Thank you Stephen, for another entertaining and enlightening excursion. First time i managed to join the live Q&A. I totally enjoy your insightful ramblings. Rock on good man! ❤
AT&T / Bell were legally prevented from making computers by a consent decree with the US Government. Of course they make computerised telephone switches, but they had to make a point out of calling the switches rather than computers. This, by the way, is the reason why UNIX was given away - they were legally unable to sell it to end-users, though they could licence it commerically to other companies. I highly recommend the book "The idea factory" if you are at all interested in the history of Bell Labs.
Thank you Stephen, for another entertaining and enlightening excursion. First time i managed to join the live Q&A. I totally enjoy your insightful ramblings. Rock on good man! ❤
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Fantastic, thank you!
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Why does autoplay always bring me to Wolfram?
AT&T / Bell were legally prevented from making computers by a consent decree with the US Government. Of course they make computerised telephone switches, but they had to make a point out of calling the switches rather than computers. This, by the way, is the reason why UNIX was given away - they were legally unable to sell it to end-users, though they could licence it commerically to other companies. I highly recommend the book "The idea factory" if you are at all interested in the history of Bell Labs.