From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me
X-Spam-Level: 
X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID,
	REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4
X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit
X-Google-Thread: 103376,1042f393323e22da
X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public
X-Google-Thread: 1014db,1042f393323e22da
X-Google-Attributes: gid1014db,public
X-Google-Thread: 109fba,1042f393323e22da
X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public
From: Tom Moran <tmoran@bix.com>
Subject: Re: Software Engineering and Dreamers
Date: 1997/05/22
Message-ID: <338524A3.2B1B@bix.com>#1/1
X-Deja-AN: 243279953
References: <JSA.97May14201336@alexandria>
 <yvsaflrrfka.fsf@albatross.cl.cam.ac.uk><JSA.97May19211413@alexandria>
 <yvsd8qm4isl.fsf@merganser.cl.cam.ac.uk><5lsjb3$bqc@bcrkh13.bnr.ca>
 <EACHUS.97May22113850@spectre.mitre.org>
 <01bc66fa$ee7910e0$LocalHost@xhv46.dial.pipex.com>
Organization: InterNex Information Services 1-800-595-3333
Reply-To: tmoran@bix.com
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.ada
Date: 1997-05-22T00:00:00+00:00
List-Id: <comp.lang.ada>


> All (or almost all) the really great leaps forward in computer technology
> have come not from great, expensive, laboratories, engaged in highly
> directed (commercially orientated) research
  After thinking of Visicalc and Apple (which acually came after Wang,
Basic 4, et al), I start drawing blanks on who outisde a great expensive
lab developed great leaps forward.  Some examples, please?