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On Wed, 17 Sep 2025 12:14:18 +0100, Chris Elvidge wrote:

> I remember when Wang were big (no sniggering at the back, please) in
> Word Processing.

Wang Labs was a big part of the 'Massachusetts Miracle' that Dukakis tried 
to exploit in the '88 election. Dukakis didn't have squat to do with the 
miracle and it was fading fast. I left the area in '88, successfully 
reading the writing on the wall.

An Wang had a personal feud with IBM and never thought past the MIS niche. 
In fact many of the players in the 'Miracle' are history -- Wang, DEC, DG, 
Prime, and others.