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Computer Visionary Diebold Dies at 79
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| 27 December 2005
| LARRY McSHANE
Posted on 12/28/2005 8:35:37 AM PST by ShadowAce
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To: ShadowAce
"...was fired three times..."
Mavericks, even when they are right, are sometimes not too welcome.
I was fired once and quit twice from a company, was brought back and given a salary increase each time, I am now retired from that same company.
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12/28/2005 9:34:35 AM PST
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Ursus arctos horribilis
("It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!" Emiliano Zapata 1879-1919)
To: ShadowAce
Diebold laid out his vision of a computerized future with his 1952 book, "Automation," which presented the then-radical notion of using programmable devices in daily business. The influential book was reissued on the 30th and 40th anniversaries of its publication.
I've seen a copy of that book - now I'm gonna try to borrow it and read it. Thanks for the posting!
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12/28/2005 10:11:19 AM PST
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solitas
(So what if I support an OS that has fewer flaws than yours? 'Mystic' dual 500 G4's, OSX.4.2)
To: GreyFriar
Thanks for the ping. A prophet, indeed. I'm glad he lived to see his crusade come to fruition world-wide.
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12/28/2005 12:47:29 PM PST
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zot
(GWB -- four more years!)
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