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This is the lab where the world’s very first disk drive was created. The project got canceled by headquarters, because it would eat into IBM’s cash-cow punched
by drfuchs 6y ago
This is the lab where the world’s very first disk drive was created. The project got canceled by headquarters, because it would eat into IBM’s cash-cow punched card business. But they just kept on working on it, being very far away and hard to keep an eye on.
- 11thEarlOfMar 6y agoSeems that engineers can be a rebellious lot, a-la Soul of a New Machine: https://www.tracykidder.com/the-soul-of-a-new-machine.html https://www.tracykidder.com/the-soul-of-a-new-machine.html
- segfaultbuserr 6y agoIn the same spirit, Commodore engineer Bill Herd once said [0] the secret of their (limited) success despite serious mismanagement was, > Stay in front of management. Don't give them a chance to catch up to you. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Zpv6u5vCJ4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Zpv6u5vCJ4