Communicating in a networked world
I traveled from Brussels to London on Eurostar this week. 295kph. Very much like other fast trains in Europe, and still exhilarating. Didn't hit 300 on this trip, but always looking forward to that milestone. 295 is just over 183mph, for those who … [Continue reading]
Welcome to The DesignWare History Thread. For the purposes of an interview I'm giving this week, I'm going to write here about the threads of my life “from the vantage point of my company DesignWare from 1980 through 1986.” It'll be a lot about … [Continue reading]
Chapter 7 of 7 in the DesignWare history thread. In late 1984, MSA announced it would divest or shut down Peachtree Software, as well as DesignWare, Eduware and Blue Chip Software. The announcement was made 38 days after the acquisition of … [Continue reading]
Chapter 6 of 7 in the DesignWare history thread. By 1983 we were publishing and shipping titles under the DesignWare label. A very different proposition from just working with other publishers. Previously we had to sell the publisher on the idea … [Continue reading]
Chapter 5 of 7 in the DesignWare history thread. OK, so I had the basic idea of a computer interacting with a human, and discovered that programmed instruction had been tried, and computer-based education was new (PLATO) and decided to build a … [Continue reading]