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On 2015-08-22, Trog Woolley <trog@email.fake> wrote:
> In addition to the worthies mentioned, amongst my heroes
> are Dick Pick and Don Nelson, creators of what would
> become the Pick Operating System. Why you might ask?
> Simply because it kept me employed for 15 years.
> It is a pity Pick O/S never really progressed beyond
> the initial model.

Pick is still in use at my current employers, running a core system that
would cost us hundreds of millions of dollars were it to fail. It no longer
runs under its dedicated O/S, but under HP/UX, but it's still Pick.

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