To read about what real engineering is all about....
Watch the wrap, or cut and paste.
...Jim Thompson
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nice inspiring recount!
Marc
I found it rather inspiring myself!
...Jim Thompson
And, Dr. Amdahl never resorted to calling folks, who he disagreed with, "leftist weenies," nor resort to other denigrating methods.
This is also interesting:
Yes, but it shouldn't inspire you. You should ALREADY be inspired to be working in this field. Otherwise, you are a lazy freeloader, letting each day pass like a cop and his doughnuts and coffee.
Interesting. Triology was quite the bust. Even if they could have solved the thermal problems, wafer scale bipolar is never going happen due to yield issues.
It pains me to post in any thread started by JT, but occasionally he does start one pretty much on topic and interesting.
I left IBM to join Amdahl just before the first machines shipped in
1975. Amdahl was an extremely great and rewarding place to work. It was a privilege to work with a group of people that converged based on their intelligence and willingness to take a risk so they could push the possibilities. Being among that group of people for some years was as much of a reward as the accomplishments of doing the good and creative technical and business work.The people who were there in the 70's had a reunion about a year ago. Really great to reunite and reminisce with all those people. Wish everyone could work with a group like that. It is getting more and more rare.
Amdahl (the company and the person) took the computer industry to a place that IBM was not ready to go without the competition.
I was a bit down in the ranks of those who really made it happen, but I met and talked with Gene a few times. I had dinner with him and his wife one evening in Oslo, Norway. As with most really intelligent and leading-edge creative people I have met, he is very humble, friendly, and accessible.
Probably too late in life for JT to add those other qualities beyond his intelligence and sense of superiority. Too bad for everyone here.
From this group I've only personally met Spehro and Win.
I have two personas, one political and one for engineering.
They are quite different... ask these two gentlemen.
Though the engineering one is starting to develop a cranky streak over the daily-exhibited incompetence ;-)
...Jim Thompson
There's nothing wrong with getting cranky over engineering carelessness and incompetence. But if you ask me you would do well to lower the political mud-throwing. It certainly pushes me away from threads you're involved in. Anyway, it seems we can all learn something valuable from Amdahl.
"Jim Thompson" wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com...
Gee Jim, you seem to be being raked over the coals, I don't get it! But then I'm not a leftist weenie! :-) Mike
Dr. Amdahl is quite the example.
Win, Haven't you noted that I'm "mellowing" ?:-)
...Jim Thompson
Recount? Recount is the verb form. The noun is recountal.
That's SOP that posters that don't even banter electronics seem free to pick on me... pick away ;-)
...Jim Thompson
Starting to develop a cranky streak? You could start a model T at ten paces! ;-)
Sno-o-o-o-ort!
...Jim Thompson
Are you going to switch to "leftist Frankfurters"?
John
I thought that you'd like it! :)
I thought you met Larkin. Larkin is the one I want to get my hands on..err...I mean meet:-)
I believe we talked on the phone... he introduced me to a very nice wheat beer.
I've also talked, by phone, with several other posters (and lurkers) here. Some choose anonymity.
...Jim Thompson
As I recall, Felix Frankfurter followed the Constitution ;-)
...Jim Thompson
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