| Title: | The Digital way of working |
| Moderator: | QUARK::LIONEL ON |
| Created: | Fri Feb 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 5321 |
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An Wang, who founded Wang Laboratories and was one of the pioneers in developing computer systems for small businesses, died today of throat cancer. He was 70 years old.
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| 1061.1 | End of an era | WILARD::JENNINGS | 90's End of the Innocence | Sat Mar 24 1990 11:13 | 1 |
He fought a noble fight. Few people have both courage and wisdom. | |||||
| 1061.2 | BLUMON::QUODLING | Gimme a Mail Jeep, and I'm dangerous | Sun Mar 25 1990 16:57 | 7 | |
The Boston Glob lauded him as "Founder of the Leading Computer
Company" I guess noone cross-referenced the Wang Stock Prices in
the Glob... It will be interesting to see how the stock market,
and the Wang Organization itself reacts.
q
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| 1061.3 | The stock market doesn't care, but I do | DDIF::LUWISH | Tue Mar 27 1990 20:29 | 11 | |
The current state of Wang Laboratories reflects as little on the
greatness of the man as Digital's current state of affairs reflects on
the greatness of Ken Olsen. Dr Wang founded a major corporation and
gave us many useful inventions, which few of us can say about
ourselves, and had difficulty dealing with hard times, which few
executives CANNOT say about themselves. All of us in the computer
industry have lost something with the passing of An Wang, and his
family and friends have lost even more.
Too sad to gloat,
Ed
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