21 Jun
2009
21 Jun
'09
9:05 a.m.
Where you working at DEC at the time? - I was!
Regards
Rod Smallwood
I collect and restore old computer equipment with this logo.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of William Donzelli
Sent: 19 June 2009 17:05
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Stanford's PDP-6 ( was Re: Hardware Hobbyists vs.
EmulatorJockeys)
Tha was not DEC's way. They tended to keep things
or offer them to
educational establishments. I can't imagine a conversation along the lines
of: Q. "Please may we have your PDP-6 to preserve?"
? ?A. " No I want to scrap it"
In the early 1980s? From every DEChead I have talked to, the early
1980s was a time for change in DEC - the company "grew up" and became
far more corporate. Many say DEC lost their soul in the 1980s.
And was't Jupiter killed about this time? The PDP-6 could have fallen
just for spite.
--
Will