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It surprises me, in retrospect, that Sun Microsystems didn't give Englebart an office, some equipment, and a couple of assistants, at least. This doesn't seem
by ScottBurson 13y ago
It surprises me, in retrospect, that Sun Microsystems didn't give Englebart an office, some equipment, and a couple of assistants, at least. This doesn't seem like a huge expense for a company the size that Sun got to be, and I was under the impression they had a few groups doing exploratory stuff, of various kinds, already.
But I know no specifics, such as whether he approached them or what they might have said.
- fijal 13y agoDid you ever try finding funding for an ambitious project? Companies generally laugh at you, unless you can achieve something within 3 months (which is a typical time scale) or already work there and do other jobs. Speaking from experience here, despite the fact that my stuff is nowhere near as interesting as Engelbart's.
- wslh 13y agoBut companies such as IBM have a longer time span.
- flomo 13y agoLogitech did something like this in the 1990s. Couldn't tell you the specifics, but you'd see Engelbart around their offices.
- jacquesm 13y agoWhen I visited Logitech US headquarters in 2001 Guerrino de Luca mentioned Doug Engelbart having office space for his endeavours as a 'thank you' for paving the way for their initial product.