26 Feb
2004
26 Feb
'04
12:44 p.m.
The MMJ connector is an example of the
Seemed like a successful product, back then. What's
been Olsened' with it?
bad habit of setting up several competing projects
inside
FWIW, internal competition is practiced at all market leading
companies that I've seen, IBM, Seiko, HP, to name a few.
Last minute changes as dictated by a team of one sound like a
recipie for disaster, if that in fact was what happened. The only
person I heard of getting burned in DEC was Cutler, but there
must have been others.
...where's Ken? {from another questioner}
Not dead, just totally retired. I don't think his obituary would've
made it past me. Sounds like from just this short transaction
that the man has some enemies. Too bad, I'd like to hear him talk.
John A.