7 Apr
2004
7 Apr
'04
7:21 a.m.
> Read an article in the local paper, Ottawa
Citizen, about the IBM
> 360 turning 40 today. Interesting read, they claim that in
> today's dollars, the total effort cost something like $30 BILLION
> :-)
That reminds me of a interesting quote from Thomas Watson:
Last week Control Data ... announced the 6600 system. I understand
that in the laboratory developing the system there are only 34
people including the janitor. Of these, 14 are engineers and 4 are
programmers ... Contrasting this modest effort with our vast
development activities, I fail to understand why we have lost our
industry leadership position by letting someone else offer the
world's most powerful computer.
paul