24 Jan
2023
24 Jan
'23
11:16 p.m.
[Bcc: to TUHS as it's not strictly Unix related, but relevant to the
pre-history]
This came from USENET, specifically, alt.os.multics. Since it's
unlikely anyone in a position to answer is going to see it there, I'm
reposting here:
From Acceptable Name <metta.crawler(a)gmail.com>:
Did Bell Labs approach MIT or was it the other way
around?
Did participating in Project MAC come from researchers requesting
management at Bell Labs/MIT or did management make the
decision due to dealing with other managers in each of the two
organizations? Did it grow out of an informal arrangement into
a format one?"
These are interesting questions. Perhaps Doug may be in the know?
- Dan C.