Talk:Gene Amdahl

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Contents 1 Recent activities as of 2004, 2005 2 FUD? 3 Amdahl criminal proceedings 4 WikiProject class rating

[edit] Recent activities as of 2004, 2005

I was too lazy to make any actual phone calls, but a web crawl shows Amdahl's involvement with Massively Parallel and nothing else. Xbridge Systems lists their current management team, but mentions nothing about Amdahl recently; he may still a board member, as a list of their board is not available from their website (and they are not public). On the positive side, an ad for a Jan 05 discussion panel with him indicates he is alive and well. --Willhsmit 02:31, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for your contribution! As you know, it's absolutely a core asset of WKP that the article is as up-to-date as possible. I took the liberty of wikifying the information a little. --Wernher 20:25, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Having recently seen him at a birthday party (Gordon Bell's), he said he was mostly playing golf not far from from his home in Atherton. 143.232.210.150 (talk) 22:42, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] FUD?

Why does this article feature FUD (Fear Uncertainty Doubt) in the "See also" subheading? Is this vandalism?

Might not be vandalism. FUD was an accusation against IBM for nasty business practices in the 1960s and 1970s. 143.232.210.150 (talk)

[edit] Amdahl criminal proceedings

Where is the Gene Amdahl memorial stop light in Santa Clara? Was he driving a Rolls when he struck a pedistrian? 143.232.210.150 (talk) 22:46, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Amdahl may have driven into a motorcyclist stopped at a red light. I believe this was in the late 1970s or early 1980s. I was told at the time that a Rolls Royce drove through the stationary motorcyclist at high speed. It was at night. The individual who passed away worked for General Electric in Sunnyvale. This was a very sad event. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.167.182.223 (talk) 03:56, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject class rating

This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot 09:52, 10 November 2007 (UTC)