15 Jan
2016
15 Jan
'16
4:58 p.m.
On 01/15/2016 04:34 PM, Brent Hilpert wrote:
I'm guessing: are you mentioning BR here in
relation to stock
exchanges - were they a major supplier for stock exchange data
services?
Oh yes--look up "Telequote". I think that CHM has a few bits as well.
A lot of caselaw was tied up in Telequote, but by the early 70s, nearly
every stockbroker had a TQ terminal on his desk. BR was one of the
first companies I bought stock in--the future was very clear to me at
the time.
I think most of the server gear for Telequote was IBM S/360 stuff, but
I'm not certain my memory is accurate.
Having a Telequote terminal would be akin to having a SABRE airline
reservation terminal from the 60s.
--Chuck