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Re: Early Unixes requirements. (Was: Soviet PCs)

From	"Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com>
Newsgroups	alt.folklore.computers
Subject	Re: Early Unixes requirements. (Was: Soviet PCs)
Date	2016-02-19 20:24 -0600
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<hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com> wrote in message 
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> On Sunday, February 14, 2016 at 10:40:47 PM UTC-5, Quadibloc wrote:
>
>> I knew that many companies got a license to make Unix, and I knew Xerox 
>> made
>> computers (twice! ... first as XDS, then with the Alto and the 820)... 
>> and
>> Polaroid now makes tablets. But I didn't know Kodak was a computer 
>> company,
>> although I knew it made photocopiers for a while.
>
> I'm not sure of today's "Polaroid" is the same company, or a new company
> that just bought the name.
>

There is a documentary on Netflix streaming that will explain a lot...

> The library had a great book on the history of Edwin Land and Polaroid.
> He was a genius and workaholic and revolutionized the world with his
> invention of instant photography*.  Unfortunately, he stuck with the
> chemical process too long and digital replaced it.  He ended up being
> kicked out of the company he founded, but Polaroid fell into hard times.
>

Edwin Land was a genius and a great manager.  He was able to obtain lots of 
disparate parts and substances needed to create his SX-70 film packs, and 
some substances today would be "unobtainium".  When there was an effort to 
re-create SX-70 film, a new formulation had to be designed.

You should check out Edwin Land's articles in the "Scientific American" 
magazine.

Land was a hero of Steve Jobs.  ISTM that Steve actually got to sit next to 
Land at a special group dinner somewhere.

-- 

numerist at aquaporin4 dot com

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[CM] Soviet PCs RS Wood  <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2015-10-17 05:50 +0000
  Re: [CM] Soviet PCs philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2015-10-17 10:22 -0500
  Re: [CM] Soviet PCs Shadow <Sh@dow.br> - 2015-10-17 23:00 -0300
    Re: [CM] Soviet PCs Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-10-17 21:14 -0700
      Re: [CM] Soviet PCs hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-02-14 19:17 -0800
    Re: [CM] Soviet PCs Greymaus <mausg@mail.com> - 2015-10-18 11:04 +0000
      Re: [CM] Soviet PCs Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-10-18 11:58 -0700
        Re: [CM] Soviet PCs Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-10-19 00:15 +0200
          Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) Roberto Waltman <usenet@rwaltman.com> - 2016-02-14 16:37 -0500
            Re: Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-02-14 16:54 -0500
              Re: Early Unixes requirements. (Was: Soviet PCs) philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2016-02-14 17:58 -0600
              Re: Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-02-15 21:27 +0000
                Re: Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-02-15 17:41 -0500
                Re: Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-02-15 23:08 +0000
                Re: Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-02-16 00:20 +0100
                Re: Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-16 04:46 -0800
                Re: Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-02-16 15:15 +0100
                Re: Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-17 11:42 -0800
                Re: Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-02-17 23:24 +0100
                Re: Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-02-18 10:42 +0000
                Re: Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) Stan Barr <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> - 2016-02-16 08:14 +0000
                Re: Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-02-16 11:42 +0000
                Re: Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) Stan Barr <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> - 2016-02-16 17:01 +0000
                Re: Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-02-17 01:32 +0000
                Re: Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2016-02-15 18:23 -0600
                Re: Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-02-16 00:50 +0000
                Re: Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2016-02-16 15:09 -0600
                Re: Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-02-17 03:42 +0000
                Re: Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-02-17 14:11 +0000
              Re: Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) cmadams@cmadams.net (Chris Adams) - 2016-02-15 17:15 -0600
            Re: Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-14 19:40 -0800
              Re: Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-14 19:45 -0800
              Re: Early Unixes requirements. (Was: Soviet PCs) Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-02-15 01:12 -0600
                Re: Early Unixes requirements. (Was: Soviet PCs) Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-15 06:09 -0800
                Re: Early Unixes requirements. (Was: Soviet PCs) Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-02-15 13:37 -0600
                Re: Early Unixes requirements. (Was: Soviet PCs) "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-02-15 16:16 -0500
                Re: Early Unixes requirements. (Was: Soviet PCs) Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-02-16 18:52 -0700
                Re: Early Unixes requirements. (Was: Soviet PCs) Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-02-16 22:18 -0500
              Re: Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-02-15 09:43 +0000
              Re: Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2016-02-15 15:27 -0500
                Re: Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-02-16 09:14 +0000
              Re: Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-02-18 20:30 -0800
                Re: Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-02-19 19:48 +0000
                Re: Early Unixes requirements. (Was: Soviet PCs) Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-02-19 12:56 -0700
                Re: Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2016-02-19 20:15 -0600
                Re: Early Unixes requirements. Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-03-09 11:51 -0500
                Re: Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2016-02-19 20:24 -0600
                Re: Early Unixes requirements. Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-02-19 20:34 -0800
                Re: Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-02-20 19:56 +0000
                Re: Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-02-20 22:10 +0000
                Re: Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-02-20 16:12 -0600
                Re: Early Unixes requirements. (Was: Soviet PCs) Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-02-20 18:15 -0700
                Re: Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-02-21 23:28 +0000
                Re: Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2016-02-22 16:24 -0600
                Re: Early Unixes requirements.  (Was: Soviet PCs) Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-02-20 20:53 -0800
        Re: [CM] Soviet PCs Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-18 21:56 -0400
          Re: [CM] Soviet PCs Stan Barr <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> - 2015-10-19 07:07 +0000
            Re: [CM] Soviet PCs Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-19 11:38 -0400
  Re: [CM] Soviet PCs Conceited Jerk <cj.speakeasy@AAARGHgmail.com> - 2015-10-18 11:34 -0500
  Re: [CM] Soviet PCs mentificium@gmail.com - 2015-10-18 11:32 -0700

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