29 Oct
2009
29 Oct
'09
4:46 p.m.
From: Zane H. Healy
Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 2:31 PM
At 3:45 PM -0400 10/29/09, Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
> arcarlini at iee.org wrote:
>> cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org wrote:
>>> 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.