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- From: desj@ccr-p.ida.org (David desJardins)
- Newsgroups: comp.arch
- Subject: Re: Computer architects forced to change careers. NOT!
- Message-ID: <1619@idacrd.UUCP>
- Date: 11 Sep 92 14:31:34 GMT
- References: <1992Sep9.061933.28304@news.eng.convex.com> <1992Sep9.213319.7894@fasttech.uucp> <1992Sep10.194733.8001@boole.uucp>
- Sender: desj@idacrd.UUCP
- Organization: IDA Center for Communications Research, Princeton
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- John Ahlstrom <John@boole.uucp> writes:
- > Seymour Cray has gone into great detail about the new (cooling)
- > technology that was required to be "invented on the spot by the
- > construction engineers" for the Cray 1. He was not forced to change
- > careers.
-
- Isn't it the case that he was forced to start and run a new company in
- order to build it, because CDC didn't have the sense to do so? Sounds
- like a pretty substantial career change to me.
-
- David desJardins
-