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| From | Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.folklore.computers |
| Subject | Re: Harvest time! |
| Date | 2026-10-02 04:50 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <119nd6n$1ptm0$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <119kf6g$9kh$1@reader1.panix.com> <119mlq6$1iqr6$7@dont-email.me> <119n714$1o7tv$1@dont-email.me> |
On Thu, 1 Oct 2026 20:05:04 -0700, Lars Poulsen wrote: > On 10/1/2026 15:11, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote: >> >> The STRETCH machine was mentioned as failing to meet its >> performance goals; that was part, perhaps even the start, of IBM’s >> long history of overpromising and underdelivering. > > I feel there is a bit more snark here than I find justified. The > goal was a very large stretch, and the attempt to reach it did > indeed advance the state of the art a great deal, paving the way for > the 360 series. That, too, led to another instance of overpromising and underdelivering, with IBM’s FUD campaign to stop potential customers buying machines from CDC.
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Re: Harvest time! Anton Antimo <anton@safunu.org> - 2026-10-01 11:26 -0300
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Re: Harvest time! David LaRue <huey.dll@tampabay.rr.com> - 2026-10-01 21:22 +0000
Re: Harvest time! Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-10-01 22:11 +0000
Re: Harvest time! Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-10-01 20:05 -0700
Re: Harvest time! Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-10-02 04:50 +0000
Re: Harvest time! Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-10-02 18:17 +0000
Re: Harvest time! Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-10-02 21:44 +0000
Re: Harvest time! Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2026-10-02 13:43 -1000
Re: Harvest time! James Dow Allen <user4353@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-10-03 19:31 +0000
Re: Harvest time! Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-10-03 21:43 +0000
Re: Harvest time! Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2026-10-03 16:16 -1000
Re: Harvest time! James Dow Allen <user4353@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-10-06 21:23 +0000
Re: Harvest time! John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> - 2026-10-02 01:48 +0000
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