W1SEG

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Last week CDC had a press conference during which they officially announced their 6600 system. I understand that in the laboratory developing this system there are only 34 people, “including the janitor.” Of these, 14 are engineers and 4 are programmers, and only one person has a Ph.D.… Contrasting this modest effort with our own vast development activities, I fail to understand why we have lost our industry leadership position by letting someone else offer the world’s most powerful computer.
—T. J. Watson, Jr., CEO of IBM

It seems like Mr. Watson has answered his own question.
—Seymour Cray, CDC 6600 designer

quote Ken Thompson

When in doubt, use brute force.
—Ken Thompson, talking about coding

W1SEG Amateur Radio Station

quote Ken Thompson

When in doubt, use brute force.
—Ken Thompson, talking about coding

Last week CDC had a press conference during which they officially announced their 6600 system. I understand that in the laboratory developing this system there are only 34 people, “including the janitor.” Of these, 14 are engineers and 4 are programmers, and only one person has a Ph.D.… Contrasting this modest effort with our own vast development activities, I fail to understand why we have lost our industry leadership position by letting someone else offer the world’s most powerful computer.
—T. J. Watson, Jr., CEO of IBM

It seems like Mr. Watson has answered his own question.
—Seymour Cray, CDC 6600 designer