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Sonntag, 11. August 2002

Ray Ozzie: "My entire job for years at [create Software Arts] (VisiCalc) was dealing with porting the code to a vast number of OS and PC environments. A huge cost to the organization, which had to develop its own cross-compilers and linkers, etc. In the meantime, Lotus developed a program called 1-2-3 for a single platform - the IBM PC, using [create Lattice C] - and took off like a rocket while we were still cross-compiling on the Prime mainframe, having the multi-platform chain around our neck."

2002-08-11-ozzie

Alan Greenspan: "If the evident recent success of fiat money regimes falters, we may have to go back to seashells or oxen as our medium of exchange. In that unlikely event, I trust, the discount window of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York will have an adequate inventory of oxen."

2002-08-11-oxen

Schön langsam macht das Sinn. Spät aber doch.

2002-08-11-subnoderia

Mögen noch einige verregnete Wochenenden dieses Jahr bevölkern: The 5k Award 2002 Winners.

2002-08-11-5k

Classic Financial Scandals

2002-08-11-classicalFinScandals