Watson Jr. memo about CDC 6600 (1963)

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9 points | by mooreds 10 hours ago

3 comments

  • rbanffy 10 hours ago
    Interesting to note the question had the answer all along. How would a modest effort outrun a vast organisation?

    I never imagined he’d be caught by that mistake.

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    • gshubert17 6 minutes ago
      Cray's reply was sardonic: "It seems like Mr. Watson has answered his own question."

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CDC_6600

    • KerrAvon 1 minute ago
      He wasn't. The CDC 6600 cost IBM some prestige, but it didn't put a dent in IBM's sales, which were about to skyrocket due to the 360 series.
  • AirPath 10 hours ago
    6600
  • bediger4000 7 hours ago
    I used CDC computers 1986-92. They sucked, and CDC employees could not comprehend that they sucked. They had convinced themselves that their alternate universe was real.