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"Due to the poor performance of Lingo on the VAX, a subsidiary company, Linn Smart Computing Ltd., was formed to develop a new processor to efficiently run Ling
by lukasb 7y ago
"Due to the poor performance of Lingo on the VAX, a subsidiary company, Linn Smart Computing Ltd., was formed to develop a new processor to efficiently run Lingo."
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- NeedMoreTea 7y agoWhy not? Ivor is well known for being single minded and opinionated. He'd proved his heretical and opinionated point about turntables against the general industry view in the sixties, and built a successful and highly profitable business on the back of it. From nothing. From all I've read and heard of him, it's just the sort of thing I might expect. :)
- jacobush 7y ago"if they were to build a computer system that would run Lingo fast enough they would rule the world i.e. corner the CIM market" Others had similar ideas about inventory and object oriented languages: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orient_Overseas_Container_Line https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orient_Overseas_Container_Line