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by pvachon 1013 days ago
Where were these kids when Tom West was forming the team for what became the Data General MV/8000?! Not many people building 32-bit CPUs out of discrete logic these days (and even in those days!).

(For those of you who don't get the reference, I highly recommend "The Soul of a New Machine" by Tracy Kidder.)

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> Where were these kids

They were here all along, just didn't get the chance. This is why we need universally accessible education, an open Internet, IP laws that encourage and not hinder experimentation/innovation, etc.

In the Soviet empire