29 Oct
2009
29 Oct
'09
9:10 p.m.
On Thu, 29 Oct 2009, Rich Alderson wrote:
Is there more? I don't see why that would have put them off doing DECnet.
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David Griffith
dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu
A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?
>>> In
that case, unless Peter or someone else has done the work
>>> to make the Toad-1 speak DECnet, no one's Toad-1, Peter's or
>>> any other, will ever be on HECNET. The management at XKL
>>> absolutely forbade the software people to work on DECnet, for
>>> reasons obvious to anyone knowing the company history.
>> Can those of us who don't know ask?
> Indeed. Inquiring minds want to know.
> (I want to know!)
The founders of XKL came from Cisco, I would
assume this has
something to do with it.
The founders of XKL are *the founders* Of 'cisco Systems (as it was
originally spelt). The original 'cisco business plan was to build a
PDP-10 clone, codenamed "TOAD" (for "Ten On A Desk"); the router
thing
was a small sideline that provided a positive cash flow. The VC Board
of Directors changed the company's focus a bit. The founders left.
XKL is entirely privately held.