2 Feb
2003
2 Feb
'03
11:37 a.m.
In a message dated 2/2/03 3:15:05 PM Pacific Standard Time,
ETILLMAN(a)satx.rr.com writes:
I bought the remainders of the test wafers from Gene Amdahl's Elixi company
in its failure in the mid 1980s. This was where he tried to put a mainframe
on a 6" wafer. It was a failure, pushing the limits of LSI technology at the
time. I went to their final auction in 1989.
In the lobby of the building was Gene Amdahl's first computer, not for sale.
It was very interesting. I wonder where it is now? It was destined to be
saved.
Paxton Hoag
Astoria, OR
I did have the
opportunity to meet Gene Amdahl...what a nice guy (btw he
did tell me he is a Mac user)...I asked for (and got) an autographed
copy of his picture. What ever happened to Andor (his last company) and
what were they trying to build?