SRI did a boatload of work: USPS zip code automation, BART cards, ATM's, distributed enterprise computing in the 1980's, etc. Unlike its peers, it kept defense

SRI did a boatload of work: USPS zip code automation, BART cards, ATM's, distributed enterprise computing in the 1980's, etc. Unlike its peers, it kept defense contracts below roughly 40% of its overall business. Even PARC was mostly awash in DARPA funds.