28 Dec
2017
28 Dec
'17
4:32 a.m.
On Wed, 27 Dec 2017, Dave Ritchie via TUHS wrote:
I think that steep educational discounts and equipment
grants from
Digital to major collages also had a major impact, as did the existence
of DECUS that made a lot of software readily available.
IBM practically gave away their kit to educational institutions too (and
made their money from the maintenance); there was no way that the
University of NSW e.g. could've afforded their 360/50 otherwise,
And IBM had their SHARE group, which was pretty much the same as DECUS.
--
Dave Horsfall DTM (VK2KFU) "Those who don't understand security will
suffer."