[TUHS] Demise of AT&T

[r.stricklin]

> On May 17, 2025, at 9:17 PM, sjenkin at canb.auug.org.au wrote:
> 
> I’ve not seen any definitive explanation of the Californian Miracle,
> it’s incontrovertible in the long-run numbers, before & after Silicon Chips,
> presumably due to multiple reinforcing factors, that create & maintain exceptional industries.
> 
> i.e. virtuous circles, like Silicon Valley remaining an economic powerhouse,
> even as ’technology’ has evolved from Silicon devinces to chips, to software, to Internet Services.
> 

I find Steve Blank’s “Secret History” compelling, if perhaps not entirely exhaustive. I wasn’t there and couldn’t say, but it seems to me like a good explanation for a substantial portion of the story. Steve gives a lot of the credit to Terman’s ability to engage DARPA.

https://steveblank.com/secret-history/ <https://steveblank.com/secret-history/>


ok
bear.
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