it breathlessly,
I started my own journey, following in her footsteps.
Yes, Larry/Lynn Conway was right in the
middle of MAJOR developments in computers and ICs. I think it was
as Larry, he wrote a cycle-by-cycle simulator that was used
to test performance of computer designs in the 360 series
and later machines.
Where in the world did you get that whole "Larry"
part? Lynn never
had that name, nor any other name that started with 'L': when she
transitioned, she made a full disconnect from her past, entirely new
first and last names that bore no resemblance to the identity she had
been involuntarily forced into at birth.
Why don't you read Lynn's story in her own words:
http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/RetrospectiveT.html