Key to History (was AS/400 Heritage)

From: Joel Fritz <JFritz@sharperimage.com>

> Atari ST--same story--same processor, same rap as game machine, some cool
> features pcs and macs couldn't touch--except Atari management was even
> worse.


We see this again and again. Great products die because of bungling
management.
C.S. Lewis (as quoted by Fred Brooks) has said:

"That is the key to history. Terrific energy is expended - civilizations are
built up -
excellent institutions devised; but each time something goes wrong. Some
fatal
flaw always brings the selfish and cruel people to the top, and then it all
slides
back into misery and ruin. In fact, the machine conks. It seems to start up
all right
and runs a few yards, and then breaks down"



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