[TUHS] HCR FOOBAR

Charles H Sauer (he/him) sauer at technologists.com
Mon Oct 9 10:05:49 AEST 2023


(From my office wall)
1987 HCR "commemorative plate" 
https://technologists.com/photos/1987/fullsize/1987ThompsonRitchie.jpg
1991 Dell SVR4 (& other) plaque 
https://technologists.com/photos/1991/sm1991DellQ1.jpg
1991 486 die photo https://technologists.com/photos/1991/sm1991Intel486.jpg

On 10/8/2023 5:37 PM, Ron Natalie wrote:
> I was digging around my desk looking for something and I came across a 
> quaint piece of UNIX history.   Many years ago HCR gave away “foobars.” 
>     They had a gold one, which Rick “Seismo” Adams won and a silver one 
> that I have in front of me now.   The ounce of silver was never really 
> worth enough for me to want to cash it in (I think Rick promptly did so 
> with his ounce of gold).
> 

-- 
voice: +1.512.784.7526       e-mail: sauer at technologists.com
fax: +1.512.346.5240         Web: https://technologists.com/sauer/
Facebook/Google/LinkedIn/Twitter: CharlesHSauer


More information about the TUHS mailing list