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Killed by Ken Olson? That doesn't really make sense? They still had the PC division in like 1994 long after Ken was gone? Or am I getting the timeline wrong? Ma
by panick21_ 3y ago
Killed by Ken Olson? That doesn't really make sense? They still had the PC division in like 1994 long after Ken was gone? Or am I getting the timeline wrong? Maybe just slowed it.
I haven't yet listened to those Oral histories, but thanks for pointing out another that's focused on DEC.
Love those oral histories. I wish sometimes they were longer and asked some more in detail question about certain things. But I guess you can't keep people for 10h straight.
Edit: Where the hell is the video for Part 1? Doesn't exist?
- rasz 3y agoFrom what I understand Ken killed the idea of using cheap commodity parts and moved PC division hardware design inhouse thus turning profit making venture into huge money sink. Part 1 doesnt exist in video form :(
- panick21_ 3y agoThe document I linked in my top-level post suggest that PC division was doing Ok by 1994 but that document is written by an insider who was not directly working on the PC stuff. > Part 1 doesnt exist in video form :( Guess I have to go old school and read it :)