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Dave Ahl and Betsy Ahl (view source)
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David: I had left Digital Equipment in 1974, and I'm sure you read the
David: I had left Digital Equipment in 1974, and I'm sure you read the
whole rationale behind that, and joined AT&T in marketing,
whole rationale behind that, and joined AT&T in marketing,
educational marketing. Same thing I was doing at Deck but obviously
educational marketing. Same thing I was doing at DEC but obviously
marketing different products to a different mix of customers. AT&T,
marketing different products to a different mix of customers. AT&T,
back then and perhaps today, they had a real formula that you're in
back then and perhaps today, they had a real formula that you're in
it would be three months later that the Altair came about. It was
it would be three months later that the Altair came about. It was
more that I thought that an educational magazine like we had been
more that I thought that an educational magazine like we had been
publishing at Deck should continue.
publishing at DEC should continue.
DEC had dropped off. They stopped publishing Edu when I left the
education group. Well, they published an issue or two but they
education group. Well, they published an issue or two but they
really weren't serious about continuing it. Then you had all of
really weren't serious about continuing it. Then you had all of
newsletter, what he called the "Amateur Computer Group Newsletter".
newsletter, what he called the "Amateur Computer Group Newsletter".
It was for engineers who were scavenging up old parts from
It was for engineers who were scavenging up old parts from
Honeywell and IBM and GE and Deck and trying to put together a
Honeywell and IBM and GE and DEC and trying to put together a
computer. You've got success stories and here's how you can make
computer. You've got success stories and here's how you can make
this worth together.
this worth together.
Because PDP1170 was not a low-end, with a platter and disk, 12
Because PDP1170 was not a low-end, with a platter and disk, 12
inch, maybe 15 inch, but a big, big platter drive, and data entry
inch, maybe 15 inch, but a big, big platter drive, and data entry
terminals, deck writers, BTO5. And when Ziff came in, I mean they
terminals, DECWriters, VT05. And when Ziff came in, I mean they
were blown away that we were doing our own fulfillment, and doing a
were blown away that we were doing our own fulfillment, and doing a
very efficiently.
very efficiently.
developers and people in educational institutions they wanted
developers and people in educational institutions they wanted
Basic.
Basic.
There were few schools and colleges in Boston area, near Deck that
There were few schools and colleges in Boston area, near DEC that
were OK with Focal. But stuff was getting published by Minnesota
were OK with Focal. But stuff was getting published by Minnesota
Educational Computer Consortium and others in Basic, [inaudible
Educational Computer Consortium and others in Basic, [inaudible