Stockholm PDP-10s

[Rich Alderson]

> From: Zane H. Healy
> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 2:31 PM

> At 3:45 PM -0400 10/29/09, Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
>> arcarlini at iee.org wrote:
>>> cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org wrote:

>>>> In that case, unless Peter or someone else has done the work
>>>> to make the Toad-1 speak DECnet, no one's Toad-1, Peter's or
>>>> any other, will ever be on HECNET.  The management at XKL
>>>> absolutely forbade the software people to work on DECnet, for
>>>> reasons obvious to anyone knowing the company history.

>>> Can those of us who don't know ask?

>> Indeed.  Inquiring minds want to know.

>> (I want to know!)

> The founders of XKL came from Cisco, I would assume this has 
> something to do with it.

The founders of XKL are *the founders* Of 'cisco Systems (as it was originally
spelt).  The original 'cisco business plan was to build a PDP-10 clone,
codenamed "TOAD" (for "Ten On A Desk"); the router thing was a small sideline
that provided a positive cash flow.  The VC Board of Directors changed the
company's focus a bit.  The founders left.

XKL is entirely privately held.