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Few of the pioneering computer companies in the 60's were in Sillicon (sic) Valley. And their engineers weren't all in one other single place in the US, either
by pklausler 7y ago
Few of the pioneering computer companies in the 60's were in Sillicon (sic) Valley. And their engineers weren't all in one other single place in the US, either. (How the Twin Cities lost out to Silicon Valley in the high-performance computing race is a fascinating story, but that involves just a few of the many computer companies that were around in those times.)
- mlinksva 7y agoAgree, there are several places in the US that could've been (or remained more peer to) Silicon Valley. I was not aware of depth of Twin Cities story. http://www.cbi.umn.edu/resources/MHHC/ http://www.cbi.umn.edu/resources/MHHC/ looks interesting. If there's other reading on that you recommend I'd love a pointer.
- pklausler 7y agoA fun read is https://www.amazon.com/Supermen-Seymour-Technical-Wizards-Supercomputer/dp/0471048852 https://www.amazon.com/Supermen-Seymour-Technical-Wizards-Su...